This is for real... but it's an April Fools Day bit article from the US Army.
1 posted on
04/01/2011 3:47:30 PM PDT by
SandRat
To: Eaker
2 posted on
04/01/2011 3:52:16 PM PDT by
humblegunner
(Blogger Overlord)
To: SandRat
Always loved the Cav hat. Beats hell out of the Frenchie beret.
To: SandRat
An interim step. Too soon to make it a turban.
To: SandRat
I figured the ROE’s in Afghanistan made it more acceptable to wear what Custer’s boys wore at Little Big Horn.
6 posted on
04/01/2011 4:04:56 PM PDT by
EricT.
(Can we start hanging them yet?)
To: SandRat
Not real. Army article dated 1 April 2011 and last sentence of article says that the implementation date will be April Fools’ Day, 2012.
To: SandRat
The Cav guys ain’t gonna be happy....
8 posted on
04/01/2011 4:07:03 PM PDT by
MountainDad
(Support your local Militia)
To: SandRat
Col. Kilgore approves!
To: SandRat
"Stetsons are cool..."
13 posted on
04/01/2011 4:58:47 PM PDT by
mikrofon
(Who'd a-thunk it?)
To: SandRat
Ok, April Fools, but IF they were to do this would gays be allowed to decorate theirs with flowers?
15 posted on
04/01/2011 5:06:40 PM PDT by
Robwin
To: SandRat
I am the guilty party. This was done to increase traffic to the website. Working so far! 93,000+ views, 32,000+ Facebook referrals.
And yes, I used to work at the Armor School and have been awarded a St. George. Maintain your humor boys, maintain your humor!
18 posted on
04/01/2011 6:08:32 PM PDT by
ReaganCowboy
(History books are written by winners.)
To: SandRat
They should give the generals dunce-caps. How many more years in Afghanistan? They ought to take every admiral and general now, and over the past eight years, and drop their sorry butts into Afghanistan. Can’t figure out how to win this? What are we paying you for? All flag officers to Afghanistan. The fighting would be done in three months.
19 posted on
04/01/2011 8:14:56 PM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SandRat
Ha! My son just told me about this, and I had to see for myself!
After reading the story, I saw the explanation in the very last sentence of the article.
"The Army's official adoption date of the Stetson will be April Fool's Day, 2012."
21 posted on
04/02/2011 9:22:48 AM PDT by
airborne
(Paratroopers - Good to the last drop!)
To: SandRat
I'm still PO'ed that the Army (Secretary?) took the Rangers' black beret and gave it to every swinging d**k and t*t in the entire branch. A beret meant elite. I liked the "piss-cutters" for the regular Army. This is from an ex-aviation swabby who had to wear that goofy "dixie-cup" when not in working dungerees with a ballcap cover.
That said, I do like the new blue digital Navy working uniform with the pointed ball-cap. But the Navy's other uniforms still require the silly white cup on the head. Yes, I like tradition, but come on, a bowl on the head?
23 posted on
05/01/2011 7:52:56 AM PDT by
A Navy Vet
(An Oath Is Forever)
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