Stetson hat to be new Army standard headgear
 

Don't worry about the 400 verities of fatigues,,

Throw away your Black Berets..

Are Cowboy boots in your future???

:D:D:D:D

GEN Abrams and his tanker/cav buddies are celebrating in their graves!

"Is that a 21 degree curl on that side brim, soldier?" :rolleyes:

1 Apr 2011 - and who says the Army has no sense of humor! :D

Richard :munchin

Why not the 1883
 

Why not the 1883 SpanAm hat?

http://www.oshkoshmuseum.org/Virtual...t4/e40141a.htm

It's a brownish color and would go good with any cammy uniform.

Oh, wait, we're talking a fashion statement with the Blues

April 1st
 

Guys, this is April 1st? Right? Maybe? I hope?

"........The Army's official adoption date of the Stetson will be April Fool's Day, 2012................"

Guess what,"I believe it",April Fool's Day or not!.......:rolleyes: Why in the heck are they doing to us what they did to the "snake-eaters"? Asked one officer familiar with the board's deliberations. "If you ain't Cav, you ain't ought to be wearing a Cav hat. That just ain't right..............:eek: Pete might be right,however nothing would surprise me,look what they did to the Rangers Beret!......... :(

Big Teddy :munchin

http://www.oshkoshmuseum.org/Virtual...t4/e40141a.htm


I believe this is the one Rangers will wear???

1880'S to 1905
 

The 1880's saw the transition begin from the blue to the tan Army. By 1905 the Army was in Khaki with bolt action smokeless powder rifles.

The Regular Army went into the SpanAm war in Blue shirts and trapdoor Springfields.

The "Campaign Hat" has long been preferred over the "Kepi/patrol hat" by field troops for over 160 years.

Now we can play "Cowboys and Muslims!"

The concept is good but the color is wrong.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ....

:D :D :D :D

PLEASE tell me this is a sick "April Fool's" joke. If not, it has to be the most retarded thing the army has come up with.:eek:

No such thing... ;)

Every soldier a cavalryman! :p

Those Australian regiments that wore the bushhats with one side pinned up didn't look too bad.

"The beret is not completely leaving the Army inventory, as communities who previously wore berets will return to or keep their traditional colors of maroon (airborne), black (Ranger) and green (Special Forces). Additionally Rangers will be allowed to keep the tan beret for use in desert climates. "We've at least earned that, for all grief we took in losing the black beret in the last go-round," said one unidentified tab-wearing board member."

Well, there should be a really good market for the Ranger Regiment guys to buy 2nd hand black berets for the future.

I still have my stetson from my 1st Cav. days and my combat spurs, but I would never dream of wearing either with my ASU's to, lets say the Menton Ball.

I am curious what the proper headgear will be with the greens, they won't be phased out till 2014, dark blue stetson and greens? Major NO GO.

In a time when budget cuts to the DoD are all the rage, is this really necissary? During WWII when major cuts in operations budgets took place the Army did something smart, they combined a field and dress uniform that actually served its purpose quit well and saved money. Now in the early hours of our 2nd great depression we are adding a damn cowboy hat to the mix! :munchin

Next up collar/leashes and halter/saddle so we can pay respects to the dog and pony show the army has become.:p

Do you realize how ridiculous that statement reads at face value?

Nope, you lose...

The most retarded thing was the Black Berets...
2nd most was the ACUs.
3rd was the Greens retired and the Blues modified.

No one cares about the Cav... I mean really, most means of 21st Century transportation do not respond to spurs, unless you are kicking a Private. :munchin

The Ozzies still wear their regimental slouch(bush) hat.

Forgot the pink for sarcasm/humor.

The entire subject is kind of ridiculous. ;)

I just dont see Ranger Regiment going back to the black beret.

To be quite honest its a smack in the face...

Crip

4th
 

4th was retiring the TWs (khakis) so we could look more Air Force in our Class Bs:mad:

You guys better watch what you kid about. That is how the good idea fairy gets launched!! :munchin :D

Maybe they'll feel nostalgic and issue us 1911s again..

Clearly there is only one mode of headgear that properly respects the Army's long history.

Those were some dam hot, and I mean miserable hot, hats.

You can bet the General that dreamed this crap up has a hat with a propeller on top.

Is this an April fools joke or not?

Burqa's and Hijad's for all... to celebrate the POTUS favorite culture and commemorate our time in the Middle East!:rolleyes:

Maybe in 2021 we can have pink berets with rainbow flash for the ten year anniversary of the repeal of DADT!

You just made some coffee run out my nose...........:rolleyes::eek::p

Big Teddy :munchin

This one seems more appropriate.

That hurts. That really hurts. :boohoo

I got excited this morning thinking the army had finally made a uniform change that didn't require me to drop $100 since I was already compliant. :D

Imagine my disappointment when I looked at my calendar...

Signed,
A Cavalryman who Cares

That's already(pink beret with rainbow flash)reserved for "those people".....:rolleyes:
But,I bet they'll just love that pink Stetson when it comes out...........:eek:

Big Teddy :munchin

A green propeller hat,now tell me that isn't really cool!..............;):D

Big Teddy :munchin

Funny that you posted this.

We were leaving my house for a PGR mission, when we saw an object lying in the road before we got to the main street. Low and behold it was a propeller hat.

Guess what one of us wore as soon as we dismounted the bikes in the staging area..... The look on peoples faces was priceless. and yes, I took it off before standing in the flag line. :D

Yes, though I'm not sure everyone here has figured it out.

The sad thing is after watching all the stupid "good ideas" previously identified in this thread that blossomed into reality since 1989, it could very well become fact.

Just point me to the warehouse where those things are stored and I'll take care of it.

Satisfaction for me, plausible deniability for the rest of you. Win-win. :D

Yeah, I wasn't completely sure either until I took a closer look at the photos in the OP. That photoshop job was what gave it away. :D

This may be true... but wasn't the black beret once reserved for Rangers only? I'm telling you, some Liberal dumbass is gonna come up with an idea to make the military show its support for "Gay Pride".... unicorns, glitter and rainbow dreaming.

FML! Wheres my DD214?:(

Wanna take a wild guess at which US Army unit made the last cavalry charge into combat using horses? ;)

HINT: They weren't Cav.

Richard :munchin