life of a rifleman

• Icemoon

  25 Dec 05, 12:57

  Originally posted by Hellraiza:

  really...? No lah i think they are still using. Is the commotion you mentioned the "earned, not issued" thing?

  oh .. ya ya .. they made black beret standard issue to all soldiers right? So what now .. the black beret is no more exclusive to rangers liao?
• Hellraiza

  25 Dec 05, 13:10

  read this....kind of surprised!
  http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2116/bberet.htm
  
  i think our Guardsmen must kp also lol
• Hellraiza

  27 Dec 05, 15:03

  Okay. Found out that the US Army did in fact implement the black beret as standard issue Army-wide.
  
  What about the Rangers, you ask? Well, they have switched to the khaki (tan) beret.
• Icemoon

  27 Dec 05, 15:22

  Originally posted by Hellraiza:

  Okay. Found out that the US Army did in fact implement the black beret as standard issue Army-wide.
  
  What about the Rangers, you ask? Well, they have switched to the khaki (tan) beret.

  ya .. so i'm right la .. no more black beret for them liao.