New Recruit needs help

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welcome Louise,

I must say you've chosen the best looking costume.
Maybe I'm biased.

Feel free to ask for any help as it's better to ask questions than to get something wrong and have to redo it.

As phantom said register at the forcepike forums.
You'll also need to decide which style of guard you are into before you buy anything, as there are differences between them that affect what you need to get.

Hope to see you at a troop soon.