[martin_fierro]

That Slick Willie move requiring the Army to wear black berets ... what was that about??

[FortWorthPatriot]

I think since he believed he was the 2nd coming of JFK, and JFK was the one who ordered the Green Berets to wear the green beret, ol' Slick wanted to do something like that too.

Just my opinion...

[DesScorp]

"That Slick Willie move requiring the Army to wear black berets ... what was that about??" Umm, that was done during Bush. It was purely a recruiting move... letting any grunt look stylish and cool in headgear that you used to have to graduate from elite training to get. Now any dogface slicing hams or changing tires wears the same headgear Rangers and Vietnam-era Navy spec ops boat crews had to earn.

And now other services are doing ridiculous things like this. My own service, the Navy, is now switching from dungarees to cammies for all sailors. Worse, cammies in a blue pattern. The Navy admits that the camoflauge is useless... they just bought it because they think it looks good. I think it makes sailors look like mail-order Rambos on the paintball range. Why not just go with the Coast Guards plain navy-blue BDU's, the ODU?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I lived through that beret stupidity. Everyone KNEW it was his “Ode to Monica.” *SPIT* Absolutely HORRIBLE. The Army never had any decent headgear to wear with the Class A uniform.

I lived and worked in the (soon to be retired) Class A uniform for more years that I care to admit. We actually LOVED it when we could wear BDUs a few times a week. Much more practical and comfortable.

Anyhow, I did do a basketball lay-up in a Class A skirt and blouse; in HEELS no less. So, when it came down to it, I guess you can do just about anything in that uniform and live to tell, LOL!

(Got spit on while wearing it a time or two as well. F-ing loser liberals. I risked my life for YOU? Jerks.)