Do you like berets?

[manatee]

To carry this a step further, I never thought I would miss the "Garrison Cap", until it was replaced by the beret.
(The Garrison Cap was also known by other colorful monikers in the Army, if you do not know what I am talking about). Not to be confused with the Service Cap.

[Chuck(G)]

To carry this a step further, I never thought I would miss the "Garrison Cap", until it was replaced by the beret.
(The Garrison Cap was also known by other colorful monikers in the Army, if you do not know what I am talking about). Not to be confused with the Service Cap.

Like other headwear, it depends on who's doing the wearing:



How about one of these?

[Mark]

Pork pie is good. Not bad for a hat either.

... makes me think of Deliverance. Unfortunately, despite a large body (pun intended) of work, this is what Ned Beatty will be remembered for.

[Mark]

Damn, Mark. You just ruined my supper.

Now to ruin tomorrow's breakfast...

Just think what might have happened to Ned had he been wearing a beret!

[Mark]

Well,



or



There is nothing in between.

[Will]

Were wore black bandanas my senior year in high school.

7th grade- beret (tuba)
8th, 9th grade- trojan-style helmet (marching baritone)
10th grade- beret (back to tuba)
11th grade- trojan-style helmet (drum major)
12th grade- bandana (back to tuba)

college- VTubas baseball cap


I personally like the fitted baseball cap. Put the school's name on it and tuba section if you prefer.

[Chuck(G)]

Well, there's always the "Carmen Miranda" look:

[Kevin Hendrick]

I was beginning to wonder how long it would take this thread to turn to food ...

[Doug@GT]

Yeah, she's a nice piece of meat alright.

Doc

Just for the record, googling "she's a nice piece of meat" is not wise.

[Radagast]

You can´t find berets with stats like this: http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/ ... elms.shtml

The top one is proof that shakos>berets

[Leland]

I don't like berets very much, although we used them every year I was in college band (I think the tubas in high school used them, too).

I HATE ballcaps in uniform, though. They look fine on baseball players and golfers, but anywhere else, they just look cheap.

If you can use shakos and not have them knocked all out of place, that's fine. Not even ballcaps look as bad as a section of crooked shako plumes (and shakos without plumes look equally lame).

I've gone hatless, too, but I'm not the kind of guy to pay attention to my hairstyle, so I always looked like a furball.

Garrison covers don't look right on anything but a very military-inspired uniform. Same with service caps.

So, as a lesser of two.. I mean, several... evils, I'd say go ahead with the berets. See if you can source some military-style ones, too; they look cleaner than the amoeba-like flop style.

[manatee]

Since this is "the thread that wouldn't die" I will ask two questions relating to the current US Army beret:
1. I am sure there are interesting standards as to how it is supposed to appear. What are they, and how does a soldier accomplish this?
2. What is the flash on the front that soldiers are now pinning their unit crests to? I have asked active duty personnel and I have never got an answer.

[Tom Holtz]

I HATE ballcaps in uniform, though.

Velvet Knights rule!

[Leland]

I HATE ballcaps in uniform, though.

Velvet Knights rule!

I thought of that after I made the post -- yeah, they're different, they can wear 'em.

I'll amend my opinion about ballcaps; that they look terrible on any uniform -- unless the ensemble puts jokes onto the field. VK never had cadet-style or military-esque uniforms anyway, although I did like the hats they had before, too.

[Chuck(G)]

With the right hat, a bandana can be very effective...

[Mark]

What do you guys think about bandanas? We have a mostly navy blue uniform (navy blue, green and vegas golds are our colors) Do you guys think a green bandana would look good skull cap stype?

If you wear bandanas and I can see you on the field, then at least I know you are not out in the parking lot stealing my car. Bandanas, especially black bandanas, worn on the head denote gangster.

[docpugh]

Since this is "the thread that wouldn't die" I will ask two questions relating to the current US Army beret:
1. I am sure there are interesting standards as to how it is supposed to appear. What are they, and how does a soldier accomplish this?
2. What is the flash on the front that soldiers are now pinning their unit crests to? I have asked active duty personnel and I have never got an answer.

The current US Army beret is all black, the crest is blue and has stars surrounding the edge. Check out any military clothing shop for a picture (www.rangerjoes.com).

I hated the beret I had to wear with my sousaphone in high school. We looked like a bunch of french schoolgirls. The military style is the way to go.

As far as military standards and getting the military look, it takes some work, but a little time can get you a really sharp looking beret. Check out this link for the military standards: http://www.detrick.army.mil/soldiers/beret.pdf

Although not officially sanctioned, most soldiers use a safety razor to shave all the fuzz off prior to wearing. Then you use cold water to drench the beret and put it on and shape it to your head. You pull all the material to the right and drape it over your right ear. See the link above for the standards. Once shape, you leave it to dry and voila! You have a sharp looking beret.

You can also buy "pre-shaved, pre-shaped" berets from http://www.rangerjoes.com This is what I'd recommend. Tell your band director you want to look like men, not a bunch of french sissies.

I hope that helps.

--Darrell Pugh

[Chuck(G)]

Well, a couple of other bandana-wearers came to mind:







But not the Rogers guy--too clean.

[ai698]

The current US Army beret is all black, the crest is blue and has stars surrounding the edge. Check out any military clothing shop for a picture

I have a couple of slight used ones if anybody wants them, size 7 1/2. Pay $5 for shipping.

[Leland]

I remember when Army berets were distinctive, being Special Forces only...

Oh well, guess some things just have to change...