Big news in the world of Army headgear: Soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas can now wear “boonie” hats, which provide more protection from the sun than patrol caps. The Army allows commanders to ...

but the move wasn't widely publicized until last week on the Army Reddit forum. The boonie hat, or "sun hat," is mostly intended to be worn in the field. That headgear is light, better protects ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—No more may the private soldier knock two or, three, or even four, dents into his campaign hat, or pin up a flap of the brim on one side to give him a rakish air.

Some view wearing a hat in support of a military organization as a kind gesture ... this you? Do you often wear our crest even though you were only National Guard with zero deployments, never ...

to wear the OCP boonie hat "when theater conditions dictate." For some service members, the hats constitute peak military fashion; for others, they're an unprofessional, confusing accessory.