date command usage

From: Tom Linden <tom_at_kednos.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 06:22:13 -0800

How do I get date to repsond with the date in the format mmddHHMMSS?
I tried date +mdHMs but that just echoes back th chars after the +
Received on Mon Feb 25 2002 - 14:26:16 NZDT