The beret now seems to be the most popular military hat worldwide. Fancy military hats are still around, particularly in the United Kingdom, but they’re limited to parades and other noncombat ...

Since 2001, the black beret has been the official headgear for the Army Combat Uniform. At the time, the Army chose the beret because it said it represented excellence in some of its specialty units.

After years of complaints from soldiers, the black wool beret is being replaced by the patrol cap as the standard headgear worn with the Army combat uniform. News Today's news ...

The black beret became standard headgear in 2001 at the order of then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who declared the beret would become "a symbol of unity, a symbol of Army excellence." ...

The Army's chief of staff announced yesterday that black berets--now worn only by an elite infantry unit, the Rangers--will become standard headgear for all soldiers next year, including cooks ...

WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2011 -- In a fingertip-to-the-brim nod to its American frontier history, the Army is changing hats again - returning to the tumultuous days of the horse Cavalry in the wild ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Last week, after 10 years of the beret, the patrol cap became the official headgear of the Army Combat Uniform again. But, Fort Jackson Soldiers should not pack away their ...

One of the things you learn quickly in the military is to never, ever rile an Army Ranger, as foes have learned the hard way from Normandy to the Middle East. Yet the new Army Chief of Staff, Gen. … ...

Soldiers from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, don their green berets during a Regimental First Formation at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville, North Carolina ...

June 14, 2011 -- Complaining is as common as saluting in the U.S. Army, but over the past decade the piece of soldiering that received the most carping was the uniform's black beret. The beret ...