[SandRat]

Kiersten Richens, 6, keeps her dad’s drill sergeant hat in good keeping as the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade transitioned the drill sergeant designation to platoon sergeant on Friday. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review)

Sgt. 1st Class Rexana Ireland, center, and Sgt. 1st Class Robert Teribury don the cap of a platoon sergeant during the transitional ceremony for the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade on Fort Huachuca. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review)

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Unless they are Green berets or Airborne red berets or Ranger (formerly) black berets, I hate the berets period. They look too European. I say bring back the old cover.

[NonValueAdded]

After the ceremony, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Stober, of Company E, 309th Military Intelligence Battalion, said that except for the headgear, “nothing will change.”

Then why do it, Sgt. Stober? Why do it with such a big splash if "nothing will change?" I fail to see the intelligence in that. Whoops, my bad ... that's military intelligence, found in the dictionary under "oxymoron." Nevermind.

[ARE SOLE]

A beret is worthless. Maybe if it had a visor? Plus the DI hats are way cool.

Regards

[A knight without armor]

I hate the berets. I really hate them. I wonder what is really behind this.

[papasmurf]

How sad, and stupid.

Thirty years ago, come May, I ETS’d from the Army. To this day, I still can’t help but turning my head to look at a Drill Sergeant. I never met one I couldn’t respect.

[nerdwithamachinegun]

I guess I won’t see anymore overweight ragbag NCOs with Fred Flinstone sized-ACU tops, dangling bootlaces, open pockets and Smokey Bear hats at the Sierra Vista Barn, er, Mall.

I don’t know about the rest of you 05, 96, 97 and 98 series types but I only met three drill instructors who deserved the hat.