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Monday 23 March 2015

Contact. Wait out. #4 British Army beret recognition 1: Cap badge placement.


Contact. Wait out. #4 British Army beret recognition 1: Cap badge placement.

How a soldier shapes his beret is a very persoanl thing. As long as you don't have an aircraft carrier or a helicopter landing pad on your head you can usually get away with how it looks. Therefore, certain styles have emerged.

The NiG has the aforementioned landing pad. This is beacuse he's inexperienced and his beret is quite new.
The Tom has a pretty normal looking beret because he's playing the game.
The soldier that thinks he's "Ally" will modify almost every part of his uniform and his beret will reflect this disregard for convention.
Finally, the senior seems to have forgotten the "Left eye, right flop" mantra for beret placement and his cap badge creeps further around his head as he gains more experience.

I always wondered how far around a senior's head a cap badge would go if it was left long enough. 

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