Stetson hat to be new Army standard headgear

[DBlair]

Stetson hat to be new Army standard headgear

http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/04/01/54202-stetson-hat-to-be-new-army-standard-headgear/

[HGjunkie]

*Cough cough* APRIL FOOLS!

[kmbarnes1]

HAHAHAHA

[HGjunkie]

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

I get bonus cool points for calling it before reading it. 

[DBlair]

...you'd be amazed at how many Army guys are seriously debating this right now on Facebook. lol

[HGjunkie]

...you'd be amazed at how many Army guys are seriously debating this right now on Facebook. lol

They're being trolled by the US Military... nice. 

[bosshawk]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

[DBlair]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

LOL... I was just thinking the same thing.

[Trung Si Ma]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Can I wear my light blue cords on it? 

[indygreg]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

[Trung Si Ma]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

[commando1]

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

Shoot me now...please

[DBlair]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

[Trung Si Ma]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

[DBlair]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

You mean we can't wear CAP wings and/or a GT badge with full-size metal rank insignia? lol

[Trung Si Ma]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

You mean we can't wear CAP wings and/or a GT badge with full-size metal rank insignia? lol

CAP wings will be legal, but no US Military badges that have been earned.  Unearned badges can continue to be worn.

[DBlair]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

You mean we can't wear CAP wings and/or a GT badge with full-size metal rank insignia? lol

CAP wings will be legal, but no US Military badges that have been earned.  Unearned badges can continue to be worn.

Sadly sounds about right for CAP.


Oh, and I wonder how many members are getting excited at the thought of this...

[HGjunkie]

Do we get an orange ascot and pistol belt too? SIGN ME UP! 

[indygreg]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

You mean we can't wear CAP wings and/or a GT badge with full-size metal rank insignia? lol

CAP wings will be legal, but no US Military badges that have been earned.  Unearned badges can continue to be worn.

Sadly sounds about right for CAP.


Oh, and I wonder how many members are getting excited at the thought of this...

I love the smell of doughnuts in the morning.  Smells like...........Mission Base

[Chappie]

+1   --- great comment.  :clap:

[DBlair]

Do we get an orange ascot and pistol belt too? SIGN ME UP! 

*cough*HMRS*cough* 

[HGjunkie]

Do we get an orange ascot and pistol belt too? SIGN ME UP! 

*cough*HMRS*cough* 

*cough* That's what I was getting at *cough* 

[Smithsonia]

Back in the day lots of Soldiers wore Stetsons and no shirt too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBksHaTQCbU

"It Smells Like Victory"... yeah we used to say stuff like that.

[ol'fido]

By sundown today, there will be at least 3 pages of comments on this blog, CAP people wanting to know when they can order their own Stetsons(in AF blue).

Will there be a CAP Distinctive equivalent?

Gray?  With a maroon hat band that reflects?

...or gray with ultramarine blue cords?

But no full size metal rank!

You mean we can't wear CAP wings and/or a GT badge with full-size metal rank insignia? lol

CAP wings will be legal, but no US Military badges that have been earned.  Unearned badges can continue to be worn.

Sadly sounds about right for CAP.


Oh, and I wonder how many members are getting excited at the thought of this...

BTDT. Got the T-shirt. It says "CHARLIE DON'T SURF!!!!!

[Header]

Bring me my Stetson. I love the smell of Napalm in the morning. 

[bosshawk]

When this all started this morning, I predicted three pages of comments.  Somewhat to my dismay, it only went to two pages.  You guys are slipping.

Napalm is nature's way!!!!

[Hawk200]

We got three yet?

Anyway,  if the Army went to that thing, I'd quit. Between personal history with soldiers of 1st Cav, and their history, I wouldn't want anything to do with a uniform item related to them.

[Major Carrales]

This is obviously a lie...everyone knows their going to COLONIAL TRICORNS!!!

[SarDragon]

Hey, the Stetson works for me. I'd prefer Blaze Orange, but you know how that goes.

[manfredvonrichthofen]

Hahaha!!! I would love to see this happen and watch some Cav guys get a hold of a cook in their duty whites !!!

[Cool Mace]

Do we get an orange ascot and pistol belt too? SIGN ME UP! 

*cough*HMRS*cough* 

*cough* That's what I was getting at *cough* 

Before I read the last two comments, I was going to say the same thing. I think the CAP "Ragers" look better though LOL!

[flyboy53]

April Fools or not, I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't discussions going on now about this very issue.

[NIN]

April Fools or not, I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't discussions going on now about this very issue.

a) I highly, HIGHLY doubt that there is any HQDA-level discussion about Cav hats. ( Its a known fact that they don't let cav troopers serve at any level higher than "squadron" anyway.  /me runs and hides.)

b) I totally missed this on Friday, and man, I'm really bummed.  Thats _classic_ and a great example of the Army not taking itself too seriously.

c) I am currently wearing a shirt that says "2nd International Nha Trang Open Surf Competition." The president of the college I worked at, who was a HUGE Apocalypse Now fan, saw it one day when he was out shopping and he bought it, knowing I'd get the joke.  I got summoned to the president's office the next day and all the way I'm thinking "what did I do?" Well, you can imagine the laugh we got out of that one. So truly, Charlie does surf.

[bosshawk]

A black Stetson with the latest version of the Army Blue uniform would be a hoot.  I started with pinks and greens in ROTC, then all the iterations of the Greens, with Blues and Whites on special occasions.  Don't own a single one of any of them and my CAP polo shirts are in storage.

[abdsp51]

If they did that, you can expect to see a gag order put in place on Cav Scouts Army wide.  But then again no one thought they would switch over to all wearing a black beret taken from Rangers and then have them slapped with a gag order to prevent them from expressing their discontent with the decision made to take their headgear.

[JK657]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

[DBlair]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

:clap:

[Hawk200]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

:clap:

I'll add a third agreement to that. The beanie is annoying.

[MSG Mac]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

:clap:

I'll add a third agreement to that. The beanie is annoying.

And they saved so much money buying them from the Peoples Republic of China

[Hawk200]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

:clap:

I'll add a third agreement to that. The beanie is annoying.

And they saved so much money buying them from the Peoples Republic of China

You talking about all those berets that are probably still sitting in a warehouse in Pennsylvania because they weren't a "Buy American" purchase, and were never issued because of it? Yeah, real money saver there.

[BradM]

We got three yet?

Anyway,  if the Army went to that thing, I'd quit. Between personal history with soldiers of 1st Cav, and their history, I wouldn't want anything to do with a uniform item related to them.

With budget cuts the Obama Administration is bringing back horses to the U.S. Army to replace humvees.

[BradM]

With the state of technology in Afghanistan and Lybia. The Obama Administration thought it wasnt fair that we have 21st century weapons while our enemies are still in the 7th century

[COL Land]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

Hooah!   

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I detest the black beret... one of the worst decisions the Army ever made. Give it back to the Rangers and let us regular joes wear a patrol cap.

Hooah!   

I wore the beret for about six years, and found it to be the most comfortable headgear that I wore, more so than the PC and boonie. I did prefer the baseball cap that we were allowed to wear in the brigade area, and in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[abdsp51]

I have worn a beret for 12 yrs and I prefer it over a pc any day of the week.  My next preference would be the boonie. 

[MSG Mac]

Is it time to kill this line of discussion? April Fool's day was over a week ago.

[bosshawk]

CAPtalk kill a uniform thread: perish the thought.

[niferous]

I remember when that happened and it was discovered that the Army was making berets in China. I was stationed at Ft Hood at the time and it was right after they issued the things. Well maybe 6 months after. Anyway the Army Times or whatever it was called ran a big story on it. The funny thing was that it seemed that those who were the most outraged would go out to the seady surplus stores outside of post and buy new berets when their issue one wore out, which usually took 3-4 months. They buy them there because they were cheaper or better quality. Guess where they were made? Maybe not China but not in the USA either!

I forgot to add. I HATED the beret. In my opinion the only people who should be wearing one is the Green Berets. Maybe rangers but that's it. If it's hot outside it's litterally like wearing a big wool sock on your head. Not to mention half the people wear it all jacked up and it just looks stupid.

I recently got back into Scouting after years of being out and found the cool looking new uniforms are all made in Bangladesh. The shirts seem ok but I'm not fond of the pants. My wife has a pair and the zipper broke on hers less than five weeks or about five meetings after buying it.