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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen
50 - years ago - and I bet the uniform still fits?
Were these berets as unpopular with those who wore them as is claimed?
My officer's dress beret finally acquired a badge a week or two ago, thanks to forum member 3dg.
It's held in place by a safety pin and a bit of Frog Tape for the photos.
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Leigh,
Sadly the uniform must have shrunk in the wardrobe. I was a 28 inch waist in 1972!
My Troop OC wore the Astrakhan beret in 1970 but I didn’t ask if he liked it!
I have seen a reference that the CO of I think 2RTR in 1978 was the driving force in getting them dropped.
Tim