They also love to have what they think are important meetings about such activities, those who conduct the meetings, those that go to them, and those that volunteer all suffer from what a dear old friend of mine calls being "full of piss and importance".
So true, phiz. I think it is a control tactic that exploits the typical elder's feeling of importance. Just as the elder "school" does.
The tabard vest reminds me of all the cardinals flocking to Rome in their bright red beanies.