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Offline JunkyII

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Berets in the Army?
« on: May 14, 2011, 03:33:08 AM »
Big Army stole it from the Rangers...I say we go to patrol caps full time :)

What do the rest of the Army guys think?
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Offline Vulcan

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 04:08:41 AM »
Beret? That's a french word isn't it?  :devil
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Offline ozrocker

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 07:16:13 AM »
Quote from: JunkyII on May 14, 2011, 03:33:08 AM
Big Army stole it from the Rangers...I say we go to patrol caps full time :)

What do the rest of the Army guys think?
Have you been under a rock? lol
Army switched to Black Berets as standard issue for all troops back in 01.
SF still has Green, AB- Maroon, Rangers- Tan

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Offline Dago

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 07:48:19 AM »
I think you need to find other things to worry about.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 09:08:51 AM »
Cavalry are going back to stetsons.
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Offline Maverick

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 12:18:47 PM »
I'm glad I retired before those floppy hats became mandatory. Useless piece of clothing. At least a ball cap style headgear had a useful function. A beret makes as much sense as the old style garrison hat (pup tent hat) that had a very non pc nickname. It did have history on it's side though and was far easier to use when traveling in uniform than the saucer cap..
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2011, 12:26:07 PM »
Quote from: MiloMorai on May 14, 2011, 09:08:51 AM
Cavalry are going back to stetsons.
woot back to the cavalry for me  :salute
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 12:29:01 PM »
Hey Junky, how are things man?
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Offline fbEagle

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2011, 12:53:41 PM »
Do u mean berets?

Or did you mean Barret?
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2011, 02:09:31 PM »
Quote from: Vulcan on May 14, 2011, 04:08:41 AM
Beret? That's a french word isn't it?  :devil

Berets are just a reason to join the Marines instead.

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2011, 06:59:38 PM »
Hate the Beret, I want my PC back full time.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2011, 07:03:24 PM »
Army could go back to the Tricorn hats. 
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Offline mthrockmor

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2011, 07:28:25 PM »
Im with Junky. Going to the berret for all was classic 'we are all winners' crap. Just like soccer leagues in Massachusetts not keeping score so no one gets their cute little feelings hurt. So a US Army cook, who would be flipping burgers at IHOP in the civiliam world gets to tell stories like they did something for real. I spent years as an M60A3 then M1A1 tanker and don't deserve the black berret.

Dump the PC crap and get back to where it should be. Rangers get black berret, SF green, paratroop maroon and dump the tan stuff. All the rest of us get soft caps and boots. Nuff said!

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Offline Reaper90

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2011, 11:33:04 PM »
Quote from: mthrockmor on May 14, 2011, 07:28:25 PM
Im with Junky. Going to the berret for all was classic 'we are all winners' crap. Just like soccer leagues in Massachusetts not keeping score so no one gets their cute little feelings hurt. So a US Army cook, who would be flipping burgers at IHOP in the civiliam world gets to tell stories like they did something for real. I spent years as an M60A3 then M1A1 tanker and don't deserve the black berret.

Dump the PC crap and get back to where it should be. Rangers get black berret, SF green, paratroop maroon and dump the tan stuff. All the rest of us get soft caps and boots. Nuff said!

Boo

This.

I'm sorry, I don't really deserve a voice in this discussion as I never toted a rifle or jumped into danger, but I have family who did, and it was a muther-luvin "spit in our faces" moment for the Rangers when the black berets were taken away from them and given to every leg grunt, to make them feel better about being in the Army. What. The. Eff. By some leg POS General who spent his career behind a desk.

You non-hackers can say what you want about "berets" but the guys who earned them (Airborne, Rangers, SF) would love for you to laugh about their headgear.

 :salute to the guys who earned the right to wear them, back when it meant something.....



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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2011, 08:37:11 AM »
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