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The classic hat worn by U.S. Marines, adopted in 1922, looks like it about to be changed because Obama wants more “unisex” headgear. A photo of the old and new hats is at the following site:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/24/obama-wants-marines-to-wear-girly-hats/Question - adding to the already awful tenure of Obama so far we add his attempt at casting aside military tradition in favor of his liberal utopia. I have to ask - is Obama intentionally trying to derail the U.S., or does it just seem like it?
It aint Obama doing it, it is the neutered thing that passes for leadership in the modern military. The Marines are just the last to succumb. I still remember having to give up my nice, comfortable, and useful soft-cap for a worthless beret in 2000. Don't think for a minute that PC has not crept into the military. I would even go so far as to say that the military in the US is at the forefront of implementing all the PC and progressive social engineering garbage hat comes down the pike.I retired just in time!!!
But how does the change to a beret fit into this? It had already been worn by at least some people in the military before that. As far as I'm aware, the move under Obama to convert the Marine cover is one to an entirely new “unisex” piece of headgear. Incidentally, I realize now that Obama is "trying" to get this passed (I thought he was forcing it on the Marines whether they wanted it or not).
It is the same thing. The logic behind going to the black beret in the Army was that it would make us look like an elite force. Because you know, Spec-ops, Airborne, and Rangers wear berets. We went to the Black beret, which is what the Rangers used to wear and the rangers had to go with Tan. I remember seeing a group picture in Army Times at the time of a guy part of the multinational HQ in Sarajevo before the beret. The American was the only guy not wearing a beret. There is also the fact that it is easy to look like a fool in a beret if you do not wear it right and many don't and still do not. Two years ago they re-introduced the Patrol Cap and now it is only for wear in the DRess Uniform. If you want to see real funny watch a girl with hair wear a beret. Incidentally, I very rarely wore my beret, I wore a PC and took the ass chewings because I had enough on my collar that they could not bust me or do anything too serious for not wearing it.As i understand it Obama is not involved with the decision process at all. It is an internal Marine initiative. It will be interesting to watch them ram this down Marine's throats. It could become a retention issue if they are not careful.
You should worry now because all the policies being put into effect right now will have serious negative effects on combat power in the coming years. Blue Berets don't matter if we have a military incapable of winning on the battlefield.Hats are symptoms of the disease but the disease itself is the slow invasion of progressives equality of result instead of mission based priorities.
