If you're talking about '60s era, yeah, but actually, in modern times (last several decades), all Army Special Operations have worn berets...Army Special Ops has three components: Green Berets - SF Operators; Tan Berets - Army Rangers; and, Red Berets - Army Paratroopers (even paratroopers not assigned to SF units get an identifier assigned to their military specialty signifying they are paratroopers and eligible for an sf assignment).
Of interest, up until the Bush administration, the Rangers wore the black beret. The Army CoS at the time, Gen Shinseki, attended a formation at U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) headquarters at Fort Bragg. All SO troops were assembled for his review. Shinseki claims that he was so impressed by the uniform look of the beret that he returned to the Pentagon and ordered all units Army-wide to move to the black beret.
This caused an uproar in the Ranger community... stories emerged of Rangers taking leave to road march a historic Ranger black beret from Fort Benning, GA to Shinseki's desk in Arlington.
In the end, Ranger Regiment called the soldiers back before they finished and the Rangers changed to the Tan Beret.
Long story short... at one time, EVERYBODY in the Army wore a beret and why this makes a great message to send!
several years ago I had the opportunity to pin my nephews Lieutenant's bars on him, his dad passed, I noticed lots of PJ's in the ceremony, they had maroon berets, and their Class A pants tucked inside their boots, PJ's are the only Air force members to do this. I liked that, it separated the real Patriots from those phony fucks wearing blue!
The most distinctive headgear in the military is the beret. Forgot about the AF wearing it... you're right... think even the AF security officers wore berets at one time.
Your point makes it even better, btw... now there are more.
Vets already wear veteran baseball hats. Berets don't keep the sun off your face. So no, I'll stick with my baseball cap.
Agreed. Beret's look stupid on anyone who's not military. We're not fucking beatniks.
Sounds like an excellent plan, let's make it happen.
The GB's were the only one's to wear the berets back in the day, just saying
They all went to the beret for a few years. Everyone despised it. Thankfully it mercifully died before too long.
It looked neat, but it was uncomfortable and heckin' stupid.
If you're talking about '60s era, yeah, but actually, in modern times (last several decades), all Army Special Operations have worn berets...Army Special Ops has three components: Green Berets - SF Operators; Tan Berets - Army Rangers; and, Red Berets - Army Paratroopers (even paratroopers not assigned to SF units get an identifier assigned to their military specialty signifying they are paratroopers and eligible for an sf assignment).
Of interest, up until the Bush administration, the Rangers wore the black beret. The Army CoS at the time, Gen Shinseki, attended a formation at U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) headquarters at Fort Bragg. All SO troops were assembled for his review. Shinseki claims that he was so impressed by the uniform look of the beret that he returned to the Pentagon and ordered all units Army-wide to move to the black beret.
This caused an uproar in the Ranger community... stories emerged of Rangers taking leave to road march a historic Ranger black beret from Fort Benning, GA to Shinseki's desk in Arlington.
In the end, Ranger Regiment called the soldiers back before they finished and the Rangers changed to the Tan Beret.
Long story short... at one time, EVERYBODY in the Army wore a beret and why this makes a great message to send!
Loved my beret. Hated that we had this CSM that wore it like a fucking pizza chef.
My husband has the Smokey Bear hat. And a cav hat. I think either one would work.
The beret went out quite awhile ago. Must be an old vet.
My husband was miserable with that thing.
several years ago I had the opportunity to pin my nephews Lieutenant's bars on him, his dad passed, I noticed lots of PJ's in the ceremony, they had maroon berets, and their Class A pants tucked inside their boots, PJ's are the only Air force members to do this. I liked that, it separated the real Patriots from those phony fucks wearing blue!
The most distinctive headgear in the military is the beret. Forgot about the AF wearing it... you're right... think even the AF security officers wore berets at one time.
Your point makes it even better, btw... now there are more.