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G.I.’s say they don’t like berets
Agence France Presse reports:
The US Army is abandoning the beret, after a failed 10-year experiment. The black beret, which proved deeply unpopular with American soldiers, will be replaced by a patrol cap for everyday wear, US Army spokesman Colonel Tom Collins said Monday. The move came after outgoing Army chief of staff, General Martin Dempsey, asked the army’s sergeant major “to go out and talk to soldiers across the force and see what was on their minds,” Collins told AFP. “One of the things that soldiers consistently brought up was the desire to wear the patrol cap…They’re vocally unhappy with the beret, but they have no problem with wearing a uniform that looks like pajamas? I don’t get it. I don’t understand how any man could feel good about himself wearing the ridiculous uniform that has been standard in the U.S. military (and other militaries) for decades.
See previous discussions: “Our nation’s chubby, shapeless guardians,” and “Clothes make the Eloi.” Email entry |