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Topics => History => Topic started by: Libertas on June 14, 2011, 08:41:43 AM

Title: Happy 236th US Army!
Post by: Libertas on June 14, 2011, 08:41:43 AM

http://www.army.mil/birthday/236/ (http://www.army.mil/birthday/236/)

 ::newyear::

 ::USA::

Title: Re: Happy 236th US Army!
Post by: trapeze on June 14, 2011, 09:18:38 AM

I read last night that the Army is doing away with the black berets and going back to a simpler and more practical cap.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/us-army-dumps-berets-for-patrol-caps-as-official-headgear/1 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/us-army-dumps-berets-for-patrol-caps-as-official-headgear/1)

Title: Re: Happy 236th US Army!
Post by: Libertas on June 14, 2011, 09:29:09 AM

Yeah, the beret didn't go over well with the troops.

Title: Re: Happy 236th US Army!
Post by: Sectionhand on June 14, 2011, 11:23:46 AM

I thought making the black beret the standard issue cover was a dumb idea . It cheapened an article of headgear which had previously been a badge of achievement . But I also hated the uniform changes of the late 1960s and thought we should have gone back to the old style O.D. uniform including the Ike Jacket which was comfortable , looked good , and everybody loved . I was never able to find out who the hell suggested some of these stupid uniform changes . They didn't come from the troops !