But the beret was never popular among soldiers, so, the Army Times reports, beginning today patrol caps will again become the official headgear for the Army Combat Uniform. "... Soldiers during ...

The beret will be required headgear for the Army Service Uniform and worn with ACUs at ... “We give every Soldier two berets and two patrol caps anyway. They did have better berets back in ...

The U.S. Army says it is dumping generic berets and bringing back patrol caps as the official top of the Army Combat Uniform. The headgear change is one of several key uniform changes described by ...

The beret will still be part of the Army's dress uniform, but will no longer be worn ... Many Rangers resented the idea that the hat they had earned the right to wear had been assigned to the ...

The Army’s patrol cap replaced the black beret as the default headgear for the Army Combat Uniform in 2011, but it’s still required for soldiers wearing the Army Service Uniform (ASU).

As for the patrol cap — a soft, 50-50 cotton-nylon blend that looks like a flat-top baseball hat ... up the Army's image. The uniform changes — especially the dropping of the beret — were ...