Re: KNOCKING THE ARMY

At 5:10 PM -0600 3/29/02, DAWGFACE47@webtv.net wrote:
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>and a made in CHINA black beret does not an ELITE ARMY MAKE, but it
does
>destroy one of the symbols of RANGER eliteness.. . . . .

Well, I'm not sure why they had to go with Black Beret's. I suspect 
the funny looks I've gotten from some folks while driving the Ferret 
around with the appropriately black Royal Tank Regiment Beret has 
something to do with it...Mind you as soon as I dismount from the 
ferret I take it off. It just seems more comfortable wearing the 
beret in there as its far too easy to bash your forehead on some 
sharp projection or edge. The beret makes a nice pad and buffers the 
headphones nicely. I'd use a CVC helmet if there was one for the 
Larkspur harness, but there isn't.

They could have gone with OD Berets and made everyone happy. Course, 
I can't understand why the Rangers went with Black Berets as the 
Germans and the British use black for Tanks. Green or Tan are for 
elite Commando and SAS units. At least US airborne uses the correct 
Red for airborne beret.

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