New Scots Regiment may be wearing cheap foreign tartan

[arrogcow]

Or taking the black beret away from the Rangers and giving it to everyone to make them feel better about themselves.

Said it before and I'll say it again. The rangers stole the black beret from the Cavalry first, so I'm darn glad that it got taken away from them too.

Adam

[bubba]

Said it before and I'll say it again. The rangers stole the black beret from the Cavalry first, so I'm darn glad that it got taken away from them too.

Adam

The Special Forces was the first authorized to wear a beret with the uniform, the green beret. Rangers were the first authorized to wear the black beret with the uniform.

[macwilkin]

The Special Forces was the first authorized to wear a beret with the uniform, the green beret. Rangers were the first authorized to wear the black beret with the uniform.

Actually, the first US Ranger beret was green:

During WWII, the First Ranger Battalion, commonly known as Darby's Rangers, formed in Northern Ireland in 1942. Completion of training at the Commando Depot afforded those Rangers the right to wear the British Commando green beret and the tartan of the Clan Cameron of Lochiel. The U.S. Army disallowed this and Rangers never donned their berets...

http://www.suasponte.com/m_beret.htm

Too bad the brass didn't allow the Rangers to keep their Scottish connection, eh? :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[arrogcow]

The Special Forces was the first authorized to wear a beret with the uniform, the green beret. Rangers were the first authorized to wear the black beret with the uniform.

The Cav was authorized in 1973, Rangers in 1975 (and it was taken from the Cav in 1979). To be fair the 10th Rangers did wear black berets in 1951, but that was a local commander's decision. The first to wear berets were the Brittish Armor units in 1924.

Kilt connection, the berets were based on Scottish bonnets (according to the US Army)

More info at http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/gener...rethistory.htm and http://www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htm

Adam

[Hugh]

The Special Forces was the first authorized to wear a beret with the uniform, the green beret. Rangers were the first authorized to wear the black beret with the uniform.

The key word is "authorized", although Armor and Cav were wearing the black ones in the early to mid '70's

[Hugh]

Said it before and I'll say it again. The rangers stole the black beret from the Cavalry first, so I'm darn glad that it got taken away from them too.

Adam

You know you are right, when i went on active duty in '74 to the Armor Officer Basic Course, i got to wear my first beret, the black one, the more things change the more they stay the same. The beret made more sense in tanks and APCs that the baseball caps or probably the BDU cap. And it protected your head from the minor bumps and cuts. But still hated some twerp general who never made a fist without his . . . in it make some silly decision about head gear.

[Hugh]

Most repugnent! However, it is like our troops wearing berets made in China :confused:

Aye, you're right, but my green beanie was made in Canada and since i retired before the BS, i may never have to wear the black Chinese one. Still subject to recall, but they haven't scraped the bottom of the barrel yet.