US Army gives away the Beret

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

God, I remember the uniform debacle in the Air Force. He-who-shall-not-be-named and his stupid bus driver/airline pilot service dress.

I think that was the closest I ever experienced of a wide spread mutiny. So many troops, some at very high levels, simply refused to buy the new uniform and when hwsnbn rotated out of the Chief of Staff position, you could almost see the trash cans bulging.

It was a dark time. It is fortunate that the youngerlings in the AF were spared.

What AF uniform debacle? Are you referring to when they did that stupid name tape thing back in 93' or so and they changed back to the regualr name tapes?(I was on the tail end of that) or you referring to the them getting rid of the tan uniforms back in the day(before my time) or the change over to BDUs from the old "pickle" suits(again before my time) or the that ugly pattern that looks like a love child between Tiger Stripe and a random Russian pattern that they currently use that many hate?(after my time)

P.S. active and former Rangers all demanded that they not use the color black but no one listened I can agree with the beret thing in the US military it is elite only except for USAF SPs which is stupid the Pararescue are elite forces in the USAF and they have a maroon beret so why do all the cops a silly dark blue one?

I think the Army did the Beret thing to lure people in I once saw a National Guard Private in his BDUs wearing the regular Army beret inside a store I walked over to him and said "So they don't have that regulation about taking your cover off when inside anymore?" He looked really embarrassed I guess he learned that day that you never know who is going to see you walking around in uniform improperly he was probably looking to get some chicks and Im sure he'd have claimed to be a Ranger as well most civies do not know that a Ranger also has the ranger tab.