When do you wear a beret in the army

Special Forces and 75th Ranger Regiment soldiers endure grueling selection processes, and their berets let everybody know that. In fact, the only prerequisite for the maroon beret is being assigned to a billet in an airborne unit — and that can be everything from a human resources specialist in the 82nd Airborne to a public affairs officer with U. Army Special Operations Command, itself considered an airborne organization. The parachutist badge is the true mark of the paratrooper, Walker said, not the beret.

And jump school is not a requirement in an airborne unit. Until now, Army berets could be traced back to combat-borne distinctions worn without permission by units who wanted to set themselves apart. McCarthy, who served in the 75th Ranger Regiment when the unit went from black berets to tan, reinforced that SFAB volunteers are second command-qualified officers and senior NCOs with combat experience, hand-picked by the chief of staff and sergeant major of the Army. In the end, Walker said, he believes the Special Forces community will embrace the addition of advisers for conventional troops, on one condition.

Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members. Your Army. By Meghann Myers. Nov 19, Soldiers assigned to 5th Special Forces Group don berets bearing the new unit flash during a flash changeover ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. Staff Sgt. The flash is positioned over the left eye, and the excess material is draped over to the right ear, extending to at least the top of the ear, and no lower than the middle of the ear.

Personnel will cut off the ends of the adjusting ribbon and secure the ribbon knot inside the edge binding at the back of the beret. When worn properly, the beret is formed to the shape of the head; therefore, Soldiers may not wear hairstyles that cause distortion of the beret.

Experience the Higher Standard. Soldiers will wear the beret with the utility and service class A and B uniforms in garrison environments, only. Soldiers will wear the patrol cap formerly called the BDU cap in the field when they are authorized to remove their Kevlar helmet.

Commanders will determine wear of the beret during deployments. Commanders may authorize the wear of the patrol cap on work details or in other situations when wear of the beret is impractical, such as in the motor pool where it could become easily soiled. The only soldiers authorized to blouse boots with the class A and B uniforms are soldiers authorized to wear of the maroon, green, or tan berets; those assigned to Air Assault coded positions; and MPs performing MP duties.

Soldiers who are not issued or who do not wear the black beret will wear the patrol cap with utility uniforms and the garrison cap with the service uniforms. The beret is a retainable, non-recoverable organizational-issue item.