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Is there any reason why we never opted for different coloured berets for specific corps/units? I just thought it might do more to promote a bit of unit individuality and pride (which is practically none existent among the junior members of my unit)
Any thoughts?
Is there any reason why we never opted for different coloured berets for specific corps/units? I just thought it might do more to promote a bit of unit individuality and pride (which is practically none existent among the junior members of my unit)
Any thoughts?
We have!!!!
1. PDF: black.
2. Reserve: light green.
3. PA's: red.
4. Reserve PA's: red with green CB backing.
5. Cavalry: Green Glengarry.
6. Reserve Cavalry: Green Glengarry with green band (open to correction by the donkey wholloper's)
7. ARW: bottle green.
Is there any reason why we never opted for different coloured berets for specific corps/units? I just thought it might do more to promote a bit of unit individuality and pride (which is practically none existent among the junior members of my unit)
Any thoughts?
We also have lanyards/unit flashes to distinguish individual units on the parade ground. Anything else is really just a waste of money to satisfy OCD sufferers
To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain
We also have lanyards/unit flashes to distinguish individual units on the parade ground. Anything else is really just a waste of money to satisfy OCD sufferers
Speaking as an OCD participant(I don't suffer it, I enjoy it) the notion of everyone wearing different colour and shaped hats goes against everything I believe.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
It was an error, rather than a deviation. One unit decided that they needed a red patch behind their badge. No other unit considered it necessary.
2 Cav Sqn (or more precisely now 2 Bde Cav Sqn) wear the red patch backing on their Glengarrys. None of the other PDF Sqns do. Now I would need to check A9 on this one, but I think 2 Cav Sqn were correct, and the others
were wrong...
As for the original poster, there was talk a good few years ago now of doing exactly that - corps specific coloured berets - never came off though, thankfully
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2 Cav Sqn (or more precisely now 2 Bde Cav Sqn) wear the read patch backing on their Glengarrys. None of the other PDF Sqns do. Now I would need to check A9 on this one, but I think 2 Cav Sqn were correct, and the others
were wrong...
As for the original poster, there was talk a good few years ago now of doing exactly that - corps specific coloured berets - never came off though, thankfully
Theres a nasty rumour going around that they wear it because they were the lads who let collins get killed. Filthy rumour.
To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain
The red patch behind the cap badge was introduced in 1973. Prior to its introduction 2 Cav Sqn or 2 Motor Squadron as they were known then wore the Gelgarry without the patch.
We have!!!!
1. PDF: black.
2. Reserve: light green.
3. PA's: red.
4. Reserve PA's: red with green CB backing.
5. Cavalry: Green Glengarry.
6. Reserve Cavalry: Green Glengarry with green band (open to correction by the donkey wholloper's)
7. ARW: bottle green.
Or do you think we should just copy the brits?
No I don't think we should copy the brits, what I was getting at is that if you have an infantryman , a signaller and an artillery gunner all sstanding beside each other in dpms they look exactly the same
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2 Cav Sqn (or more precisely now 2 Bde Cav Sqn) wear the read patch backing on their Glengarrys. None of the other PDF Sqns do. Now I would need to check A9 on this one, but I think 2 Cav Sqn were correct, and the others
were wrong...
Precisely right.A9 is quiet clear on it.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
Which is all fine and grand had the Glengarry's come with the red patch!
The Black Ribbon is the mark of respect towards Collins although this remains undocumented.
I agree with the principle of the different colours of Beret but given the situation around peakers on ceremonial and mixed GOH what would be the identifier?
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You know the PAs because they are the ones waving their arms,
The drivers are the ines in the vehicles,
The CIS or orher comspers have a radio strpped to their back
The arty boys are with their guns
The cav and ARW like to be special with the Glengarry, tradition and all that, lets not worry about if it is merited.
Surely a uniformed GOH should be uniform. There should be no difference between those on parade.
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