Original sentence: During the 1980s his habit of wearing a Guards tie, sometimes incorrectly tied with a red stripe across the knot, was the subject of much acerbic comment from military figures and from older MPs with extensive war records.Heseltine had been lucky not to be called up for the Korean War (early 1950s) or Suez Conflict (1956), but in the final years of National Service, already due for abolition by 1960, an effort was made to call up men who had so far managed to postpone service
Edited sentence: During the 1980s his habit of wearing a Guards regimental tie, sometimes incorrectly tied with a red stripe across the knot, was the subject of much acerbic comment from military figures and from older MPs with extensive war records.Heseltine had been lucky not to be called up for the Korean War (early 1950s) or Suez Crisis (1956), but in the final years of National Service, already due for abolition by 1960, an effort was made to call up men who had so far managed to postpone service