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Rece41 I wish tanks still lead the way. I really do.
NATO Boy said:..but in my case, I feel it's the trade that counts, not what hat it comes with. As a member of the infantry, you represent the tip of the spear and the other trades are your backup; in the end, it's the infanteer who takes the trench, who storms the house, who raids enemy ground. Don't let some headdress foolery make you forget that.
Teddy Ruxpin said:I'm still waiting for my hover-tank... They're on the cover of the "future army" pam, so they must be on the way...
aesop081 said:haha...i think that the guys from clothe the soldier are going to be in charge of the hover tank project ;D
Teddy Ruxpin said:I'm still waiting for my hover-tank... They're on the cover of the "future army" pam, so they must be on the way...
Not according to the text of the dress regs.TCBF said:and maybe someday the twenty-first - we will post sub-units of Crewmen into Infantry Bns. I would expect that now that the precedent has been set, those crewmen will then take down their black woolies and put their hat badges on whatever colour/type of headdress their new unit wears.
The dress regs do not tie the green beret to any MOS or unit (excpet that it applies to everyone for which there is no specific direction to wear something else). The black beret is tied to armoured units and armourd MOS.CANADIAN FORCES DRESS INSTRUCTIONS
A-AD-265-000/AG-001
Chapter 6 - ORDERS OF DRESS
HEADDRESS POLICY
4. Army Uniforms
a. Armour Personnel and Units. The black beret or turban shall be worn with all orders of dress by Armour Branch personnel and by non-Armour Branch personnel wearing the army uniform who are on the posted strength of an armoured unit, except when precluded by operational or safety requirements (see full dress and undress(patrol dress), Chapter 5).
g. Others
(1) The rifle green beret or turban shall be worn with all orders of dress other than full dress and patrol dress, except when personnel are authorized to wear a beret or turban of a different colour or when precluded by operational or safety requirements.
NavComm said:Some people wore light brown (tan?) berets with little woolen balls on top (Scottish regiments...