Beret or forage cap with DEU

[Veterans son]

Hello everybody:

When wearing your DEU on parade, for example, would you prefer to be wearing the beret(as you
do now)  or a forage cap?
Also, with the DEU(or with CADPAT) if you wear a cloth cap badge currently, would you rather
wear a metal one instead?

Your replies are appreciated, thank you!

 

[chrisf]

Hard to loose a cloth cap badge.

 

[Matt_Fisher]

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the forage cap removed from the order of dress along with the tan DEUs?

Also, historically wasn't the patrol/blue dress forage cap worn with service dress prior to the CF Green and subsequent tan/green DEU?

 

[pbi]

After I hadn't worn my forage cap for about ten years, I pitched it. In the early 80's we wore it regularly for parade. It looked sharp but it as a bugger to transport anywhere.

The PPCLI doesn't wear cloth capbadges, including for our officers. I believe we are the only RegF Cbt A Regt with this practice (we also have no motto on our capbadge). Personally, I much prefer the gleam of a "real" brass or silver badge to tin crap or cloth. Cheers.

 

[1feral1]

I like the beret idea, as I felt the ole FC made one look like a postman.

Cheers,

Wes

 

[childs56]

Beret with a brass cap badge

 

[Storm]

I personally like the look of navy in forage caps, air in wedges, and army in berets. Makes it easier to tell who's who when the sun's behind them. For "everyday" DEU use I'm definately for the above system.

When dealing with formal parades though, the forage cap does have it's merits: the visor is very nice for avoiding squinting at the sun for hours on end, and carrying it around to/from the parade is not a big deal (how often you actually do formal parades?) I figure having it as an option can't hurt. You gotta admit, it would help the average parade spectator make more sense of things if the parade positions had forage caps to set them apart visually.

As to the cap badge, while metal does have a certain feel to it, three cloth ones haven't broken on me at inopportune moments (can't say the same for metal). Function over form.

How sad. it's midnight and I'm typing about minor details of dress regs. Can you tell I have midterms that I'm procrastinating for?   :

 

[brin11]

God, don't promote bringing back the forage caps.  Then I'll have to wear that god forsaken bowler hat again.  What an uncomfortable piece of kit that was (and not great looking, either).

 

[Staud]

My two bits....

I transfered to the Army from the Naval and I have to tell you I am one of those that misses my Peak Cap. I would love to see the Forge Cap come back as it was all those bus driver types that were trying to look like us, i.e. proffessional that aquired the forge cap... I say if you don't think it looks professional try telling that to the Marines, which know how to wear it poporly...mind you they did come from the Department of the Navy, go figure.

Tooo many things are going by the way-side because they are inconvienent, take away the traditions and we will just have a job where people die.. (just a thought)

Cheers

 

[Michael Dorosh]

Try and find a policeman "properly dressed" in this day and age, either - neckties and forage caps are worn for their graduation parade and medals ceremonies...and that seems to be about it.

 

[30 for 30]

The old green forage caps looked plain and ugly, berets are a better choice. Forage caps with coloured bands (CGG, GGFG etc.) look very sharp, mind you.

 

[HollywoodHitman]

Berets and brass for sure. Anyone miss the pith helmets?

 

[GGHG_Cadet]

The GGHG forage cap looks smart, dark blue with a red band round it. I also like the GGHG pith helmets, or whatever the cavalry squadron wears.

 

[NavyGrunt]

Try and find a policeman "properly dressed" in this day and age, either - neckties and forage caps are worn for their graduation parade and medals ceremonies...and that seems to be about it.

The RCMP are still supposed to be wearing there caops when outside of there PC's. Also in the police world(generally) a clip on tie is worn with long sleeve shirts.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Ball caps and open necked shirts with turtlenecks here.

 

[Inch]

Sometimes I wish we had sombreros for parades, they sure would help prevent the birth control tan lines. Thank god I'm Air Force and we only parade like once a decade.  ;D

 

[Lance Wiebe]

The PPCLI doesn't wear cloth capbadges, including for our officers. I believe we are the only RegF Cbt A Regt with this practice (we also have no motto on our capbadge)

Um, PBI?  Did you forget about the LdSH?  And the RCD?

 

[ceemes]

Hard to loose a cloth cap badge.

Plus the enamel doesn't chip........when the clothe MP cap badges came out in the early 80's they were a god send.......that damn white enamel on the metal badges lasted only about 2 months before a big chunk would chip and fall out....

 

[pbi]

The PPCLI doesn't wear cloth capbadges, including for our officers. I believe we are the only RegF Cbt A Regt with this practice (we also have no motto on our capbadge)

Um, PBI? Did you forget about the LdSH? And the RCD?

Lance: I am pretty sure I have seen an LdSH(RC) officer wearing a cloth capbadge, and they have the motto "Perseverance". You are right about the RCD-I can't see a motto on their website, and the photo of LCol Thomas shows him wearing a metal badge. Cheers.

 

[Gunner]

LdSH wear metal hatbadges.  Gold for soldiers and silver for officers.  No cloth hatbadge seen.