Reply With QuoteSecurtiy Forces do indeed wear blue berets. They are so dark that they almost appear black, but they are in fact blue. You can tell by looking at one in sunlight.
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There are no blue berets in the US Air Force, security forces wear black as well. As for the SERE's, they were recently authorized a separate "pewter-green" beret to add to their distinction.Originally Posted by FallenAngel
I don't know all of them but here's a short list for the US currently
US ARMY:
Black: everyone
Tan: Rangers
Green: Special Forces
Maroon: Airborne
US Air Force:
Black - Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Air Liaison Officers (ALO), and Air Mobility Liaison Officers (AMLO)
Maroon - Pararescue
Red - Combat Controllers
Royal Blue - Security Forces
Grey - Combat Weather / SERE completion (?)
The USMC trialed berets in 1951 but dismissed the idea immediately as being too "feminine"
Securtiy Forces do indeed wear blue berets. They are so dark that they almost appear black, but they are in fact blue. You can tell by looking at one in sunlight.
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In Sweden:
Dark red = airborne rangers (fallskärmsjägare)
Dark green = army rangers (jägare)
Light green = amphibious corpse (amfibiekåren)
Dark blue = armour/mechanized units and units serving abroad
Bright Red = Musicians
Sandy = Homeguard (until recently sandy berets were used by units serving abroad)
I'll take your word for it. There aren't that many on my post that have berets (we wear the stylin' baseball caps) so I won't be able to check any time soon.
Good call drunkard, the SERE guys are indeed, pewter-green.
And the cops do have blue berets, I don't like my ball cap they issue us, I still wear my camoed one. chAir Force Rangers unite!!
USAF Berets
http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0103/berets.pdf
In Vietnam, SEALs assigned to MACV/SOG wore both black and camo berets, however to my knowlege berets have never been official Navy headgear.According to my extensive research (watching old Magnum PI episodes), Navy SEALS wore black berets into combat. Oh, wait that was in episodes before they had decided Magnum was a SEAL. Nevermind.
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also border guard, but they have different tint of green
As I remember, also artilery and some air force ground crew
Grey is wearn buy air force (mainly ground crew). GROM uses light grey berets.
Airborne Forces Maroon
Commando's Green
SAS Beige
RMP Red
Most of the Other units Black
Scottish Regiments vary
Sweden: I´ll try to give a better explaination than Thor did
Dark Green: Army cavalry units such as Rangers from the K4 regiment and the Airmobile batallion and recon batallion at K3. Also worn by the MPs at Livgardet in Kungsängen in Stockholm. Also worn by the Flygbasjägarna ( airbase rangers ). Also worn by the Livgardet Royal Guards ( not rangers ) so the dark green beret is not ranger specific.
Black: Armoured units at P7, P4, P10, I19 and P18. Also worn by the MOUT-soldiers at Livgardet in Kungsängen in Stockholm.
Red: Army mucisians.
Dark blue: Worn by the rest of the army soldiers such as Infantry, artillery, engineers, support/supply ( träng ) or Aerial defence. The badge shows which unit they belong to. Also worn by soldiers on international assignments with the Swedish army beretbadge
Brown: Homeguard along with the army beretbadge.
Maroon: FJS. Arméns Fallskärmsjägarskola ( Swedish army airborne rangerschool very simmilar to, but not quite 22nd SAS ) at K3.
Commando green: Worn by amphibious soldiers ( marines, closely related to RM Commandos ) and Kustjägare/Attackdykare ( Coastal Rangers/Attackdivers, simmilar to RMC SBS ) This beret is a heiratage from when Coastal Ranger officers went to undergo the commando training course with the UK royal marine commandos in the 1950s. The badge worn in the beret is the symbol in my avatar along with the anchor and chain.
No, berets are NOT used in combat umong Swedish soldiers. Only on the regiment grounds and when taking posing pictures in the field. In combat, helmet is used. On patrol or recon the fieldcap or a woolen cover ( olles brorsa ) is worn.
Singapore Armed Forces
Red-Commandos, SOF
Khaki-Guards Brigade
Green-Infantry, Scouts, Recon
Olive Green- Air Force
Black-Armor
Midnight Blue-Navy
Dark Blue-Artillery, Logistics, Combat Support
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Israel:
Bright Green - Nahal infantry brigade
Red - Paratroopers and some SF (not all of them tough)
Brown - Golany infantry brigade
Purple - Givaty infantry brigade
Dark blue - Navy
Dark gray - airforce
Black - Armored corps and some infantry battelions
Very dark green - Border gaurd
Dark green - Intellegence corps
Light blue - Artillery corps
Blue - Army police
Silver - Engeniring corps
****ty ugly green - The basic barret that everyone gets when they are recruited.
Only the RTR wear Black Berets (and don't they like telling people so)
Rifle Green is worn by the Rifle Regiments, not just LI.
AAC Light BlueOnly the RTR wear Black Berets (and don't they like telling people so
Rifle Green is worn by the Rifle Regiments, not just LI.
Guards/Infantry - Khaki
Scottish Infantry Regiments wear the Tam 'o Shanter, not the beret.
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Orange-Home Front Command
BTW- Intel and Border Guards wear the SAME exact beret but with different beret badge and with different uniforms.
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