It was supposed to be an olive-brown color based off the British Anglian Regiment’s brown infantry berets, Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley, a former team leader in 5th Special Forces Group ...

Get the latest military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily. A decade later, the first Special Forces soldiers began wearing green berets, again in an homage to their British ...

the proposed military training adviser beret is not green — it’s more of an olive brown. “The beret, the color of the beret, is based off of the British infantry beret,” he said.

The U.S. Army high command has surrendered ... The Rangers, meanwhile, have accepted the new tan beret, similar to those worn as special headgear by the British and Australian Special Air Service ...

If you have more interest in berets, the Army site has a page dedicated to beret history. One bit from there: The black beret was first approved for wear in 1975 for the Ranger Regiment.