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 * The blue bonnet used in Scotland by civilians and soldiers alike was a beret in all but the name. The Scottish army that took part in the English civil wars in the 1640s & 1650s was issued with blue bonnets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.85.2.56 (talk) 11:41, 24 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Knitted wool bonnets were common garments in much of Europs at one time. One might as well say the beret was a bonnet in all but name. The key element is that the military fashion was started in France with the conscious adoption of the mountaineer's beret as headgear for the Chasseurs Alpins. The British borrowed the fashion, adapted it, and made the beret internationally recognisable as military headgear during the Second World War.JF42 (talk) 16:50, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Canada Red Berets
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment does not wear red berets. They wear the standard rifle green with a red patch behind the cap badge. The Winnipeg Grenadiers are on the SUPORBAT and as such wear no beret at all because they do not exist for all intents and purposes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.53.2.117 (talk) 10:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

Merge proposal: Camouflage beret here
Camouflage beret has been tagged for notability for over a year. It seems more like an essay, but its information could be worth merging here. Boleyn (talk) 06:15, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

No objection in over 4 months - merged. Boleyn (talk) 18:19, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

de facto Jacobite symbol
"the Blue Bonnet, that became a de facto symbol of Scottish Jacobite forces in the 16th and 17th centuries"

This is a questionable assertion. The bonnet was a garment worn in both Highlands and Lowlsnds and by whigs and Jacobites alike. It was the folk headgear of Scotland, even worn by the petty rural gentry- hence the term 'bonnet laird.' The fact that the bonnet was worn by those of Jacobite sympathies was of no significance. Their affiliation was indicated by the white cockade worn on the bonnet as a sign of loyalty to the exile  Stuart kings.JF42 (talk) 16:56, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

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Upcoming Canadian Army beret changes
Proposed changes to Canada section (official cite coming soon, units are in the process of purchasing berets but official rollout is sometime in spring):


 * Artillery, Intelligence, RCEME, and Signals switching to dark blue beret. Note this is army corps only, so RCEME only as opposed to all C&E Branch.
 * Guards (Horse/Foot/Grenadier) switching to khaki beret

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Non-military berets in the Indonesia section
Should the text and photograph about non-military organisations in that section be there? They could be moved to section 1.5 Indonesia of the Uniform beret article. Dreddmoto (talk) 03:51, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

United Kingdom
That section does not have a photograph of a Royal Air Force beret. Should one of the two photographs here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_berets_of_the_United_Kingdom be added? Another image from someone else would be welcome. Dreddmoto (talk) 17:47, 7 January 2023 (UTC)


 * One of these two should prove good enough for our purposes once cropped;
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Reservist_MOD_45156514.jpg
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Reservist_MOD_45156516.jpg Dvaderv2 (talk) 19:01, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Just upload the crop as its own file instead of overwriting the original, obviously. - Dvaderv2 (talk) 19:02, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, I've done my own crop, give me a minute. Dvaderv2 (talk) 19:04, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It is done. - Dvaderv2 (talk) 19:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Dvader, thanks a lot. That image is helpful. You've done some great edits. --Dreddmoto (talk) 18:50, 9 January 2023 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. - Dvaderv2 (talk) 22:21, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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