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Military beret

January 05, 2023

Troops began wearing berets as a part of the headgear of military uniforms in some European countries during the 19th century; since the mid-20th century, they have become a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world. Military berets are usually pushed to the right to free the shoulder that bears the rifle on most soldiers, but the armies of some countries, mostly within Europe, South America, and Asia, have influenced the push to the left.

A Ukrainian military cadet in a light blue beret.

In many countries, berets have become associated with elite units, who often wear berets in specific colours. For instance, the maroon beret is mostly traditional headgear for airborne forces around the world, with a few exceptions—for example, the Russian Airborne Troops, who wear a sky-blue beret, and the Portuguese Paratroopers who wear a green beret.

History

 
Spanish General Tomás de Zumalacárregui, with his red beret in 1845.

The use of beret-like headgear as a civilian headdress dates back hundreds of years, an early example being the Scottish Blue Bonnet, which became a de facto symbol of Scottish Jacobite forces in the 16th and 17th centuries. Berets themselves were first used as a military headdress in the 1830s during the First Carlist War in Spain, where they were said to have been imported from the South of France by Liberal forces, but were made famous by the opposing General Tomás de Zumalacárregui, who sported a white or red beret with a long tassel, which came to be an emblem of the Carlist cause.[1]

 
A French chasseur alpin in World War I, with their distinctive large beret.

The French Chasseurs alpins, created in the early 1880s, were the first regular unit to wear the military beret as a standard headgear.[2] These mountain troops were issued with a uniform which included several features which were innovative for the time, notably the large and floppy blue beret which they still retain.[3] This was so unfamiliar a fashion outside France that it had to be described in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1911 as "a soft cap or tam o'shanter".[4]

Berets have features that make them attractive to the military; they are cheap, easy to make in large numbers, can be manufactured in a wide range of colors encouraging esprit de corps, can be rolled up and stuffed into a pocket or beneath the shirt epaulette without damage, and can be worn with headphones.[5]

The beret was found particularly practical as a uniform for armored vehicle crews; the British Royal Tank Regiment adopted a black beret which would not show oil stains and was officially approved in 1924.[6] German Panzertruppen also adopted a black beret or Schutzmütze in 1934, which included a rubber skull cap as head protection inside.[7]

 
British soldiers of the Parachute Regiment wearing their distinctive maroon berets in 1944.

The wearing of berets of distinctive colors by elite special forces originated with the British Parachute Regiment, whose maroon beret was officially approved in July 1942,[8] followed by the Commando Forces whose green beret was approved in October of that year.[9] The United States Army Special Forces adopted a darker green beret in 1955, although it was not officially approved until 1961.[10]

By country

A

Afghanistan

 
Afghan Generals Honor Newly-Graduated Commandos

Most berets were used by senior enlisted personnel and officers.

Colour Wearer
       Forest Green Afghan Armed Forces
       Maroon Commandos
       Tan Special Forces
       Cerulean Afghan National Police

Algeria

Light green berets are used by para-commando units.


Angola

In the Angola Armed Forces, the following berets are in use:

Colour Wearer
       Green Páraquedistas (paratroopers)
Brown Army general use
Black Navy and Fuzileiros Navais (marines)
Red Commandos
Medium blue Air force

Argentina

 
Commando armed with Colt submachine gun

Berets are worn by some units in the Argentine Armed Forces,[11][12] with distinctive colors for some units or functions. The beret colours are as follows:

Argentine Army
Colour Wearer
       Dark Green Commandos
       Black Armor & mechanized infantry troops
       Scarlet Paratroops
       Claret 601 Air Assault Regiment
       Tan Mountain troops
       Dark Blue Army aviation
       Brown Amphibious engineers
       Olive green All other army units
Argentine Navy
Colour Wearer
       Dark Green Amphibious Commandos Group
       Black Naval Infantry Command in the windy southern regions
       Brown Navy Tactical Divers Group
Argentine Air Force, Gendarmerie & others
Colour Wearer
       Dark Blue Air Force Special Operations group
       Dark Green Gendermarie
       Orange Instituto Antártico Argentino
       UN blue United Nations operations

Armenia

 
Armenian Airborne Forces

The Armed Forces continue to wear Soviet-style (pieced fabric) berets, which are draped to the right in most circumstances. When appearing in public on parade, the berets are draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public.

  • Light blue - Airborne Forces, Peacekeeping Forces
  • Black - Police Troops
  • Wine red - Police Special Troops
  • Bright Green - Border Guards

Australia

In all service branches, the beret is "bashed" to the right and a badge or insignia is worn above the left eye. In the army, all units can wear them with certain units wearing unique ones.[13] In the navy, the beret is an optional item[14] and in the air force, it is only worn by certain units.[15]

 
Australian and US paratroopers exchange wings during Talisman Sabre 2011
Australian Army
Colour Wearer
       Dark blue All members of the army who are not eligible to wear a specific one
       Black Royal Australian Armoured Corps
       Rifle green Royal Australian Regiment
       Light blue Australian Army Aviation
       Scarlet Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
       Dull cherry Parachute qualified personnel posted to No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, Air Movements Training and Development Unit, Australian Defence Force Parachuting School, and other parachute riggers
       Sherwood green 1st Commando Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment
       Fawn Special Air Service Regiment
       Slate grey Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps unless posted to an armoured or aviation unit
       UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations
       Terracotta Appointments to the Multinational Force and Observers
Royal Australian Air Force
Colour Wearer
       Dark blue No. 1 Security Forces Squadron RAAF, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron RAAF, and No. 3 Security Forces Squadron RAAF personnel with the exception of explosive ordnance disposal technicians[16]
       Aircraft grey B Flight, No. 4 Squadron[15]
Royal Australian Navy
Colour Wearer
       Navy blue Optional for all naval personnel

Austria

 
Austrian green beret with silver coat of arms.

The Austrian coat of arms is worn on the left side of the beret (officers in gold, NCOs in silver, enlisted personnel as well as conscripts in dark grey). An exception are members of the special forces (Jagdkommando): after successfully completing the Basic Special Forces Course (Jagdkommandogrundkurs), they wear the Special Forces Badge (Jagdkommandoabzeichen) instead of the coat of arms on their berets.

Colour Wearer
       Green Infantry, various other units
       Black Tank and armored infantry (Panzergrenadier)
       Scarlet Guards Battalion (Gardebataillon)
       Maroon 25th (Airborne) Infantry Battalion (Jägerbataillon 25)
       Coral Military Police
       Auburn 1st and 2nd Command Support Battalion, Command Support School
       Pike grey CBRN Defense School, Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU)
       Dark blue Logistic Command, Army Logistics School
       Yellow-green Athletes and other members of Armed Forces Sports Centers
       Olive Special forces (Jagdkommando)
       Light blue Austrian military personnel serving in UN peacekeeping missions

Azerbaijan

 
Members of the Azerbaijani Special Forces during a military parade in Baku 2011

B

Bahrain

  • Black - Royal Bahraini Army and Royal Bahraini Naval Force
  • Blue - Royal Bahraini Air Force
  • Red - Military Police
  • Tan - Special Forces
  • Green - Royal Guard
  • Olive Green - National Guard
  • Maroon - Public Security Forces
  • Dark Blue - Coast Guard
  • Dark Green- Harasat

Bangladesh

 
Bangladesh Army Commandos
Colour Wearer
Black Armoured Corps
Bangladesh Green Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, East Bengal Regiment, President's Guards Regiment
Scarlet Military Police
Maroon Para Commandos, Army Medical corps, Army Aviation Group
Royal Blue Engineers, Army Service corps
Dark Blue Artillery, Signals, Army Education corps, Electrical and mechanical Engineers, Ordnance, Army Dental corps, RVFC, Naval Service and all officers from and above the rank of Colonel
UN Blue Army Corps of Clerks, Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions
Berets with a Hackle Cadet College and BNCC , PGR

Belgium

 
A detachment of the 2nd/4th Regiment Mounted Rifles at the 2007 Bastille Day Military Parade

Initially, the only unit of the Belgian military to wear berets were the Chasseurs Ardennais from the 1930s. Since World War II they have been adopted by all units. Berets vary in colour according to the regiment, and carry a badge (sometimes on a coloured shield-shaped patch) which is of gilt for officers, silver for non-commissioned officers and bronze for other ranks. Members of cavalry units all wear silver-coloured badges.

Colour Wearer
       Black Armoured troops, guides (scouts), chasseurs à cheval and some engineer units
Dark green Medical component
Green 2 Commando, Paracommando Field Artillery and the Commando Training Centre
Olive green (Large-brimmed, basque type with folded-in brim and wild boar's head badge ) — Chasseurs Ardennais
Dark blue Artillery and Royal Military Academy
Navy blue (No metal cap badge, but embroidered crest) — Navy component (Formerly also naval infantry with metal badge)
Cobalt blue Logistics and administration troops
Blue grey Air component
Light blue Former Land component light aviation (now part of Air Component)
Maroon Paracommando Immediate Reaction Cell (HQ), 1 Para, 3 Para, Special Forces Group, Parachute Training Centre
Red Military police
Brown Infantry, chasseurs à pieds and Belgian United Nations Command (during the Korean War)
Khaki "General service" beret with lion badge worn on training by all troops (Obsolete)
Grey Transmission troops and some engineer units
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Benin

Colour Wearer
       Black Armoured corps
Green Infantry and other Army units
Dark Blue Gendarmerie
Maroon Paratroopers

Bolivia

Berets in Bolivian Army:

  • Black — Paratroopers
  • Maroon — Armoured Corps
  • Green — Special Operations Forces, Commandos
  • Camouflage — Special Forces "Bolivian Condors"
  • Tan — Mountain Infantry (Satinadores de Montaña)[17]
  • Blue — Engineer units

Berets in Bolivian Air Force:

  • Royal Blue - Air Force Infantry personnel

Brazil

 
Defense minister visits the Army Command of Special Operations in Goiania
Colour Wearer
       Olive green All other Army units
Brown Were used by Units of the COPESP (As of 2016 is being replaced by Wine Red Berets, For who is a Paratrooper, or Olive Green Berets and Black Caps)
Black Used by Armored and Mechanized Cavalry/Infantry Brigades.
Scarlet red Students of Colégio Militar (middle and high school).
Grey Mountain Units, From the 4° Light Infantry Brigade
Dark blue Students of Military Formation Schools (Cadets, Officer Candidates, NCO Candidates)
Royal blue Army aviation, From the CAvEx.
Wine red Paratroopers
  Camouflage Jungle troops (retired in 2012 and brought back in early 2017)
Tan Air Assault Units (From the 12° Light Infantry Brigade)
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Bulgaria

Berets have been worn by Bulgarian military personnel since 1991. Berets vary in colour according to the military branch, and carry a crest pin (sometimes on a coloured background patch) resembling the unit's insignia.

C

Cambodia

 
911st Para Comando on USS Essex
  • Dark red - 911 Special Forces Regiment
  • Royal Purple - Military Police

Cameroon

  • Bataillon des Troupes Aéroportées (Airborne Battalion) - dark red/maroon
  • Bataillon Spécial Amphibie (Special Amphibious Battalion) - Dark green
  • Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide (Rapid Intervention Battalion) - light green
  • Fusiliers de l'Air (Air Force Infantry) - royal blue
  • Fusiliers Marins (Marine Infantry) - black
  • Garde Presidentielle (Presidential Guard) - royal purple
  • " All others army units - Navy Blue
  • " Gendarmerie (military Police) - Red

Canada

Main article: Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces § Berets
 
A Canadian jumpmaster with a maroon beret

The colour of the beret is determined by the wearer's environment, branch, or mission. The beret colours listed below are the current standard:

Chile

 
Special Operations Forces, Chile

Berets in Chilean Army:

  • Black — Special Operations Brigade "Lautaro" (Commandos, Paratroopers and Special Combatants)
  • Maroon — Armoured Cavalry
  • Green — Mountain troops
  • Olive green — Aviation Brigade

Berets in Chilean Navy:

  • Black — Combat Divers, combat crews and Maritime Boarding and Police operatives
  • Green — Marine special forces

Berets in Chilean Air Force:

  • Dark blue — Parachuting demonstration group Boinas Azules and Ground troops
  • Black — Special forces

China

Since May 5, 2000, the People's Liberation Army has adopted woolen berets for all its personnel,[19] along with the traditional peaked caps. Type 99 beret

  • Olive green — Ground Forces and Strategic Forces
  • Dark blue — Navy
  • Black - Marine corps
  • Blue-grey — Air Force (including Airborne troops)

Berets were not officially adopted by the CAPF, but some of the forces issued their own types NOT OFFICIAL:

  • Red—CAPF Provincial Women Special Police Corps
  • Dark blue—Public Security Police SWAT

During the 80s, camo berets were issued to some of the recon forces of PLA. It has no badge on it.

Type 07 uniform is being issued to both PLA and CAPF on August 1, 2007. Colours of 07 berets are changed to the same colours with the service uniform. And several changes in designs were made from type 99 beret. The berets were not being issued until summer of 2009 to most of the troops.

Other than colours of the berets, the most significant difference between type 99 and type 07 is the type 99 beret badge is cloth, while type 07 is plastic.

Colombia

 
Colombian army counter-narcotics brigade honors U.S. Special Forces 161207-A-KD443-030

Berets are worn by all personnel of the National Army of Colombia (Ejército), certain members of the Navy (Armada) and National Police (Policía Nacional), with distinctive colors for some units or functions. The beret colors are:

Colour Wearer in Army Wearer in Navy Wearer in Police
       Black Lancero, Personal Freedom Unified Action Group (GAULA), Lanceros School Naval Infantry Special Operations Commands (COPES)
Hunter Green Ground Operations Units Special Operations Groups(GOES)
Orange Infantry battalion (COLBATT) in Multinational Force and Observers (MTO)
Prussian Blue Aerotransported units and Paratroopers School
Red Wine Urban Special Forces
Terracotta Special Forces
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Croatia

In the Croatian Army berets are used in special forces and guard brigades, as well as in cadet battalion.
During Croatian War of Independence, Croatian Army consisted of seven professional brigades—guard brigades, each having its beret colour. During the army reforms number of guard brigades was cut to two, but the battalions kept the names and insignia (colour of beret also) of ex brigades.

Joint staff:

Guard brigades:

  • Armored Mechanized Guard Brigade
    • Black — 1st Mechanized Battalion "Sokolovi"
    • Brown — 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Pume"
    • Black — Tank Battalion "Kune"
  • Motorized Guard Brigade
    • Black — 1st Mechanized Battalion "Tigrovi"
    • Green — 2nd Mechanized Battalion "Gromovi"
    • Black — 1st Motorized Battalion "Vukovi"
    • Red — 2nd Motorized Battalion "Pauci"

Black beret is also used in Cadet battalion. Also dark blue beret is used in Croatian Navy.[citation needed]

Cuba

In the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the following berets are in use:

Colour Wearer
       Black Tank troops (tanquistas) wear black berets (including the "Gran Unidad Rescate de Sanguily"); also the special troops (Brigada Especial Nacional "Gallitos Negros") of the interior ministry (MININT).[20][21][22]
Red The military police (Tropas de Prevención) wear red berets.[23][24][20][22]
Olive Green Special forces (Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras") since 2011, wear olive green berets (formerly wearing red berets).[20][21][22]
Olive Militias (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales) wear olive-colored berets[20][25][21]

Czech Republic

The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic use berets for both battledress and display uniform. The colour of the beret is defined by the branch of the armed forces. The beret displays the state coat of arms with two swords crossed underneath and the badge of rank of the individual.[26]

Colour Wearer
       Black Military Police
Dark Green Reconnaissance troops
Dark Blue Air Force
Maroon 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, 601st Special Forces Group
Orange Military Rescue Service
Grey Logistics
Light Green Other ground forces (mechanised infantry, armour, artillery, NBC protection, Engineering Brigades, etc.)

D

Denmark

The Royal Danish Army first introduced the black berets for its armour personnel in 1958.[27] In 1968 it was extended to the whole army, Homeguard and parts of the Navy and Airforce, replacing the standard issue Side cap.[28]

Colour Wearer
       Black All Army combat units and artillery: JDR, GHR, LG, SLFR and DAR(2014-)[29]
Green All Army non-combat units: Engineers, Logistics, Intelligence,
Army Home Guard
Blue Signal troops (2019-)
Maroon Jægerkorpset, SOKOM
Red Military Police (All Branches)
Light Blue Royal Danish Air Force,
Air Force Home Guard
Dark Blue Royal Danish Navy,
Naval Home Guard
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions
Disbanded Colors
Dark brown Danish Women's Voluntary Corp[clarification needed] (1951-1989) (Danish: Dansk Lottekorps)
"Signal Blue" Signal troops (2014-2019)
Light Blue (or "Mouse Grey") Army Air Service (1992-2004)

E

Ecuador

 
Members of the Ecuadorian Army

Berets are worn by all personnel of the Ecuadorian Army (Ejército) and certain members of the Navy (Armada) and Air Force (Fuerza Aérea), with distinctive colours for some units or functions. The beret colours are:

Colour Wearer
       Black Military Police; Naval Infantry (Infantería de Marina)
Dark Green all other Army units; National Police GIR (Intervention & Rescue Unit)
Dark Blue Army Aviation (Aviación del Ejército); Air Force Aerial Infantry (Infantería Aérea)
Royal blue Air Force Security Police
Red Paratroopers and Special Operations Forces
Grey for use with the dress uniform (4-B) for those forces using the dark green beret
Camouflage IWIA (indigenous tribal members unit) forces

Egypt

  • Maroon — Paratroopers
  • Forest green — Armour
  • Dark blue — Infantry
  • Dark blue with red band — Presidential Guard
  • Black — Artillery
  • Red — Military Police
  • Green — Engineers

Eritrea

All personnel of the EDF or Eritrean Defense Forces wear Berets.

  • Red — Air Force Units
  • Green — Army Units
  • Blue — Naval Units
  • Purple — Border Guard

Estonia

All personnel in the Estonian Military used to wear Berets in the beginning on 90's. In 2013, berets were reinstated.

  • Green — Ground Forces
  • Black — Armoured Corps, Naval Units
  • Slate — Air Force
  • Red — Military police
  • White - Military Bands Service when not in parade dress uniform

F

Finland

 
Utti JaegerRegiment, Flag Day Parade 2014

The Finnish Defence Force uses berets with cap badges for the Army, Navy and the Air Force. The berets are worn in "clean" garrison duties such as roll calls and with the walking-out uniform, but not with the battle dress. Until the mid-1990s, the beret was reserved for troops with special status, such as the armoured troops, coastal jägers and the airborne jägers, but is nowadays used by all units. In winter, berets are replaced by winter headgear.

Berets are also used by the Finnish Border Guard, which is a military organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Interior during peacetime.

  • Brown (Badge: golden bear's head, sword and fir tree twig) — Special Border Jägers
  • Olive (Badge: golden bear's head, sword and fir tree twig) — Border Jägers
  • Olive (Badge: silver lion's head) — Army
  • Olive (Badge: golden lion's head with crown) — Finnish Rapid Deployment Force and Army units abroad (other than UN peace keepers)
  • UN Blue (Badge: UN white and blue embroidered patch) — UN peace keepers
  • Black (Badge: silver Gothic helmet) — Armoured Brigade
  • Burgundy (Badge: arrow and parachute) — Airborne Jägers of the Utti Jäger Regiment
  • Royal Blue (Badge: silver griffin) — Army helicopter pilots
  • Royal Blue (Badge: silver Air Force insignia) — Air Force
  • Royal Blue (Badge: golden harp with sword) — Military bands
  • Navy Blue (Badge: silver anchor and golden lion) — Navy, including coastal troops, except for Coastal Jägers
  • Dark Green (Badge: gold sea eagle's head) — Coastal Jägers

France

 
 
Chasseurs Alpins's distinct wide beret

The military beret originated in the French Army, in the form of the wide and floppy headdress worn by the Chasseurs Alpins (mountain light infantry) from their foundation in the early 1880s.[30] The practical uses of the beret were soon recognised and the Marine Infantry forming part of the Expeditionary Force sent in China in 1900 used berets as headwear[31] A tight-fitting version was subsequently adopted by French armoured troops towards the end of World War I. Between the wars, special fortress units raised to garrison the Maginot Line wore khaki berets as did the 13th Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion when it was created in 1940. The Vichy Milice of the War period wore a blue beret.

The beret in blue, red or green was a distinction respectively of the Metropolitan, Colonial and Legion paratrooper units during the Indochina and Algerian wars. In 1962 the beret in either light khaki or the colours specified above became the standard French Army headdress for ordinary use.[32]

With the exception of the Commandos Marine and the Fusiliers Marins, whose berets are worn pulled to the right, all other French military berets (army, air force and Gendarmerie) are pulled to the left with the badge worn over the right eye or temple. Also the military forces of the countries that have historical, colonial, or cooperative ties with France – such as Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sénégal, Togo, Tunisia – or have been trained by the French military wear their beret pulled left.

Gendarmerie personnel serving with the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR) – an EU crisis response and intervention force – wear the standard EUROGENDFOR royal blue beret and badge when so assigned.

Colour Wearer
       Wide beret, dark blue Chasseurs Alpins (the wide beret's nickname is the tarte (pie); it is also worn with a white cover (winter dress)).
Dark blue Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air; Troupes de Marine and all other army troops; Gendarmerie; Fusiliers Marins (pulled to the right)
Green
(Béret vert) 		Foreign Legion
Dark Green Commandos Marine (pulled to the right)
Red
(Béret rouge) 		Paratroopers: except:
Purple
(Béret amarante) 		1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine since 11 April 2017.
Azure blue French Army Light Aviation
Black Armoured regiments (régiments de chars de combat)
Brown 2nd Hussards Regiment
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

G

Gabon

Berets in Gabonese Army:

  • Dark red/rouge— Paratroopers
  • Light grey — Armoured troops
  • Green — Republican Guard
  • Green — Commandos Marine
  • Dark red — Army Medical Corps
  • Dark blue — other Army units

Germany

 
First Sergeant of the Panzerjäger with black beret 1989

The German Heer uses berets with different badges for every branch of service. The Luftwaffe and the Marine issue dark blue berets only to their ground or land combat units (called Luftwaffensicherungstruppe and Marineschutzkräfte) respectively. Berets are usually worn at special ceremonies and roll calls, although units with a special esprit de corps, especially armoured and mechanized infantry (Panzergrenadiere) battalions, wear their berets all the time. German berets are always pulled to the right, with the badge visible over the left temple.

Colour Wearer
Black Armoured units, including armoured reconnaissance
Green Infantry units, including Jägertruppe (light infantry), Panzergrenadiere (armoured infantry), army ceremonial guards (Wachbataillon des Heeres) and the now disbanded Panzerjäger (armoured anti-tank).
Note: The Panzerjäger started off with black berets but were moved into the Panzergrenadier branch. The last Panzerjägers wore green berets.
Navy blue Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Marine (Navy) infantry and Combat Divers, ceremonial guards; Offizieranwärterbataillon (Officer Candidate Battalions of the Army), multinational units (e.g. Eurocorps) CYBER Technology Units (CIR)
Cobalt blue Medical units
Maroon Airborne units (or units with substantial airborne components), including paratroopers, army aviation, Airmobile Operations Division (DLO; Division Luftbewegliche Operationen), and Division Special Forces (DSK; Division Spezielle Kräfte), including the KSK (Kommando Spezialkräfte)
Coral red Support units, including artillery, engineers, intelligence, psychological operations (Operative Information), anti-aircraft, supply, NBC protection, signals, electronic warfare, transport, topography, and military police (Feldjäger), 'Instandsetzung' Vehicle Maintenance
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Military bands wear the beret colour of their respective division (e.g. black in the 1st Panzerdivision).

Ghana

The beret colours worn by the Ghana Army are as follows:

  • Black — Armoured Corps, Artillery Corps
  • Dark Green — Airborne Force (ABF)
  • Red — Military Police
  • Dark Blue — All other Arms and Corps

Greece

The beret colours worn by the Hellenic Army are as follows:

  • Light blue — Presidential Guard
  • Black — Armoured Corps
  • Green — Special Forces (including Commandos, Marines and Parachute despatchers/riggers)
  • Dark red/maroon — Army Aviation
  • Bright red/scarlet — Airmobile troops
  • Dark Blue — All other Arms and Corps when in 8a, 8b and 8c Service Dress.
  • Red -71st Airmobile Brigade (PONDUS)

When in camouflage fatigues, the camouflaged cap is worn instead of the dark blue beret. The beret colours worn by the Hellenic Air Force are:

  • Blue-grey (same colours as RAF) — Air Force Underwater Operations Squadron
  • Dark red/Maroon — Air Force Special Operations Squadron

Guatemala

 
Kaibil special forces during training mission
  • Black - Parachute Brigade (Brigada Paracaidista)
  • Maroon - Kaibiles (Special Forces)

H

Hungary

History: the first beret-type cap (khaki colour, with black ribbon and "eagle" badge) was issued for Air Force enlisted personnel in 1930, but berets became popular in the 1970s, when reconnaissance troops (paratroopers) were issued with rifle green (or grass green) berets. Previously maroon beret was also experimented and even reversible (green to camo) "multi-purpose" berets were produced, but the standardization started on the 1975 military parade. In 1982 military secondary school students were issued with green berets too, while in 1987 River Force troopers received dark blue beret. After the collapse of the communism the beret as "mark of the elite trooper" received more and more popularity among soldiers. Light green (with border guard's badge) berets were issued for Border Guard reaction forces between 1990 and 2007. The berets of Hungarian forces were made first in "eastern-european style" (like worn by most Warsaw Pact armies), sewn together from 4 pieces. After 1993 "western style" one-piece berets were adopted.

Berets currently in Hungarian military:

  • Black (with tank troops' badge) — Armoured Units
  • Black (with - battalion number - numbered oak leaf badge) — Territorial Voluntary Reserve Forces
  • Black (with anchor badge) — River Forces
  • Scarlet red (with MP badge) — Military Police
  • Scarlet red (with artillery or AA badge) — Artillery, Anti-Aircraft Artillery
  • Rifle green (with paratroops badge) — Paratroopers, Long-range recons, Field recons
  • Rifle green (with engineer's badge) — Engineers
  • Rifle green (with infantry badge) — Infantry (only in foreign missions)
  • Dark brown (with infantry badge) — Guard Battalion Special Team (only in the 2000s, discontinued)
  • Tan (with special operation's badge) — 2nd "Vitéz Bertalan Árpád" Special Operations Brigade
  • Maroon (carmine red) (with LC badge) - Logistic Corps (issued in 2020)

Except these, mission-type berets were/are used in international peacekeeping missions (UN blue, EBECS yellow, MFO brick red etc.) worn. Beside the official versions different unofficial beret types, colours and badges are worn, for example Dark Blue berets by Signal Corps cadets etc.

I

Iceland

Icelandic armed services commonly use berets.

Colour Wearer
       Black Icelandic Coast Guard
Dark Blue Icelandic Crisis Response Unit

India

 
Indian Army Parachute Regiment

The beret is the standard headgear for the Various forces of Indian Armed Forces. Berets are worn by officers and Other ranks, apart from Sikhs, who wear turbans. The beret colours worn by the Indian Army are as follows:

Indonesia

 
An Indonesian Army soldier wearing a green beret with the Army insignia

The beret is the standard headgear of armed forces and police personnel in Indonesia. It is also worn by paramilitary and other uniformed services in the country such as the Fire Brigade, Search and Rescue, Scouts, civil militias (such as Banser) and civil paramilitary organizations. In the Military Services (Army, Navy and Air Force), the berets are dragged to the right (the insignia are worn on the left side), while in the Indonesian National Police force and Military Police Corps, the berets are dragged to the left (the insignia are worn on the right side). Both having its own meaning, dragged to the right meaning "ready for combat and defense" and dragged to the left meaning "ready for law enforcement and order". Military and Police services according to their beret colours which represent different units within the force are as shown below:

 
Personnel of the Search and Rescue unit, Mobile Brigade Corps of the Indonesian National Police wearing their dark blue beret

Iran

 
Commandos of 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade of Iran exercising
  • Dark Blue - Iranian Marines
  • Black - Iranian Army Airborne Forces, IRGC Commandos, and Police
  • Green - Iranian Army Special Forces (Rangers), Iranian Marines Special Forces, IRGC Special Forces
  • Tan - Iranian Army Commandos
  • Scarlet - Iranian Army Armored Crew personnel

Iraq

 
Iraqi Maroon Beret

The beret color system used for the different branches of the Iraqi military and security forces changed after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Beret colors currently (and formerly) worn by Iraqi forces are as follows:

  • Maroon — Army (formerly Special Republican Guards, Paratroops and/or Special Forces)
  • Khaki (olive green) — no longer used (formerly Logistics and Transport personnel)
  • Green — Special Forces (formerly Commandos and Thunder Paratroops)
  • Bright Red — Military Police
  • Black — Police (formerly Republican Guards and regular Army)
  • Blue — Air Force
  • Dark Blue - Iraqi Navy
  • Blue-Grey - no longer worn (formerly Iraqi Air Force)

Ireland

 
Irish Army berets in different colours.
 
Examples of the UN blue beret and Naval Service beret worn by Irish Defence Forces officers.

All Army personnel wear a common capbadge, a sunburst insignia with the letters "FF" inscribed above the left eye of the beret. The Irish Defence Forces cap badge for Officers in the Army has a more subdued appearance. Air Corps and Naval Service personnel wear their own cap badge on berets.

The beret colours worn by the Irish Defence Forces are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Black Army, Air Corps and Naval Service - Army personnel wear red patch behind cap badge
Red Military Police
Dark green Army Ranger Wing (special forces)
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

The beret colours worn by the Reserve Defence Forces are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Black Army Reserve - worn with red patch behind cap badge
Red Reserve Military Police - worn with dark green patch behind cap badge
Black Naval Service Reserve

Israel

Main article: Israel Defense Forces insignia
 
Israel Defense Forces - Paratrooper Brigade welcomes newest members

Israeli Defense Forces soldiers wear berets only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls, and in disciplinary situations such as courts martial and imprisonments. While they are not attending formal occasions, they must place the beret beneath the left epaulette. The Border Police, which are a unit of the civil police rather than the military IDF, wear their berets at most times. The beret colors are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Black Armor Corps
Light Brown Golani Brigade
Dark Grey Air Force
Maroon Paratroopers Brigade and SF units
Lime Green Nahal Brigade
Purple Givati Brigade
  Camouflage Kfir Brigade
  Desert Camouflage Co-ed and Border Protection Units
Khaki Combat Intelligence Corps
Turquoise Artillery Corps
Cyber blue Computer Service Directorate
Light Grey/ silver Engineering Corps
Bottle Green Directorate of Military Intelligence, Border Police
Blue Military Police
Orange Home Front Command
Olive Green General Corps
Dark Blue Navy

Italy

 
Italian Carabinieri parachutists in a military parade
 
A female soldier of the Italian Folgore Brigade.

Italian Army personnel used to wear a garrison cap alongside the combination cap, until the early 1970s when the garrison cap was replaced by the beret. Until the early 1980s the general Army colour for the beret was drab khaki, the black being reserved to armoured units. The colours presently used by the Italian Army are as follows:

  • Maroon — Paratroopers, Folgore Airborne Brigade;
  • Light blue — Army Aviation, 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment
  • Black — all other Army units (the Bersaglieri light infantry have royal blue beret strings, instead of black ones like the rest of the Italian Military)
  • Green — The Lagunari Serenissima amphibious infantry Regiment received 'Lagoon green' berets in 2011 after service in Afghanistan
  • Green Asparagus — Army Incursori Special Operations Forces

The Italian Navy uses the following berets:

The Italian Air Force uses the following berets:

Other Italian services that use berets:

J

Japan

All members in the Ground Self-Defense Force are authorized to wear wool rifle green berets - referred to as the "ベレー帽" (ベレーボウ　or bereebou) - as an optional head covering for dress, working and camouflage uniforms since 1992. However, it is normally considered a special dress item, worn for public relations events or parades. An embroidered goldwork cap badge representing the JGSDF logo identical to the one used on the service dress peaked cap is required by regulation to be affixed to the beret.

Jordan

The beret colours worn by the Jordanian Army are as follows:

  • Brown - Infantry
  • Maroon — Special Forces
  • Black — Armoured Corps
  • Green — Royal Guards
  • Dark Blue - Artillery
  • Sky-blue - Engineers
  • Red — Military police
  • Grey Blue - Air Force
  • Dark Blue - Navy

K

Kazakhstan

  • Light Blue - Paratroops
  • Maroon - National Guard - Internal security
  • Orange - Emergency Rescue Units
  • Navy Blue - Navy Units

Kenya

The beret colours worn by the Kenya Armed Forces are as follows:

  • Black — Armoured Corps
  • Green — Airborne Battalion
  • Red — Military police
  • Dark Blue - All other Arms and Corps including naval service
  • Blue Grey - Air Force

Kuwait

  • Green: Kuwait National Guard
  • Olive Green: National Guard Training Institute
  • Commando Green: 25th Commandos Brigade
  • Black: Army Ground Forces and Navy Forces
  • Police Black: Ministry of Interior and National Assembly Guard
  • Fire Black: Fire Force and Logistics Support
  • Dark Blue: General Fire Department (Former)
  • Red: Military Police
  • Maroon: Amiri Guard Authority
  • Commando Maroon: 67th Special Operations Battalion
  • Blue: Aviation
  • Air force Blue: Air Force
  • Light Blue: Fire Force Prevention Sector
  • Commando Blue: Special Forces
  • Khaki Tan: Military College

L

Latvia

The beret colours worn by the Latvian Army are as follows:

  • Olive-green — Special Tasks Unit
  • Red — Military police
  • Black - National Guard, Navy
  • Tan - Mechanized infantry brigade (army) from 18.11.2018
  • Blue - Air Force

Lebanon

All units, in the Lebanese Armed Forces wear berets when not in combat mode (Helmet), training camp (cap) or formal uniform (formal hat).

The Lebanese Army, unlike most militaries, wears the beret slanted (pulled down) on the left side as the Army emblem is positioned to the right aligned with the right eyebrow.

  • Green - The Intervention Regiments (SF)(6 Regiments)
  • Brown - Airborne Regiment (SF) (Al Moujawkal)
  • Red - Military Police
  • Black - All 11 army Brigades.
  • Maroon beret - Rangers Regiment Fawj al-Maghaweer (SF), Marine Commandos Maghāwīr al Baħr (SF)
  • Dark Blue — The Mobile Gendarmerie Unit in the Lebanese Internal Security Forces
  • Tan - The reconnaissance and intervention unit in the Lebanese General Security (al Rassed wal Tadakhol)

Lithuania

 
Lithuanian, Portuguese and U.S. service members stand in formation during a ceremony commemorating the 605th anniversary of the Lithuanian Land Forces’ inauguration in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 15, 2015.
  • Maroon — National Defence Volunteer Forces
  • Scarlet — Military Police
  • Green — All other forces excluding the Air Force and the Navy
  • Grey — (SOP- Specialiųjų operacijų pajėgos) SOF- Special operations force
  • Black — Engineers
  • Dark Blue - Anti Aircraft forces

M

Malaysia

 
Malaysian Armed Forces General Tan Sri Haji Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin with maroon beret during CARAT 2011 ceremony

The beret is the headgear of ground forces, air aviations and special forces in the Malaysian Armed Forces. The colours presently used are:

Royal Malaysian Navy
Colour Wearer
       Dark Blue Regular and reserve force personnel
Magenta PASKAL (Navy Special Forces)
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Colour Wearer
       Dark Blue Regular, reserve force and RMAF Provosts personnels
Sky Blue PASKAU (Air Force Special Forces)
Red Close Escort Team (VIP Protection)

Maldives

The beret colours worn by the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) are as follows:

  • Maroon — Special Forces
  • Red — Military Police
  • Green — Marines and other support units
  • Black — Parade Beret for Coast Guard

Mali

 
Malian security forces during a coup d'état in 2012. Foreground: a soldier of the National Guard. Right: A soldier of the Army (green béret). Second from the right: A police officer.

The beret colours worn by the Malian Armed Forces are as follows:

  • Red — Paratroopers.
  • Brown — National Guard.
  • Green — Infantry and other army units.
  • Dark blue — Air Force
  • Blue - Police

Mexico

 
Mexican Army Paratrroopers during the 2015 September 16 military parade in the Zócalo.

In the Mexican Army, the beret is worn by:

  • Green - Special Forces
  • Maroon — Paratroopers (formerly purple, circa 1980s)
  • Black — Presidential Guards Corps
  • Steel Grey — Armor
  • Brown - Airmobile Units

In the Mexican Navy:

  • Black — Paratroopers, Navy Special Forces.

Armed Forces wide, the blue beret with the UN arms is used by peacekeeping forces beginning in 2015–16, when Mexico sent armed forces personnel to UN peacekeeping operations.

Mongolia

 
Mongolian army soldiers in dark green beret

In 2002, new army uniforms were introduced to the Mongolian armed forces and along with new uniform design, dark green berets were issued to all personnel. According to the rules, all military berets are pushed to the right and displays a "Soyombo" symbol in middle of golden oak leaves in the right side.

Berets are worn by Mongolian Police since 1994. Police berets are different from the army beret in color and in shape, while it is pushed to the left while army berets are pushed to the right.

  • Dark green - All branches of Armed forces
  • Red - Internal troops.
  • Dark blue - National emergency troops (rescuers)
  • Black - Police unit (pushed to the left)
  • Light blue - UN peacekeepers (pushed to the right)

Morocco

The Moroccan military Uniform is inspired from the French Uniform, the berets are usually pulled to the left with the badge worn over the right eye or temple.

  • Lime Green - Armed Forces (Les Forces armees royales), including Paratroopers
  • Red - Royal Guard (La garde royale)
  • Blue - Royal Moroccan air force
  • Dark BLue - The Air Force and Security Forces
  • UN Blue - Moroccan-United Nations troops Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions
  • Brown - Moroccan Auxiliary troops

Mozambique

 
Mozambique Marines practice tactical movements during exercise Cutlass Express 2017

Presently, the following berets are in use by the Defense Armed Forces of Mozambique:

  • Brown — Army general use
  • Red — Commandos
  • Olive Green - Forcas Especiais (Special Forces)
  • Navy blue — Fuzileiros (Marines)

N

Namibia

Colour Wearer
       Black Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Logistics, Air Defence, Namibian Air Force, Namibian Navy, Namibian Marine Corps
Green Infantry
Dark Blue Personnel serving with Southern African Development Community missions
Maroon Namibian Special Forces
Red Military police
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Nepal

 
The Chief of Indian Army Staff, General Bikram Singh and the Nepalese Army Chief, General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana witnessing the combined training exercise, in Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand on September 30, 2013

Netherlands

 
Veterans Day 2014, Netherlands
 
Colonel Jelte Groen, commander of the Korps Commandotroepen

When the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces acquired new modernised uniforms (designed by the Dutch couturier Frans Molenaar) in 2000, the berets changed as well. Since 2004, soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Army have worn a petrol (blue-green) beret, whereas previously they wore brown.

The following colours are also used (before and after the modernisation):

Navy:

Army:

Note: The only Dutch military unit that do not wear a beret are the Gele Rijders (Horse Artillery), who wear a blue garrison cap with yellow trimming.

Air Force:

Military Police:

Other:

All regiments and services have their own distinctive colours. There are quite a lot, but the number of colours in the logistic services was reduced in 2001. This colour is shown in a patch of cloth behind the beret flash. The intendance (maroon), transport troops (blue), military administration (pink; hence the nickname 'Pink Mafia'), technical service (black), and medical troops and service (green) lost their colours and all now wear yellow patches. In 2010, the technical service and medical troops and services recovered their colors. The intendance and transport troops merched into one regiment with new colours (maroon with blue border) and the administration got the crimson color.

  • Infantry — Red, except:
    • Grenadier Guards — Red with blue border
    • Rifle Guards — Green with yellow border
    • Fusilier Guards — Orange with blue border
    • Regiment van Heutsz — Black with orange border
    • Limburg Rifles Regiment — Green with maroon border
  • Korps Commandotroepen — Black with dark green border
  • Cavalry (Armour) — Blue with white, red or orange border
  • Cavalry (Reconnaissance) — Blue with black border
  • Artillery — Black with red border
  • Engineers — Brown
  • Signals — Blue with white border
  • Logistics — Yellow (obsolete since 2010)
  • Legal Affairs — Black with white border
  • Psychological and Sociological Service — Red
  • Protestant Chaplains — Black
  • Catholic Chaplains — Blue
  • Jewish Chaplains — Black
  • Humanist Society Chaplains — Bright green
  • Hindu Chaplains — Bright blue
  • Troops in Initial Training — Red
  • Royal Military Academy Cadets — Red with yellow border
  • Physical Training Instructors — Blue
  • Technical Staff — Maroon

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Navy -

New Zealand Army -

Pre 2002 beret colours -

  • Khaki - Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
  • Green - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
  • Jet black - Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
  • Royal blue - Royal New Zealand Military Police
  • Red - Regular Force Cadet School
  • Rifle green - Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals
  • Grey - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
  • Cypress green - New Zealand Intelligence Corps
  • Sand or 'ecru'[38] - New Zealand Special Air Service
  • Dark blue - All other corps

Post 2002 beret colours -

  • Sand or 'ecru'[38] - New Zealand Special Air Service
  • Dark blue - Royal New Zealand Military Police
  • Rifle green - All other corps

Royal New Zealand Air Force -

The RNZAF does not currently wear berets except for;

  • Dark blue - Military police

Nicaragua

The Nicaraguan Armed Forces wear berets in the following colours:

Berets in Nicaraguan Army:

  • Green — Special Forces (COE)
  • Black - Generals of Staff's Protection VIP

Berets in Nicaraguan Navy:

  • Dark Blue — Special Naval Forces

Nigeria

  • Dark Green — infantry soldier
  • light red. - Military Police
  • Dark red. - medical
  • Dark blue. - Artillery
  • black .- engineering
  • white. - provost

Norway

 
Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, march to their staging position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, on November 18, 2014.

The Norwegian armed forces use the beret as a garrison cap, but some units (mostly armored vehicle personnel) also use it in the field. The Norwegian beret and all other headwear except those of the Navy and His Majesty The King's Guard always have the current king's cipher as a badge in gold (most of the army) or silver (the air force); currently this is a numeral 5 inside an H, for "Harald V". The navy has a crowned gold anchor for their enlisted personnel, a crowned gold anchor surrounded by a circle of rope for their petty officers, and a crowned golden anchor surrounded by leaved branches for officers. The colours used are:

The special operations units of the Navy wear the same berets as the rest of the navy. However they have a coloured patch behind the cap badge, the colour of which determines the unit:

O

Oman

The Royal Omani Armed Forces wears the beret as its standard headgear. Each color divisions are as follows:

 
HM the Sultan of Oman congratulating SSF personnel
Colour Wearer
       Black Royal Navy of Oman
Red Royal Army of Oman
Lavender Sultan's Special Force
Maroon Royal Guard of Oman
Blue Gray Royal Air Force of Oman
Brown Royal Omani Military Engineers
Dark Gray Royal Omani Police

P

Pakistan

Paraguay

The Paraguayan Armed Forces wear berets in the following colours:[39]

Berets in Paraguayan Army:

  • Green — Paratroopers
  • Dark Blue - Presidential Guard[40]

Berets in Paraguayan Navy:

Berets in Paraguayan Air Force:

  • Red - Air Force Infantry and Airborne personnel

Panama

Berets were widely worn by many units in the Panama Defense Forces (PDF) under Manuel Noriega. The PDF was abolished in February 1990, and with it all of the old military units stood down. Unique beret insignia were never approved, so units authorized to wear berets wore a combination of the approved shoulder insignia, as well as rank and qualification insignia (e.g. parachutist wings) on the berets. The following were being worn at the time of the 1989 invasion:

  • Black - 7th Infantry Company "Macho de Monte"; Comando Operacional de Fuerzas Expeciales (COFFEE - Special Forces Command)
  • Maroon - Battalion 2000; 2nd Airborne Infantry Company "Puma"; 3rd Infantry Company "Diablo Rojo"
  • Lime Green - 4th Infantry Company "Urraca"
  • Camouflage - 7th Infantry Company "Macho de Monte"; Comando Operacional de Fuerzas Expeciales (Cadre)

Philippines

Philippine Army
Color Wearer
       Army green Philippine Army Units, Special Operations Command
Olive drab Special Forces
Olive green Light Reaction Regiment
Black 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Army units assigned to the Presidential Security Group
UN Blue AFP personnel assigned to UN Peacekeeping Operations, Cadets of the Peacekeeping Operations Center
Philippine Air Force
Color Wearer
       Dark Blue Air Force Base Security personnel
  Camouflage Pararescue
Black 710th Special Operations Wing, Air Force units assigned to the Presidential Security Group

Poland

 
Polish Military Police officers wearing scarlet red berets

Black berets were introduced before World War II for tank and armoured car crews. During World War II, berets were widely adopted in the Polish Army on the Western Front, armored troops - black, airborne - grey, commando - green. After the war in the communist era, berets were worn only by armoured units (black), navy for field and work uniform (black), paratroopers (maroon), and marines (light blue). After 1990, the beret became the standard headgear in the Armed Forces of Republic of Poland. Around the year 2000 the design of the Polish Army Beret changed, the beret sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes, two at each side was changed to a smaller beret molded from one piece of material with no air holes. The following colours are in use:

Colour Wearer
       Black Armored troops, Navy, Military Unit Formoza (for field and work uniform)
Blue 7th Coastal Defense Brigade, Peacekeeping Missions Training Center
Brown Territorial Defence (discontinued)
Olive Green Territorial Defence (present)
Green Army general use
Dark Green Special Forces Command
Light Grey Military Unit GROM (JW GROM)
Steel Grey Air Force (no longer in use, replaced by camouflage side cap)
Maroon Paratroopers
Scarlet Red Military Police

Berets in other ministries:

Colour Wearer
       Black Border Guards Naval Units, Firefighters (for service dress)
Light Green Border Guards (no longer in use, replaced by camouflage cap)
Steel Grey Border Guards Air Units
Sapphire Government Protection Bureau (no longer in use) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Troops (disbanded)
Navy Blue Police anti-terrorist units (SPAP)

The black beret is also the distinctive headgear of World War II veterans, particularly Armia Krajowa veterans.

The dress code of the Polish armed forces states than when not worn on the head or kept in a locker the beret should be placed under the left shoulder loop. This practice was discontinued due to introducing new field uniform (wz. 2010) with rank insignia placed on chest.

Portugal

 
Portuguese Army badge, used in all Army berets when attached to a general army unit. The beret however remains the same colour of the original unit.

The beret was first introduced in the Portuguese Armed Forces in 1956, when the Air Force Paratroopers adopted the green beret. The Portuguese Army adopted the brown beret for its Caçadores Especiais special forces in 1960, generalizing its wear to all units in 1962.

The following colors of berets were or are still worn by the Portuguese Military and Paramilitary forces:

Colour Wearer
Army
Black Army general use
Moss/dry green Special Operations Troops (Rangers)
Red Commandos (worn unofficially by some units since 1966 and officially since 1974)
       Green Paratroopers
Navy
Blue Navy general use
Dark blue (Ferrete) Marine Corps
Air Force
Light blue Air Force Police
GNR – National Republican Guard (Portuguese Gendarmerie)
Dark green GNR general use
Beige GIPS (GNR rescue unit) until 2013 (still worn unofficially since then)
International
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions
Decommissioned
Brown Caçadores Especiais in 1960–1962, Army general use 1962-2019
Yellow Special Groups of Mozambique until 1975
Maroon Paratrooper Special Groups until 1975
  Camouflage Guinea 3rd and 5th Commando and native caçadores companies (unofficial) in 1966–1968, Flechas until 1975
White Volunteer Aerial Formations until 1975
Black Provincial organization of volunteers and civil defence until 1975
  •  

    Army black beret

  •  

    Army Special Operations Troops ( Rangers ) moss/dry green beret

  •  

    Army Commandos red beret

  •  

    Army Paratroopers green beret

  •  

    Navy Marines dark blue beret

  •  

    Air Force Police light blue beret

R

Rhodesia

 
Acting Lieutenant Nigel John Theron of 2 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry receives the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia in 1976

Zimbabwe-Rhodesia made changes to the army in 1979 and shortly after Zimbabwe disbanded all the regiments Rhodesian Security Forces in favour of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in 1979–1981.

Up to this point the Security Forces wore the beret as the primary working dress and service dress headgear. Like most countries formerly associated with the British Empire, Berets were coloured according to unit or service branch, with a distinctive regimental cap badge pinned above the left eye. The Rhodesian Security Forces were integrated into the new Zimbabwe Defence Forces in 1980.

Rhodesia introduced the brown beret as a new colour for specialist berets, for use of the Selous Scouts, which has since been used for specialist units in the Finnish and Brazilian forces, and with the New Zealand SAS

Rhodesian beret colours were as follows:

Colour Wearer
      Grey Grey Scouts
Brown Selous Scouts
Black Rhodesian Armoured Corps
Maroon Medical Corps
Beige Special Air Service
Scarlet Internal Affairs Ministry and the Rhodesian Military Police
Green Most infantry regiments, including the Rhodesian Regiment and the Rhodesian African Rifles
Tartan Green Rhodesian Light Infantry (from 1964, when they were designated a commando regiment)
Dark blue Generic - worn by all other units of the Army
Blue Grey Rhodesian Air Force parachute instructors
Bright Blue Psychological Operations

Like the United Kingdom, Rhodesia also used flashes and hackles behind cap badges on their berets, such as:

  • The blue, yellow and red shield on the medical corps beret.
  • The blue diamond flash on the military police beret
  • The red outline of the Rhodesian Artillery beret
  • The red tombstone of the Grey Scouts beret
  • The red diamond hacking of the Rhodesian Regiment beret (similar to that of the KRRC)
  • The Blue and White hackle of the 4th Battalion Rhodesian Regiment Beret.

Romania

 
Romanian special forces soldiers send commands to the a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a Raven UAV familiarization flight at the Romanian Land Forces facility in Buzau, Romania, June 2, 2011
Colour Wearer
       Black Anti-air Artillery and Missiles, Artillery, Military Automobile Troops (automobilişti militari), Tanks, Communication and Informatics structures, Engineers, Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) Defense and Naval Forces
Green Mountain Troops (or Mountain Hunters, Vânători de Munte), Special Operations Forces
Dark Blue Military Justice, Romanian Gendarmerie (Jandarmeria Română)
Maroon Paratroopers
Red Military Music
Dark red (bordeaux red) Military Medicine
Violet Military Logistics, or administration (intendenţă)
Light Grey Military Police
Light Blue Air Force and Radar Troops (radiolocaţie)
Dark brown Infantry

Russia

 
Russian Naval Infantry with their three-piece berets pulled left for a pass-in-review during the 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

The Soviet Union's beret color scheme detailed below (e.g. for airborne troops and naval infantry) remained in effect in post-1991 Russia. In the late 1990s the Russian Ministry of Extreme Situations introduced orange berets for its own troops.

In the Soviet Union berets were sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes, two at each side, worn with the service badge centered between the eyes and draped to the right in most circumstances. When appearing in public on parade, the berets were draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public.

In 2011 the Russian defence ministry authorised the wearing of berets by all non-naval military personnel as part of their field uniforms.

The current beret colour scheme is:

Colour Wearer
       Black Naval Infantry, OMON and SOBR units of the National Guard of Russia, FSB counter-terrorist units, Russian commando frogmen
Sky blue Airborne Troops general issue berets, Spetznaz units of the Russian Ground Forces (will often wear headwear of other units in the field to avoid identification)
Cornflower blue Special units of Federal Security Service, Federal Protective Service and Presidential Regiment
Light green Border Guard
Dark green Armed Forces reconnaissance units - soldiers are allowed to wear this beret after passing special tests
Olive Russian Ground Forces standard beret, Strategic Missile Troops, Aerospace Defence Forces, Air Force, Railway Troops, National Guard Forces Command
Orange Ministry of Emergency Situations general issue berets
Rust red (orig. Krapovyi) 604th Special Purpose Center, 7th OSN, 19th OSN of the National Guard Forces Command Spetsnaz - soldiers are allowed to wear this beret after passing special tests
Bright red Military Police (since 2010), Young Army Cadets National Movement

S

Saudi Arabia

 
Saudi military police

Senegal

  • Tan/sand - Bataillon de Parachutistes (Army Parachute Battalion)
  • Brown - Bataillon de Commandos (Army Commando Battalion)
  • Black - Detachment Forces Speciales (Special Forces Detachment)
  • Orange - Groupement Mobil d'Intervention (Mobile Intervention Group)
  • Blue - Legion de Gendarmerie d'Intervention (Gendarmerie Intervention Unit)
  • Green - Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Comandos (COFUMACO)(Navy Marine Commandos)

Serbia

 
Paratroopers from the 63rd Parachute Brigade wearing red berets.

The Serbian Armed Forces are wearing berets as their standard headdress.

Colour Wearer
       Olive Green Army
Green Recconaissance units of Army infantry battalions
Dark Blue River Flotilla
Cobalt Blue Air Force and Air Defence
Royal Blue Guard
Maroon 72nd Brigade for Special Operations
Red 63rd Parachute Brigade
Black Military Police

Singapore

 
A lieutenant from the Singapore Army, wearing the Dark Green Infantry beret as part of an older uniform standard.

The Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force have adopted the beret as their standard headdress. The different color divisions are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Olive Green Infantry Regiment (Previously Dark Green)
Black Armoured Regiment
Khaki Guards
Red (Crimson) Commandos
Red (Burgundy) Police Tactical Unit
Dark Blue Signals Formation, Artillery, Combat Engineers, Medical Corps, Transport and Logistics, Military Police, SAF Volunteer Corps, Navy, Singapore Police Force, Police Gurkha Contingent
Air Force Blue (Bluish Grey) Air Force
Grey Digital and Intelligence Service
Light Grey Public Transport Security Command
UN Blue UN Peacekeeping Force
Cream Protective Security Command

The berets are all adorned with the Singapore Armed Forces coat of arms, with the exception of the Air Force beret, Military Police beret, navy beret, Digital and Intelligence Service beret and police beret which are adorned with their respective cap-badge. Officers in the navy have a different cap-badge from the ratings. Officers of the rank of colonel and above have a different cap-badge.

 
An officer from Public Transport Security Command, wearing the Light Grey beret, surveys the high volume of foot traffic at City Hall MRT station.
  • National Cadet Corps (Land)- Green
  • National Cadet Corps (Air)- Blue
  • National Cadet Corps (Sea)- Black
  • National Police Cadet Corps- Dark Blue
  • National Civil Defence Cadet Corps- Black

All berets have the National Cadet Corps, National Police Cadet Corps or National Civil Defence Cadet Corps crest on the front.

Slovakia

Colour Wearer
       Black tank forces, army air defense
Green units of high readiness, immediately reaction battalion
Dark Blue military police
Maroon paratrooper units,5.regiment of special assignment(airborne)
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

Slovenia

  • Rifle Green - Special forces
  • Green — Military Police
  • Olive green - Signal units
  • Black - Armour units
  • Maroon - motorised infantry/Paratroopers
  • Dark blue — Navy units
  • Light blue — Air force
  • Grey - Mountain units
  • Sand - NBC units
  • Red - Guard unit

Somalia

 
Brigadier General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh wearing the Khaki Infantry Beret and rank slide

The Somali Armed Forces has the beret has the standard headgear since its inception in 1960. Each function within the security forces of Somalia has a unique colour.

Colour Wearer
       Black Logistics (Army), Navy
Blue Police
Red Presidential Guard (BD)
Khaki Infantry
Slate National Intelligence and Security Agency Special Forces
Green Custodial Corps
Navy Air Force
Maroon General Issue
Sky blue TURKSOM candidates and graduates

South Africa

The South African National Defence Force wears the beret as its standard headgear. The different color divisions are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Black Armour, Intelligence, Maritime Reaction Squadron(SA Navy)
Dark Green Infantry
Red Military Police
Dark Blue Artillery
Light blue Logistics
Olive Munnitions Corps
Light Maroon Military Health Services
Beige Signal Corps
Purple Chaplain Corps
Orange Human Resources, Mechanics
Maroon Parachute Infantry, Special Forces
UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions

The berets are all adorned with the unit's insignia. Some of the traditional units wear other headgear - for example, the Cape Town Highlanders Regiment and the band of the South African Military Health Service.

Outside of Army, the South African Military Health Service wear light maroon berets. The South African Special Forces Brigade which is a separate entity, not part of the army, also wear the Maroon beret which is traditional for parachute units in the western world.

South Korea

Berets are worn by members of the Republic of Korea Army and some elite units of the South Korean Military, including:

Other than these units, several secret commando units (mostly disbanded in the mid-1990s, among them the "Unit 684" which became infamous for its mutiny) formed to infiltrate North Korea during the Cold War days wore black berets and adorned them with the badges of individual units. Korean liaison soldiers serving in the U.S. Eighth Army (KATUSA) have also been wearing black berets along with American uniforms since that beret became a standard headgear of the U.S. Army in 2001.

South Vietnam

American advisers assigned to these units wore the berets.[42]

  • Red — Paratroopers
  • Green — Marines, LLDB
  • Maroon — Rangers
  • Black — Navy Junk Force
  • Black — Palace guards
  • Tan — political officers

Soviet Union

In the Soviet Union berets were sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes, two at each side, worn with the service badge centered between the eyes and draped to the right in most circumstances. When appearing in public on parade, the berets were draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public. Berets were worn only by:

Colour Wearer
       Black Naval infantry, tank troops (only for coveralls), OMON special militia units
Raspberry Airborne troops (till 1969, unofficially from 1963 with jump uniform only)
Sky blue Airborne troops (since 1969)
Green 103rd Airborne Division (while subordinate to Border Guards in 1989–91)
Rust red (orig. Krapovyi) MVD special troops (from end of the 1980s)
Blue Navy (WMF) - as a part of working and technical uniform for enlisted and petty officers (officially matrosy i starshiny in Russian)

During this period berets were also worn by female personnel of the Armed Forces for everyday and parade uniform. The colour of the beret corresponded with that of the main uniform (e.g. Army and Air Force everyday uniform - olive, Navy uniform - navy blue or white, Army parade uniform - sea green, Air Force parade uniform - dark blue).

Spain

 
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon (in blue beret of the Royal Guard) speaks with a Spanish engineer soldier about the capabilities of a bomb disposal robot during a visit to Spain's San Gregorio training area to meet with participants in exercise Interdict 12, Oct. 30.

The beret is used in the various armed forces of Spain. The colours used are:[43]

Colour Wearer
       Black Airborne Brigade (BRIPAC), Mechanized Division "Brunete", Air Force Police.
Maroon 1st King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment of AHQ.
Royal Blue Royal Guard, Army Helicopters (FAMET).
Ash Grey Cyber Defence Joint Command.[44]
Mustard Military Emergencies Unit (UME).
Red General Military Academy
Green Mountain Brigade (Jefatura de Tropas de Montaña).
Dark Green Special Operations units (MCOE, MOE, UOE, FNGE, EZAPAC).
Olive Spanish Army general issue berets.
Brown Military Police.
Tan BRILCAN (Brigada de Infantería Ligera Canarias XVI).
Grey BRILAT (Brigada de Infantería Ligera Galicia VII).

Sri Lanka

  • Maroon — Army Commando Regiment
  • Black — Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, Army Special Forces Regiment, Navy Special Boat Squadron, Air Force Regiment Special Force
  • Commando Green - , Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Military Intelligence Corps, Sri Lanka Army Women Corps, Sri Lanka Rifle Corps, Special Task Force
  • Green - Gajaba Regiment (Infantry)
  • Blue - Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, The Gemunu Watch (Infantry) & All Other Ranks of Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Light Infantry & all Service Corps
  • Khaki - All Officers of Sri Lanka Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Signals, Light Infantry, Service Corps, Corps Engineer Services, General Service Corps, Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Sri Lanka National Guard, Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps
  • Red - Military Police
  • Dark Blue - Sri Lanka Air Force

Sweden

 
Swedish Amphibious Corps soldier with green beret

The beret is used in the various armed forces of Sweden.

  • 2015 regulations:[45]
Color Wearer
       Dark blue Army unless otherwise stated, Air Force
Black Life Guards (infantry), I 19, P 4, P 7, P 18, MSS
Rifle green Life Guard (cavalry), I 19/AJB, LJG, SAFR, K 3, FMUndSäkC
Commando green Swedish Amphibious Corps
Maroon Parachute Rangers in the 32nd Intelligence Battalion and FskE/SFE
Khaki Home Guard
Scarlet Life Guards (musicians)
UN blue Military personnel in UN service
Yellow EU monitors etc.
Bright blue Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing
Olive green SOG, FM SOF according to the CO of the Special Forces Command
  • 2009 regulations:[46]
Color Wearer
       Dark blue Generals in the army and amphibious corps, personnel in the organizational unit that have not assigned another beret color except the navy's naval unit (fleet)
Black Life Guards (infantry), I 19, P 4, P 7 and MSS
Rifle green Life Guard (cavalry), K 3, I 19/AJB (193th Ranger Btn), LJG, SAFR and FMUndSäkC
Commando green Amf 1
Maroon Parachute Ranger Company in the 32nd Intelligence Battalion
Khaki Home Guard
Scarlet Life Guards (musicians)
UN blue Military personnel in UN service
Yellow EU monitors etc.
Bright blue Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing
Olive green Special Operations Group (SOG) and the Special Forces Command

Sudan

The beret is worn by all police and military personnel.

  • Maroon - Paratroops
  • Pink - special police

Switzerland

Since 1995, when it replaced the grey side cap, the beret is worn with the dress uniform and with the personally issued battle dress uniform by all Swiss soldiers. In training, a black beret (without insignia) is worn by mechanised units, otherwise a camouflage-coloured field cap is worn instead.

The colours used are:[47]

  • Black — armoured and mechanised units; signals and headquarters troops; NBC specialists; intelligence, military justice and general staff personnel
  • Green — infantry, musicians
  • Red — artillery
  • Deep blue — Air Force
  • Blue — medical personnel
  • Dark red — logistics troops
  • Grey — military police
  • Light blue — troops on UN missions
  • Tan (Sand) - Special Operation Forces

T

Thailand

The beret is used in the various armed forces of Thailand. The colours used are:

  • Maroon — Airborne units, 1st Special Warfare Division, 31st Ranger Regiment
  • Khaki green — Army Reserve Force Students
  • Black — all other Army units, Air Force, Thahan Phran(Army Paramilitary), Airborne Police units, Border Patrol Police (BPP)
  • Camouflage — Royal Thai Marine Recon, Marine Paramilitary and Navy SEALs
  • Navy Blue - Volunteer Defense Corps (VDC) Part of Department Of Provincial Administration (DOPA), Ministry of Interior
  • Scarlet - Speciel Operation of Royal Thai Air Force (Commando)
  • UN Blue - Personnel serving with the United Nations on peacekeeping missions

The black beret is also worn by ordinary police in certain situations.

Togo

The beret colours worn by the Togolese Army are as follows:

  • Black — Armoured Corps.
  • Maroon — Para-Commando Regiment.
  • Green — Presidential Guard Commando Regiment.
  • Dark Blue - All other Arms and Corps

Turkey

The beret is used in the various armed forces of Turkey. The colours used are:[41]

U

Ukraine

 
Ukrainian paratrooper wearing maroon beret
 
Ukrainian naval infantryman in black beret

The beret is used in the various armed forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces formerly wore a Soviet style beret sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes, two at each side. This was changed to a smaller beret moulded from one piece of material with no air holes. The colours are:

Colour Wearer
Green Ukrainian Ground Forces general issue, including Mechanized Infantry
Maroon Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, formerly wore light blue
Sea green Ukrainian Naval Infantry
Black Ukrainian Navy (Mechanized)[48]
Steel Grey Special Operation Forces


United Arab Emirates

The Armed Forces of the UAE and National Service use berets with distinct colours to display the specific branch of the armed forces. All berets displays the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces emblem.[49]

Emirati military personnel may also choose to wear military camo coloured ghutra in a turban fashion in keeping with traditional Arabic attire.

The colours are as follows:

Colour Wearer
       Blue United Arab Emirates Navy
Green Military recruit
Red Military police
Sky Blue United Arab Emirates Air Force
Maroon Presidential Guard
Tan United Arab Emirates Army and Medical Corps.

United Kingdom

See also: Cap badge § British armed forces
 
Bermuda Regiment recruits wear generic dark blue berets.

The British Army beret dates back to 1918 when the French 70th Chasseurs alpins were training with the British Tank Corps. The Chasseurs alpins wore a distinctive large beret and Major-General Sir Hugh Elles, the TC's Colonel, realised this style of headdress would be a practical option for his tank crews, forced to work in a reduced space. He thought, however, that the Chasseur beret was "too sloppy" and the Basque-style beret of the French tank crews was "too skimpy", so a compromise based on the Scottish tam o'shanter was designed and submitted for the approval of George V in November 1923. It was adopted in March 1924.

During the Second World War, the use of the black beret was extended to all the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1940. The maroon beret was adopted by British airborne forces in 1941 and the green beret by the Commandos in late 1942. A khaki beret was worn by the Reconnaissance Corps from 1941 until 1944,[50] and the Royal Air Force Regiment adopted a blue-grey beret in 1943.[51] Later in the war, a rather baggier beret-like hat, called the General Service Cap, was issued to all ranks of the British Army (with RAC, parachute, commando, Scottish and Irish units excepted), to replace the earlier Field Service Cap. The GS Cap was not popular, and after the war was replaced with a true beret.[52]

Today, English and Welsh military units wear a beret (the Royal Regiment of Scotland, Royal Irish Regiment and London Irish, wear the tam o'shanter and the caubeen respectively, the Scots Guards and Irish Guards, however, wear berets). Many of these berets are in distinctive colours and all are worn with the cap badge of the service, regiment or corps. The cap badge for all services in the UK is usually worn directly over the left eye.

 
Royal Military Police, 1984
 
A soldier of the Parachute Regiment wearing the maroon beret.
 
The pale "Cambridge blue" berets of the Army Air Corps in London, 2006.
 
 
Royal Marine berets; Blue berets with red cap badge backing are worn by personnel who are not commando-qualified, while green berets without any cap badge backing are worn by personnel with commando qualification.
 
An officer of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (on the right), showing the coloured backing patch behind the regimental cap badge.
Beret colours

The colours are as follows:

Color Wearer
       Khaki Foot Guards, Honourable Artillery Company, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, Royal Anglian Regiment, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Royal Welsh, Yorkshire Regiment, Mercian Regiment, 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery Royal Artillery[53]
Light grey Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Dark grey Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
Brown King's Royal Hussars, Royal Wessex Yeomanry
Black Royal Tank Regiment, C&S (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron, Royal Yeomanry
Rifle green The Rifles, Royal Gurkha Rifles, The Royal Dragoon Guards, Small Arms School Corps, 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Maroon Parachute Regiment, All ranks serving with 16 Air Assault Brigade
Beige Special Air Service including attached troops who are not SAS-qualified (a white beret was briefly worn on formation of the regiment in 1942 and a maroon beret from 1944 to 1956)
Emerald grey Special Reconnaissance Regiment[citation needed]
Cambridge blue Army Air Corps, 47 Regiment Royal Artillery, some elements of Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers,[54][55] any army personnel serving in an aviation unit.[56]
Cypress green Intelligence Corps
Scarlet Royal Military Police
Green Adjutant General's Corps (except Royal Military Police, who wear scarlet; Army Legal Services Branch, who wear black; and Military Provost Guard Service, and Educational and Training Services branch, who wear navy blue), Military Provost Guard Service
Dark blue Generic: worn by all other Army units (except Scottish and Irish line infantry regiments), Royal Navy, Royal Marines who are not commando-qualified who include recruits in training, musicians and instructors of the affiliated cadet organisations.[57] (and who wear the Royal Marines cap badge with red backing). Also worn by Sea Cadets, including Royal Marines Cadets.
Commando green Commando-qualified Royal Marines, Commando-qualified personnel of all services serving in 3 Commando Brigade, Special Boat Service
RAF blue grey Royal Air Force (including RAF Regiment) and Air Cadets (Combined Cadet Force and Air Training Corps[58])
UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on peacekeeping missions

General rule for wearing a British Army berets taught at training depots is to shape the head dress back and to the right for the material and to have the leather band level around the head with the cap badge two fingers above the left eye. Scottish Infantry have different rules for the Tamo'shanter with the cap badge worn on the left side of the head.

Other adornments

Some regiments and corps wear a coloured backing behind the cap badge. These include:

Members of the Royal Tank Regiment, 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery Royal Artillery,[59] Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Army Air Corps, Parachute Regiment, SAS and Intelligence Corps wear berets in Nos 1, 2, 3 and 6, Dress. Other English and Welsh Regiments and Corps wear peaked caps in these orders of dress.[60] Troops from other services, regiments or corps on attachment to units with distinctive coloured berets often wear those berets (with their own cap badge). Colonels, brigadiers and generals usually continue to wear the beret of the regiment or corps to which they used to belong with the cap badge distinctive to their rank.

Old units

Former regiments and corps, now amalgamated:

United States

 
Army Special Forces soldiers wearing green berets at remembrance ceremony
 
Army soldiers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade wearing brown berets at activation ceremony
 
An Army NCO from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington wearing black beret
 
An Army officer from the 75th Ranger Regiment wearing tan beret
 
An Army officer from the 82nd Airborne Division wearing maroon beret at a Army Birthday celebration
 
An Air Force Special Tactics Officer and TACP NCO wearing their scarlet and black berets, respectively
 
An Air Force Security Forces airman wearing dark-blue beret on guard
 
An Air Force SERE Specialist wearing sage-green beret
 
Air Force Combat Aviation Advisors wearing brown berets
 
Then CMSgt Ramón Colón-López wearing maroon beret
 
An Air Force SOWT—redesignated Special Reconnaissance—wearing grey beret

Berets were originally worn by select forces in the United States Army. The first were worn during World War II, when a battalion of the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment were presented maroon berets by their British counterparts.[61] Though unofficial at first, the green beret of the US Army Special Forces was formally adopted in 1961. Maroon airborne and black US Army Ranger berets were formally authorized in the 1970s.

"D" Troop 17th Cavalry were authorized a maroon beret in Vietnam.[62]

After the Vietnam War, morale in the US Army waned. In response, from 1973 through 1979 HQDA permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing uniform distinctions, however these distinctions were only allowed to be worn on the post. Consequently, many units embraced various colored berets, for example Armor and Armored Cavalry units often adopted the black beret. Similarly many other units embraced various colored berets in an attempt to improve dwindling morale. In particular, the First Cavalry Division assigned various colored berets to its three pronged TRICAP approach. In this implementation, Armored Cavalry, Airmobile Infantry units, Air Cavalry units, Division Artillery units, and Division Support units all wore different colored berets, including black, light blue, kelly green, and red. The 101st Airborne Division was authorised a dark blue beret.

In 1975 all female soldiers of the Women's Army Corps were authorized to wear a black beret variant as standard headgear for the service uniform.[63]

In 1975 the 172nd Light Infantry Brigade at Fort Richardson & Fort Wainwright, Alaska wore Olive Drab Berets.

In 2001, Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki ordered the black beret worn as standard headgear army-wide, a controversial decision because it was previously reserved for the Rangers. The Rangers were then authorized to wear a tan beret, exclusive to them. The decision was implemented in hopes of boosting morale among conventional units. However, many soldiers began complaining that the new black beret was not practical with the utility uniform. In June 2011, Army Secretary John McHugh, acting on the recommendations made by Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey and Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, once again chose the traditional patrol cap to be worn with the utility uniform. The black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander's discretion for special ceremonies. The beret remains part of the Army's dress uniform for all units.

United States Army berets now use the following distinctive colors:

US Army
Color Wearer
Black Worn by all soldiers with the Army Service Uniform as standard headgear (The patrol cap is the standard headgear with utility uniforms such as the ACUs; however, the black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander discretions.[64])
Rifle green Special Forces qualified soldiers
Tan Soldiers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade (Soldiers that have served one consecutive year in the regiment and are assigned to a USASOC component may continue to wear the Tan Beret.)
Maroon Soldiers assigned to Airborne/Parachute units
Brown Soldiers assigned to the Security Force Assistance Command and its subordinate units
Dark Grey Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadets[65]

Special Forces, Ranger, and Airborne unit berets sport distinctive organizational flashes. All other units use a standard pale blue flash bordered with 13 white stars. Officers wear their rank insignia within the flash, while enlisted ranks wear their distinctive unit insignia.

US Air Force
Color Wearer
Black Airmen assigned to the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), and Air Force JROTC cadets.[66]
Maroon Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers
Scarlet Combat Controllers and Special Tactics Officers
Pewter Grey Special Reconnaissance and Weather Parachutist[67] qualified airmen. Formerly CWT and SOWT.
Dark Blue Airmen assigned to the Security Forces, United States Air Force Academy First-Class cadets, Basic Cadet Training cadre, and second color for Air Force JROTC cadets[66]
Sage Green Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Specialists
Brown Airmen assigned to units designated as Combat Aviation Advisors[68]
White Third color for Air Force JROTC cadets[66]

In the United States Navy, female officers and sailors were allowed to wear black berets instead of a combination hat or garrison cap while in service uniforms until 2016. The black berets were phased out in October of that year due to a lack of widespread use and a desire by the U.S. Navy to make its uniforms more unisex in appearance. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy created special boat teams, unofficially dubbed the brown-water navy, to patrol coastlines, estuaries and rivers. Naval personnel assigned to these teams wore black berets as part of their uniform, as portrayed in the movie Apocalypse Now.[69] U.S. Navy SEAL teams serving in Vietnam wore camouflage berets in the field, the only beret somewhat standardized in the SEALs.

Uruguay

  • Military
    • Grey - Army 14th Parachute Battalion
    • Green - Army 13th Armor Battalion (Combined Arms)
  • Police
    • Black - Police Coraceros Regiment

V

Vatican State

 
A member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard with beret and halberd

The Pontifical Swiss Guard wears large black berets.

Venezuela

Berets are worn by some units in the Venezuelan National Armed Forces, with distinctive colors for some units or functions. The beret colours are as follows:

Colour Wearer
Venezuelan Army
       Black Venezuelan Army general issue berets; included, the comandos (Army special forces units).
Green Army Counter-insurgency troops (caribes).
Red 311th Infantry Battalion "Simon Bolivar" (Army). Wears the red beret as the first and oldest active infantry battalion of the Army.
Red 42nd Airborne Brigade (Army).
Dark blue Army Headquarters and Security Group (Lieutenant General Daniel Florencio O'Leary Headquarters Battalion).
Venezuelan Navy
       Black Venezuelan Marine Corps general issue berets (since 2009).
Venezuelan Air Force
Blue Venezuelan Air Force Infantry units (Infantería Aérea) and Air Force Police personnel.
Black 20nd[clarification needed] Special Forces Group (since 2016).[70][71][72]
Venezuelan National Guard
       Maroon Venezuelan National Guard general issue berets.
Berets in inter-service units
Red Presidential Honor Guard Brigade (armed forces joint unit).
Red Armed Forces General Headquarters (Minister Of Defence troops (Caracas Battalion), armed forces joint unit).

Note: Before the conversion to the red berets, the Caracas Battalion wore dark blue berets similar to those used by the O'Leary Battalion.

Note: Bolivarian National Police general issue red berets (since 2017).

Vietnam

Berets used by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People's Navy are:

  • Blue - Enlisted Seamen
  • Black - Officers and NCOs
  • Dark Blue - Marine Commandos and Naval Infantrymen

During the celebration of the 40th Reunification Day, the People's Army of Vietnam presented new models of berets:

  • Green and camouflaged berets are worn by Infantry Reconnaissance troopers and Ground Commandos respectively.
  • Red berets are worn by Airborne Forces.

Army's servicemen served within the United Nations will bear the UN blue beret.

Y

Yemen

 
Rear Admiral Abdul Karim Yahya Muharram, Former Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Navy, wearing his black beret.

Berets are worn as standard headgear in the Yemeni Armed Forces, with most beret colors inherited from the South Yemeni armed forces.

Colour Wearer
       Black Yemeni Navy
       Dark Blue Yemeni Police Force
       Red Yemeni Military Police
       Sky blue Yemeni UN Peacekeeper Force
       Green Yemeni Armour Corps
       Blue-Grey Yemeni Air Force
       Maroon Yemeni Republican Guard

Z

Zambia

  • Black - Armoured troops
  • Green – Zambia rifles (Infantry)
  • Maroon - Paracommando
  • Scarlet - Military police
  • Dark Blue - worn by all other Army units
  • Khaki - colonels and general officers with combat uniform
  • Grey-blue - Air Force personnel
  • Khaki-Black – Zambia National Service personnel

Zimbabwe

  • Green — Infantry
  • Black — Armoured Regiment
  • Maroon — Parachute Battalion
  • Tartan Green - Commando Battalion
  • Tan - Special Air Service
  • Yellow — Presidential Guard
  • Cherry Red — Military Police
  • Blue-grey — Zimbabwe Air Force
  • Dark Blue — All other units

International forces

See also: Cap_badge § International_forces

United Nations

 
UN blue beret.
Colour Wearer
UN Blue Military personnel of any country serving with the United Nations peacekeeping forces.

Multinational Force and Observers

 
A Canadian Army officer and U.S. Army soldier wearing the MFO beret
Colour Wearer
Terracotta Military personnel of any country serving with the Multinational Force and Observers wear a terracotta-colored beret or bush hat in lieu of their normal headgear.

African Union

 
Officers wearing the African Union beret.
Colour Wearer
Green Military personnel of any country serving with the African Union peacekeeping forces wore a green-colored beret.[73] The AU peacekeeping forces have since been turned over to UN administration and swapped their berets for UN light blue ones.[74][75]

Camouflage berets

 
A U.S. Navy SEAL in Vietnam with a camouflage beret

A camouflage beret is intended for use on the battlefield when wearing combat fatigues. They are mostly issued to the likes of special forces, particularly in jungle warfare operations.

History

 
Students of the Polish high school in Casarano, Italy wearing the Cap, General Service.

Camouflage berets possibly originate from the General Service cap "Cap, General Service" issued to the British Army in a Khaki material before the introduction of berets. It was first introduced under "Army Council Instruction 1407" of September 1943. This cap was designed to replace the "Field Service cap" or "FS Cap" that had been worn since the outbreak of war. These caps were issued in priority to units serving overseas. UK based units got theirs later on. It was at first unpopular due to its over large appearance. This cap was not a beret. It was made from several pieces of drab cloth material, whereas a beret was a one piece item. It was based on the Scottish balmoral bonnet in design. First issues were made from the same gaberdine cloth as the old "FS" cap. Badges worn on it were the conventional officers' bronze, and ORs' badges in both plastic and metal. Units which had special distinctions could still wear these on the "GS" cap. The General Service cap was worn by regulation one inch above the eyebrows, with the badge over the left eye and the cap pulled down to the right. But many wartime photos will show it worn pushed back on the head, which seemed to be a fashion with many soldiers late in the war.

Officers could only obtain the cap upon repayment to the RAOC. They were not allowed to buy the cap until their unit had been issued with it wholesale. Higher ranking officers often got away with wearing a khaki beret, which was against regulations. Fashion conscious ORs would also risk punishment from NCOs/officers buying one of these for "walking out".

Not exactly camouflage, but an early example is the Jungle Beret issued to the Australian Army during WW2.[76][77][78]

Users

  •   Argentina - Jungle Troops (Brigada de Monte XII "General Manuel Obligado")[79]
  •   Bolivia - Special Forces "Bolivian Condors"
  •   Brazil - Jungle Troops
  •   China - During the 80s, camo berets were issued to some of the recon forces of PLA. It has no cap badge on it.
  •   Denmark - Naval Infantry, Armoured forces of Bornholm (Bornholms Værn's Marineinfantery) Disbanded
  •   Ecuador - IWIA (indigenous tribal members unit) forces
  •   Israel - Kfir Brigade (Urban Combat)
  •   Paraguay - Special Naval Forces
  •   Panama - 7th Infantry Company "Macho de Monte"; Comando Operacional de Fuerzas Expeciales (Cadre)
  •   Philippines - Philippine Air Force pararescue
  •   Portugal - "Flechas" and Guinea 3rd Commando Company
  •   South Africa - 32 Buffalo Battalion and 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
  •   South Korea - Army armoured units
  •   Thailand - Royal Thai Marine Corps and Navy SEALs

See also

  • Uniform beret, for the use of berets as uniform headgear outside the military

Military berets by color:

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Troops began wearing berets as a part of the headgear of military uniforms in some European countries during the 19th century since the mid 20th century they have become a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world Military berets are usually pushed to the right to free the shoulder that bears the rifle on most soldiers but the armies of some countries mostly within Europe South America and Asia have influenced the push to the left A Ukrainian military cadet in a light blue beret In many countries berets have become associated with elite units who often wear berets in specific colours For instance the maroon beret is mostly traditional headgear for airborne forces around the world with a few exceptions for example the Russian Airborne Troops who wear a sky blue beret and the Portuguese Paratroopers who wear a green beret Contents 1 History 2 By country 2 1 A 2 1 1 Afghanistan 2 1 2 Algeria 2 1 3 Angola 2 1 4 Argentina 2 1 5 Armenia 2 1 6 Australia 2 1 7 Austria 2 1 8 Azerbaijan 2 2 B 2 2 1 Bahrain 2 2 2 Bangladesh 2 2 3 Belgium 2 2 4 Benin 2 2 5 Bolivia 2 2 6 Brazil 2 2 7 Bulgaria 2 3 C 2 3 1 Cambodia 2 3 2 Cameroon 2 3 3 Canada 2 3 4 Chile 2 3 5 China 2 3 6 Colombia 2 3 7 Croatia 2 3 8 Cuba 2 3 9 Czech Republic 2 4 D 2 4 1 Denmark 2 5 E 2 5 1 Ecuador 2 5 2 Egypt 2 5 3 Eritrea 2 5 4 Estonia 2 6 F 2 6 1 Finland 2 6 2 France 2 7 G 2 7 1 Gabon 2 7 2 Germany 2 7 3 Ghana 2 7 4 Greece 2 7 5 Guatemala 2 8 H 2 8 1 Hungary 2 9 I 2 9 1 Iceland 2 9 2 India 2 9 3 Indonesia 2 9 4 Iran 2 9 5 Iraq 2 9 6 Ireland 2 9 7 Israel 2 9 8 Italy 2 10 J 2 10 1 Japan 2 10 2 Jordan 2 11 K 2 11 1 Kazakhstan 2 11 2 Kenya 2 11 3 Kuwait 2 12 L 2 12 1 Latvia 2 12 2 Lebanon 2 12 3 Lithuania 2 13 M 2 13 1 Malaysia 2 13 2 Maldives 2 13 3 Mali 2 13 4 Mexico 2 13 5 Mongolia 2 13 6 Morocco 2 13 7 Mozambique 2 14 N 2 14 1 Namibia 2 14 2 Nepal 2 14 3 Netherlands 2 14 4 New Zealand 2 14 5 Nicaragua 2 14 6 Nigeria 2 14 7 Norway 2 15 O 2 15 1 Oman 2 16 P 2 16 1 Pakistan 2 16 2 Paraguay 2 16 3 Panama 2 16 4 Philippines 2 16 5 Poland 2 16 6 Portugal 2 17 R 2 17 1 Rhodesia 2 17 2 Romania 2 17 3 Russia 2 18 S 2 18 1 Saudi Arabia 2 18 2 Senegal 2 18 3 Serbia 2 18 4 Singapore 2 18 5 Slovakia 2 18 6 Slovenia 2 18 7 Somalia 2 18 8 South Africa 2 18 9 South Korea 2 18 10 South Vietnam 2 18 11 Soviet Union 2 18 12 Spain 2 18 13 Sri Lanka 2 18 14 Sweden 2 18 15 Sudan 2 18 16 Switzerland 2 19 T 2 19 1 Thailand 2 19 2 Togo 2 19 3 Turkey 2 20 U 2 20 1 Ukraine 2 20 2 United Arab Emirates 2 20 3 United Kingdom 2 20 3 1 Beret colours 2 20 3 2 Other adornments 2 20 3 3 Old units 2 20 4 United States 2 20 5 Uruguay 2 21 V 2 21 1 Vatican State 2 21 2 Venezuela 2 21 3 Vietnam 2 22 Y 2 22 1 Yemen 2 23 Z 2 23 1 Zambia 2 23 2 Zimbabwe 3 International forces 3 1 United Nations 3 2 Multinational Force and Observers 3 3 African Union 4 Camouflage berets 4 1 History 4 2 Users 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory Edit Spanish General Tomas de Zumalacarregui with his red beret in 1845 The use of beret like headgear as a civilian headdress dates back hundreds of years an early example being the Scottish Blue Bonnet which became a de facto symbol of Scottish Jacobite forces in the 16th and 17th centuries Berets themselves were first used as a military headdress in the 1830s during the First Carlist War in Spain where they were said to have been imported from the South of France by Liberal forces but were made famous by the opposing General Tomas de Zumalacarregui who sported a white or red beret with a long tassel which came to be an emblem of the Carlist cause 1 A French chasseur alpin in World War I with their distinctive large beret The French Chasseurs alpins created in the early 1880s were the first regular unit to wear the military beret as a standard headgear 2 These mountain troops were issued with a uniform which included several features which were innovative for the time notably the large and floppy blue beret which they still retain 3 This was so unfamiliar a fashion outside France that it had to be described in the Encyclopaedia Britannica of 1911 as a soft cap or tam o shanter 4 Berets have features that make them attractive to the military they are cheap easy to make in large numbers can be manufactured in a wide range of colors encouraging esprit de corps can be rolled up and stuffed into a pocket or beneath the shirt epaulette without damage and can be worn with headphones 5 The beret was found particularly practical as a uniform for armored vehicle crews the British Royal Tank Regiment adopted a black beret which would not show oil stains and was officially approved in 1924 6 German Panzertruppen also adopted a black beret or Schutzmutze in 1934 which included a rubber skull cap as head protection inside 7 British soldiers of the Parachute Regiment wearing their distinctive maroon berets in 1944 The wearing of berets of distinctive colors by elite special forces originated with the British Parachute Regiment whose maroon beret was officially approved in July 1942 8 followed by the Commando Forces whose green beret was approved in October of that year 9 The United States Army Special Forces adopted a darker green beret in 1955 although it was not officially approved until 1961 10 By country EditA Edit Afghanistan Edit Afghan Generals Honor Newly Graduated Commandos Most berets were used by senior enlisted personnel and officers Colour Wearer Forest Green Afghan Armed Forces Maroon Commandos Tan Special Forces Cerulean Afghan National PoliceAlgeria Edit Light green berets are used by para commando units Angola Edit In the Angola Armed Forces the following berets are in use Colour Wearer Green Paraquedistas paratroopers Brown Army general useBlack Navy and Fuzileiros Navais marines Red CommandosMedium blue Air forceArgentina Edit Commando armed with Colt submachine gunBerets are worn by some units in the Argentine Armed Forces 11 12 with distinctive colors for some units or functions The beret colours are as follows Argentine Army Colour Wearer Dark Green Commandos Black Armor amp mechanized infantry troops Scarlet Paratroops Claret 601 Air Assault Regiment Tan Mountain troops Dark Blue Army aviation Brown Amphibious engineers Olive green All other army unitsArgentine Navy Colour Wearer Dark Green Amphibious Commandos Group Black Naval Infantry Command in the windy southern regions Brown Navy Tactical Divers GroupArgentine Air Force Gendarmerie amp others Colour Wearer Dark Blue Air Force Special Operations group Dark Green Gendermarie Orange Instituto Antartico Argentino UN blue United Nations operationsArmenia Edit Armenian Airborne ForcesThe Armed Forces continue to wear Soviet style pieced fabric berets which are draped to the right in most circumstances When appearing in public on parade the berets are draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public Light blue Airborne Forces Peacekeeping Forces Black Police Troops Wine red Police Special Troops Bright Green Border GuardsAustralia Edit In all service branches the beret is bashed to the right and a badge or insignia is worn above the left eye In the army all units can wear them with certain units wearing unique ones 13 In the navy the beret is an optional item 14 and in the air force it is only worn by certain units 15 Australian and US paratroopers exchange wings during Talisman Sabre 2011 Australian Army Colour Wearer Dark blue All members of the army who are not eligible to wear a specific one Black Royal Australian Armoured Corps Rifle green Royal Australian Regiment Light blue Australian Army Aviation Scarlet Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Dull cherry Parachute qualified personnel posted to No 176 Air Dispatch Squadron Air Movements Training and Development Unit Australian Defence Force Parachuting School and other parachute riggers Sherwood green 1st Commando Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment Fawn Special Air Service Regiment Slate grey Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps unless posted to an armoured or aviation unit UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations Terracotta Appointments to the Multinational Force and ObserversRoyal Australian Air Force Colour Wearer Dark blue No 1 Security Forces Squadron RAAF No 2 Security Forces Squadron RAAF and No 3 Security Forces Squadron RAAF personnel with the exception of explosive ordnance disposal technicians 16 Aircraft grey B Flight No 4 Squadron 15 Royal Australian Navy Colour Wearer Navy blue Optional for all naval personnelAustria Edit Austrian green beret with silver coat of arms The Austrian coat of arms is worn on the left side of the beret officers in gold NCOs in silver enlisted personnel as well as conscripts in dark grey An exception are members of the special forces Jagdkommando after successfully completing the Basic Special Forces Course Jagdkommandogrundkurs they wear the Special Forces Badge Jagdkommandoabzeichen instead of the coat of arms on their berets Colour Wearer Green Infantry various other units Black Tank and armored infantry Panzergrenadier Scarlet Guards Battalion Gardebataillon Maroon 25th Airborne Infantry Battalion Jagerbataillon 25 Coral Military Police Auburn 1st and 2nd Command Support Battalion Command Support School Pike grey CBRN Defense School Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit AFDRU Dark blue Logistic Command Army Logistics School Yellow green Athletes and other members of Armed Forces Sports Centers Olive Special forces Jagdkommando Light blue Austrian military personnel serving in UN peacekeeping missionsAzerbaijan Edit Members of the Azerbaijani Special Forces during a military parade in Baku 2011 Colour Wearer Green State Border Service Azerbaijan Mobile DivisionsBlack Azerbaijani National Guard Mobile DivisionsRed Internal Troops of Azerbaijan Special Forces of AzerbaijanMedium blue Internal Troops of Azerbaijan Special Purpose Police UnitB Edit Bahrain Edit Black Royal Bahraini Army and Royal Bahraini Naval Force Blue Royal Bahraini Air Force Red Military Police Tan Special Forces Green Royal Guard Olive Green National Guard Maroon Public Security Forces Dark Blue Coast Guard Dark Green HarasatBangladesh Edit Bangladesh Army Commandos Colour WearerBlack Armoured CorpsBangladesh Green Bangladesh Infantry Regiment East Bengal Regiment President s Guards RegimentScarlet Military PoliceMaroon Para Commandos Army Medical corps Army Aviation GroupRoyal Blue Engineers Army Service corpsDark Blue Artillery Signals Army Education corps Electrical and mechanical Engineers Ordnance Army Dental corps RVFC Naval Service and all officers from and above the rank of ColonelUN Blue Army Corps of Clerks Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsBerets with a Hackle Cadet College and BNCC PGRBelgium Edit A detachment of the 2nd 4th Regiment Mounted Rifles at the 2007 Bastille Day Military Parade Initially the only unit of the Belgian military to wear berets were the Chasseurs Ardennais from the 1930s Since World War II they have been adopted by all units Berets vary in colour according to the regiment and carry a badge sometimes on a coloured shield shaped patch which is of gilt for officers silver for non commissioned officers and bronze for other ranks Members of cavalry units all wear silver coloured badges Colour Wearer Black Armoured troops guides scouts chasseurs a cheval and some engineer unitsDark green Medical componentGreen 2 Commando Paracommando Field Artillery and the Commando Training CentreOlive green Large brimmed basque type with folded in brim and wild boar s head badge Chasseurs ArdennaisDark blue Artillery and Royal Military AcademyNavy blue No metal cap badge but embroidered crest Navy component Formerly also naval infantry with metal badge Cobalt blue Logistics and administration troopsBlue grey Air componentLight blue Former Land component light aviation now part of Air Component Maroon Paracommando Immediate Reaction Cell HQ 1 Para 3 Para Special Forces Group Parachute Training CentreRed Military policeBrown Infantry chasseurs a pieds and Belgian United Nations Command during the Korean War Khaki General service beret with lion badge worn on training by all troops Obsolete Grey Transmission troops and some engineer unitsUN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsBenin Edit Colour Wearer Black Armoured corpsGreen Infantry and other Army unitsDark Blue GendarmerieMaroon ParatroopersBolivia Edit Berets in Bolivian Army Black Paratroopers Maroon Armoured Corps Green Special Operations Forces Commandos Camouflage Special Forces Bolivian Condors Tan Mountain Infantry Satinadores de Montana 17 Blue Engineer unitsBerets in Bolivian Air Force Royal Blue Air Force Infantry personnelBrazil Edit Defense minister visits the Army Command of Special Operations in Goiania Colour Wearer Olive green All other Army unitsBrown Were used by Units of the COPESP As of 2016 is being replaced by Wine Red Berets For who is a Paratrooper or Olive Green Berets and Black Caps Black Used by Armored and Mechanized Cavalry Infantry Brigades Scarlet red Students of Colegio Militar middle and high school Grey Mountain Units From the 4 Light Infantry BrigadeDark blue Students of Military Formation Schools Cadets Officer Candidates NCO Candidates Royal blue Army aviation From the CAvEx Wine red Paratroopers Camouflage Jungle troops retired in 2012 and brought back in early 2017 Tan Air Assault Units From the 12 Light Infantry Brigade UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsBulgaria Edit Berets have been worn by Bulgarian military personnel since 1991 Berets vary in colour according to the military branch and carry a crest pin sometimes on a coloured background patch resembling the unit s insignia Red Bulgarian Land Forces and the counter terrorism police detachment SOBT Light blue Bulgarian Air Force and the 68th Special Forces Brigade Black Bulgarian Navy SOF and the Gendarmerie Green Military policeC Edit Cambodia Edit 911st Para Comando on USS Essex Dark red 911 Special Forces Regiment Royal Purple Military PoliceCameroon Edit Bataillon des Troupes Aeroportees Airborne Battalion dark red maroon Bataillon Special Amphibie Special Amphibious Battalion Dark green Bataillon d Intervention Rapide Rapid Intervention Battalion light green Fusiliers de l Air Air Force Infantry royal blue Fusiliers Marins Marine Infantry black Garde Presidentielle Presidential Guard royal purple All others army units Navy Blue Gendarmerie military Police RedCanada Edit Main article Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces Berets A Canadian jumpmaster with a maroon beret The colour of the beret is determined by the wearer s environment branch or mission The beret colours listed below are the current standard Colour Wearer Air Force blue Air forceBlack Navy Royal Canadian Armoured CorpsCF Green ArmyScarlet Military policeMaroon Paratroopers serving in active jump companiesBlaze orange Search and rescue techniciansTerracotta Personnel serving with the Multinational Force and ObserversTan Special operations forcesUN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsDark blue Royal Canadian Dental Corps Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Canadian Intelligence Corps 18 Khaki Foot guard regiments 18 Chile Edit Special Operations Forces Chile Berets in Chilean Army Black Special Operations Brigade Lautaro Commandos Paratroopers and Special Combatants Maroon Armoured Cavalry Green Mountain troops Olive green Aviation BrigadeBerets in Chilean Navy Black Combat Divers combat crews and Maritime Boarding and Police operatives Green Marine special forcesBerets in Chilean Air Force Dark blue Parachuting demonstration group Boinas Azules and Ground troops Black Special forcesChina Edit Since May 5 2000 the People s Liberation Army has adopted woolen berets for all its personnel 19 along with the traditional peaked caps Type 99 beret Olive green Ground Forces and Strategic Forces Dark blue Navy Black Marine corps Blue grey Air Force including Airborne troops Berets were not officially adopted by the CAPF but some of the forces issued their own types NOT OFFICIAL Red CAPF Provincial Women Special Police Corps Dark blue Public Security Police SWATDuring the 80s camo berets were issued to some of the recon forces of PLA It has no badge on it Type 07 uniform is being issued to both PLA and CAPF on August 1 2007 Colours of 07 berets are changed to the same colours with the service uniform And several changes in designs were made from type 99 beret The berets were not being issued until summer of 2009 to most of the troops Other than colours of the berets the most significant difference between type 99 and type 07 is the type 99 beret badge is cloth while type 07 is plastic Colombia Edit Colombian army counter narcotics brigade honors U S Special Forces 161207 A KD443 030 Berets are worn by all personnel of the National Army of Colombia Ejercito certain members of the Navy Armada and National Police Policia Nacional with distinctive colors for some units or functions The beret colors are Colour Wearer in Army Wearer in Navy Wearer in Police Black Lancero Personal Freedom Unified Action Group GAULA Lanceros School Naval Infantry Special Operations Commands COPES Hunter Green Ground Operations Units Special Operations Groups GOES Orange Infantry battalion COLBATT in Multinational Force and Observers MTO Prussian Blue Aerotransported units and Paratroopers SchoolRed Wine Urban Special ForcesTerracotta Special ForcesUN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsCroatia Edit In the Croatian Army berets are used in special forces and guard brigades as well as in cadet battalion During Croatian War of Independence Croatian Army consisted of seven professional brigades guard brigades each having its beret colour During the army reforms number of guard brigades was cut to two but the battalions kept the names and insignia colour of beret also of ex brigades Joint staff Green with golden cap badge Joint staff Red presidential guard on their battledress uniforms Green badge on the right Special Operations Battalion Black Military policeGuard brigades Armored Mechanized Guard Brigade Black 1st Mechanized Battalion Sokolovi Brown 2nd Mechanized Battalion Pume Black Tank Battalion Kune Motorized Guard Brigade Black 1st Mechanized Battalion Tigrovi Green 2nd Mechanized Battalion Gromovi Black 1st Motorized Battalion Vukovi Red 2nd Motorized Battalion Pauci Black beret is also used in Cadet battalion Also dark blue beret is used in Croatian Navy citation needed Cuba Edit In the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces the following berets are in use Colour Wearer Black Tank troops tanquistas wear black berets including the Gran Unidad Rescate de Sanguily also the special troops Brigada Especial Nacional Gallitos Negros of the interior ministry MININT 20 21 22 Red The military police Tropas de Prevencion wear red berets 23 24 20 22 Olive Green Special forces Tropas Especiales Avispas Negras since 2011 wear olive green berets formerly wearing red berets 20 21 22 Olive Militias Milicias de Tropas Territoriales wear olive colored berets 20 25 21 Czech Republic Edit The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic use berets for both battledress and display uniform The colour of the beret is defined by the branch of the armed forces The beret displays the state coat of arms with two swords crossed underneath and the badge of rank of the individual 26 Colour Wearer Black Military PoliceDark Green Reconnaissance troopsDark Blue Air ForceMaroon 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade 601st Special Forces GroupOrange Military Rescue ServiceGrey LogisticsLight Green Other ground forces mechanised infantry armour artillery NBC protection Engineering Brigades etc D Edit Denmark Edit The Royal Danish Army first introduced the black berets for its armour personnel in 1958 27 In 1968 it was extended to the whole army Homeguard and parts of the Navy and Airforce replacing the standard issue Side cap 28 Colour Wearer Black All Army combat units and artillery JDR GHR LG SLFR and DAR 2014 29 Green All Army non combat units Engineers Logistics Intelligence Army Home GuardBlue Signal troops 2019 Maroon Jaegerkorpset SOKOMRed Military Police All Branches Light Blue Royal Danish Air Force Air Force Home GuardDark Blue Royal Danish Navy Naval Home GuardUN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsDisbanded ColorsDark brown Danish Women s Voluntary Corp clarification needed 1951 1989 Danish Dansk Lottekorps Signal Blue Signal troops 2014 2019 Light Blue or Mouse Grey Army Air Service 1992 2004 E Edit Ecuador Edit Members of the Ecuadorian Army Berets are worn by all personnel of the Ecuadorian Army Ejercito and certain members of the Navy Armada and Air Force Fuerza Aerea with distinctive colours for some units or functions The beret colours are Colour Wearer Black Military Police Naval Infantry Infanteria de Marina Dark Green all other Army units National Police GIR Intervention amp Rescue Unit Dark Blue Army Aviation Aviacion del Ejercito Air Force Aerial Infantry Infanteria Aerea Royal blue Air Force Security PoliceRed Paratroopers and Special Operations ForcesGrey for use with the dress uniform 4 B for those forces using the dark green beretCamouflage IWIA indigenous tribal members unit forcesEgypt Edit Maroon Paratroopers Forest green Armour Dark blue Infantry Dark blue with red band Presidential Guard Black Artillery Red Military Police Green EngineersEritrea Edit All personnel of the EDF or Eritrean Defense Forces wear Berets Red Air Force Units Green Army Units Blue Naval Units Purple Border GuardEstonia Edit All personnel in the Estonian Military used to wear Berets in the beginning on 90 s In 2013 berets were reinstated Green Ground Forces Black Armoured Corps Naval Units Slate Air Force Red Military police White Military Bands Service when not in parade dress uniformF Edit Finland Edit Utti JaegerRegiment Flag Day Parade 2014 The Finnish Defence Force uses berets with cap badges for the Army Navy and the Air Force The berets are worn in clean garrison duties such as roll calls and with the walking out uniform but not with the battle dress Until the mid 1990s the beret was reserved for troops with special status such as the armoured troops coastal jagers and the airborne jagers but is nowadays used by all units In winter berets are replaced by winter headgear Berets are also used by the Finnish Border Guard which is a military organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Interior during peacetime Brown Badge golden bear s head sword and fir tree twig Special Border Jagers Olive Badge golden bear s head sword and fir tree twig Border Jagers Olive Badge silver lion s head Army Olive Badge golden lion s head with crown Finnish Rapid Deployment Force and Army units abroad other than UN peace keepers UN Blue Badge UN white and blue embroidered patch UN peace keepers Black Badge silver Gothic helmet Armoured Brigade Burgundy Badge arrow and parachute Airborne Jagers of the Utti Jager Regiment Royal Blue Badge silver griffin Army helicopter pilots Royal Blue Badge silver Air Force insignia Air Force Royal Blue Badge golden harp with sword Military bands Navy Blue Badge silver anchor and golden lion Navy including coastal troops except for Coastal Jagers Dark Green Badge gold sea eagle s head Coastal JagersFrance Edit Chasseurs Alpins s distinct wide beret The military beret originated in the French Army in the form of the wide and floppy headdress worn by the Chasseurs Alpins mountain light infantry from their foundation in the early 1880s 30 The practical uses of the beret were soon recognised and the Marine Infantry forming part of the Expeditionary Force sent in China in 1900 used berets as headwear 31 A tight fitting version was subsequently adopted by French armoured troops towards the end of World War I Between the wars special fortress units raised to garrison the Maginot Line wore khaki berets as did the 13th Demi Brigade of Foreign Legion when it was created in 1940 The Vichy Milice of the War period wore a blue beret The beret in blue red or green was a distinction respectively of the Metropolitan Colonial and Legion paratrooper units during the Indochina and Algerian wars In 1962 the beret in either light khaki or the colours specified above became the standard French Army headdress for ordinary use 32 With the exception of the Commandos Marine and the Fusiliers Marins whose berets are worn pulled to the right all other French military berets army air force and Gendarmerie are pulled to the left with the badge worn over the right eye or temple Also the military forces of the countries that have historical colonial or cooperative ties with France such as Algeria Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Cote d Ivoire Gabon Lebanon Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Senegal Togo Tunisia or have been trained by the French military wear their beret pulled left Gendarmerie personnel serving with the European Gendarmerie Force EUROGENDFOR an EU crisis response and intervention force wear the standard EUROGENDFOR royal blue beret and badge when so assigned Colour Wearer Wide beret dark blue Chasseurs Alpins the wide beret s nickname is the tarte pie it is also worn with a white cover winter dress Dark blue Fusiliers Commandos de l Air Troupes de Marine and all other army troops Gendarmerie Fusiliers Marins pulled to the right Green Beret vert Foreign LegionDark Green Commandos Marine pulled to the right Red Beret rouge Paratroopers except 1er Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine purple see below 2e Regiment etranger de parachutistes green see Foreign Legion above Purple Beret amarante 1er Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine since 11 April 2017 Azure blue French Army Light AviationBlack Armoured regiments regiments de chars de combat Brown 2nd Hussards RegimentUN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsG Edit Gabon Edit Berets in Gabonese Army Dark red rouge Paratroopers Light grey Armoured troops Green Republican Guard Green Commandos Marine Dark red Army Medical Corps Dark blue other Army unitsGermany Edit First Sergeant of the Panzerjager with black beret 1989 The German Heer uses berets with different badges for every branch of service The Luftwaffe and the Marine issue dark blue berets only to their ground or land combat units called Luftwaffensicherungstruppe and Marineschutzkrafte respectively Berets are usually worn at special ceremonies and roll calls although units with a special esprit de corps especially armoured and mechanized infantry Panzergrenadiere battalions wear their berets all the time German berets are always pulled to the right with the badge visible over the left temple Colour WearerBlack Armoured units including armoured reconnaissanceGreen Infantry units including Jagertruppe light infantry Panzergrenadiere armoured infantry army ceremonial guards Wachbataillon des Heeres and the now disbanded Panzerjager armoured anti tank Note The Panzerjager started off with black berets but were moved into the Panzergrenadier branch The last Panzerjagers wore green berets Navy blue Luftwaffe Air Force and Marine Navy infantry and Combat Divers ceremonial guards Offizieranwarterbataillon Officer Candidate Battalions of the Army multinational units e g Eurocorps CYBER Technology Units CIR Cobalt blue Medical unitsMaroon Airborne units or units with substantial airborne components including paratroopers army aviation Airmobile Operations Division DLO Division Luftbewegliche Operationen and Division Special Forces DSK Division Spezielle Krafte including the KSK Kommando Spezialkrafte Coral red Support units including artillery engineers intelligence psychological operations Operative Information anti aircraft supply NBC protection signals electronic warfare transport topography and military police Feldjager Instandsetzung Vehicle MaintenanceUN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsMilitary bands wear the beret colour of their respective division e g black in the 1st Panzerdivision Ghana Edit The beret colours worn by the Ghana Army are as follows Black Armoured Corps Artillery Corps Dark Green Airborne Force ABF Red Military Police Dark Blue All other Arms and CorpsGreece Edit The beret colours worn by the Hellenic Army are as follows Light blue Presidential Guard Black Armoured Corps Green Special Forces including Commandos Marines and Parachute despatchers riggers Dark red maroon Army Aviation Bright red scarlet Airmobile troops Dark Blue All other Arms and Corps when in 8a 8b and 8c Service Dress Red 71st Airmobile Brigade PONDUS When in camouflage fatigues the camouflaged cap is worn instead of the dark blue beret The beret colours worn by the Hellenic Air Force are Blue grey same colours as RAF Air Force Underwater Operations Squadron Dark red Maroon Air Force Special Operations SquadronGuatemala Edit Kaibil special forces during training mission Black Parachute Brigade Brigada Paracaidista Maroon Kaibiles Special Forces H Edit Hungary Edit History the first beret type cap khaki colour with black ribbon and eagle badge was issued for Air Force enlisted personnel in 1930 but berets became popular in the 1970s when reconnaissance troops paratroopers were issued with rifle green or grass green berets Previously maroon beret was also experimented and even reversible green to camo multi purpose berets were produced but the standardization started on the 1975 military parade In 1982 military secondary school students were issued with green berets too while in 1987 River Force troopers received dark blue beret After the collapse of the communism the beret as mark of the elite trooper received more and more popularity among soldiers Light green with border guard s badge berets were issued for Border Guard reaction forces between 1990 and 2007 The berets of Hungarian forces were made first in eastern european style like worn by most Warsaw Pact armies sewn together from 4 pieces After 1993 western style one piece berets were adopted Berets currently in Hungarian military Black with tank troops badge Armoured Units Black with battalion number numbered oak leaf badge Territorial Voluntary Reserve Forces Black with anchor badge River Forces Scarlet red with MP badge Military Police Scarlet red with artillery or AA badge Artillery Anti Aircraft Artillery Rifle green with paratroops badge Paratroopers Long range recons Field recons Rifle green with engineer s badge Engineers Rifle green with infantry badge Infantry only in foreign missions Dark brown with infantry badge Guard Battalion Special Team only in the 2000s discontinued Tan with special operation s badge 2nd Vitez Bertalan Arpad Special Operations Brigade Maroon carmine red with LC badge Logistic Corps issued in 2020 Except these mission type berets were are used in international peacekeeping missions UN blue EBECS yellow MFO brick red etc worn Beside the official versions different unofficial beret types colours and badges are worn for example Dark Blue berets by Signal Corps cadets etc I Edit Iceland Edit Icelandic armed services commonly use berets Colour Wearer Black Icelandic Coast GuardDark Blue Icelandic Crisis Response UnitIndia Edit Indian Army Parachute Regiment The beret is the standard headgear for the Various forces of Indian Armed Forces Berets are worn by officers and Other ranks apart from Sikhs who wear turbans The beret colours worn by the Indian Army are as follows Light Green shades vary considerably Infantry regiments and Directorate of Military Intelligence India Dark rifle green Rifle Regiments some Light Infantry regiments including the Mechanised Infantry Regiment Assam Rifles Commando Battalion for Resolute Action and National Cadet Corps India Maroon The Parachute Regiment Para Special Forces Special Frontier Force Garud Commando Force MARCOS Special Group Black Indian Army Armoured Corps Border Security Force National Security Guards Indian Navy Indian Coast Guard and Military Nursing Service Bluish Grey Army Aviation Corps Cadets of Training Academies of Army and Indian Air Force NC e Scarlet Corps of Military Police India Naval Police and Air Force Police Navy blue Regiment of Artillery Indian Army Corps of Engineers Indian Army Corps of Signals Corps of Army Air Defence India All Service arms of Indian Army Defence Security Corps Indo Tibetan Border Police Central Industrial Security Force Central Reserve Police Force Sashastra Seema Bal and Railway Protection Force Sand Border Road Organisation Dark Blue National Disaster Response Force Light Blue All personnel serving with the United Nations forces irrespective of unit arm or serviceIndonesia Edit An Indonesian Army soldier wearing a green beret with the Army insignia The beret is the standard headgear of armed forces and police personnel in Indonesia It is also worn by paramilitary and other uniformed services in the country such as the Fire Brigade Search and Rescue Scouts civil militias such as Banser and civil paramilitary organizations In the Military Services Army Navy and Air Force the berets are dragged to the right the insignia are worn on the left side while in the Indonesian National Police force and Military Police Corps the berets are dragged to the left the insignia are worn on the right side Both having its own meaning dragged to the right meaning ready for combat and defense and dragged to the left meaning ready for law enforcement and order Military and Police services according to their beret colours which represent different units within the force are as shown below Indonesian Army TNI AD 33 34 Green Army HQ Territorial Army regular Infantry and Army staff Red Army Special Forces Command Kopassus including Para Commandos Dark Green Raider Infantry air mobile units Mechanized Infantry Green Strategic Reserve Command Corps Kostrad which itself includes infantry brigades Airborne Para brigades reconnaissance platoons cavalry and artillery battalions Black Cavalry and Armored Cavalry Tank Corps Brown Field Artillery Corps and Air Defense Artillery Corps Green Corps of Engineers Previously Steel Grey 35 Red Maroon Army Aviation Corps Previously Maroon Brick Red later switched to Green for 11 years and switched back to Red Maroon 35 36 Green Signal Corps Previously Khaki 35 Green Logistics and Transportation Corps Previously Dark Blue 35 Sailors of the Indonesian naval training ship KRI Dewaruci at the Naval Station Pearl HarborIndonesian Navy TNI AL 34 Navy Blue Standard berets for the Navy worn by all personnel such as Naval seamen and naval sailors in duty of ships company or on the Naval bases Black Submarine Forces Dark Blue Naval Aviation Underwater Rescue Service Naval Hydro Oceanography Center Reddish Purple Magenta Marine Corps and Joint naval special forces Jala Mengkara Detachment Maroon Frogman Command Kopasgat commandos in formation wearing their distinctive orange beretIndonesian Air Force TNI AU 34 Dark Blue Standard berets for the Air Force with Air Force insignia worn by Airmen and Air Force staff Orange Air Force Infantry Quick Reaction Forces Command Kopasgat Inter services 34 Black All personnel in Armed Forces TNI HQ Light Blue beret dragged to the left Military Police personnel from all branches Army Navy Air Force Light Blue All personnel attached in United Nations Peace Keeping Force Garuda Contingent and the Presidential Security Force Paspampres Red Special Operations Command Dark Brown Cadets and midshipmen of the Indonesian Military Naval and Air Force Academies Light Brown Armed Forces Reserve Component since 2022 Personnel of the Search and Rescue unit Mobile Brigade Corps of the Indonesian National Police wearing their dark blue beret Indonesian National Police 37 paramilitary not part of the armed forces TNI all Police berets are dragged to the left unless noted Dark Blue Mobile Brigade Corps Brimob Dark Brown Patrol Units Sabhara Canine Units Music Security Services Ultramarine Water and Aerial Units Light Blue Internal Affairs and Provost U N Police with U N beret which dragged to the right Maroon Cadets of the Indonesian Police Academy Non military Dark Brown Scouts Light Brown Ministry of Defence employees and Armed Forces Civil Servants PNS beret dragged to the left Purple College Students RegimentIran Edit Commandos of 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade of Iran exercising Dark Blue Iranian Marines Black Iranian Army Airborne Forces IRGC Commandos and Police Green Iranian Army Special Forces Rangers Iranian Marines Special Forces IRGC Special Forces Tan Iranian Army Commandos Scarlet Iranian Army Armored Crew personnelIraq Edit Iraqi Maroon Beret The beret color system used for the different branches of the Iraqi military and security forces changed after the fall of Saddam Hussein Beret colors currently and formerly worn by Iraqi forces are as follows Maroon Army formerly Special Republican Guards Paratroops and or Special Forces Khaki olive green no longer used formerly Logistics and Transport personnel Green Special Forces formerly Commandos and Thunder Paratroops Bright Red Military Police Black Police formerly Republican Guards and regular Army Blue Air Force Dark Blue Iraqi Navy Blue Grey no longer worn formerly Iraqi Air Force Ireland Edit Irish Army berets in different colours Examples of the UN blue beret and Naval Service beret worn by Irish Defence Forces officers All Army personnel wear a common capbadge a sunburst insignia with the letters FF inscribed above the left eye of the beret The Irish Defence Forces cap badge for Officers in the Army has a more subdued appearance Air Corps and Naval Service personnel wear their own cap badge on berets The beret colours worn by the Irish Defence Forces are as follows Colour Wearer Black Army Air Corps and Naval Service Army personnel wear red patch behind cap badgeRed Military PoliceDark green Army Ranger Wing special forces UN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsThe beret colours worn by the Reserve Defence Forces are as follows Colour Wearer Black Army Reserve worn with red patch behind cap badgeRed Reserve Military Police worn with dark green patch behind cap badgeBlack Naval Service ReserveIsrael Edit Main article Israel Defense Forces insignia Israel Defense Forces Paratrooper Brigade welcomes newest members Israeli Defense Forces soldiers wear berets only on formal occasions such as ceremonies and roll calls and in disciplinary situations such as courts martial and imprisonments While they are not attending formal occasions they must place the beret beneath the left epaulette The Border Police which are a unit of the civil police rather than the military IDF wear their berets at most times The beret colors are as follows Colour Wearer Black Armor CorpsLight Brown Golani BrigadeDark Grey Air ForceMaroon Paratroopers Brigade and SF unitsLime Green Nahal BrigadePurple Givati Brigade Camouflage Kfir Brigade Desert Camouflage Co ed and Border Protection UnitsKhaki Combat Intelligence CorpsTurquoise Artillery CorpsCyber blue Computer Service DirectorateLight Grey silver Engineering CorpsBottle Green Directorate of Military Intelligence Border PoliceBlue Military PoliceOrange Home Front CommandOlive Green General CorpsDark Blue NavyItaly Edit Italian Carabinieri parachutists in a military parade A female soldier of the Italian Folgore Brigade Italian Army personnel used to wear a garrison cap alongside the combination cap until the early 1970s when the garrison cap was replaced by the beret Until the early 1980s the general Army colour for the beret was drab khaki the black being reserved to armoured units The colours presently used by the Italian Army are as follows Maroon Paratroopers Folgore Airborne Brigade Light blue Army Aviation 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment Black all other Army units the Bersaglieri light infantry have royal blue beret strings instead of black ones like the rest of the Italian Military Green The Lagunari Serenissima amphibious infantry Regiment received Lagoon green berets in 2011 after service in Afghanistan Green Asparagus Army Incursori Special Operations ForcesThe Italian Navy uses the following berets Green Navy Commando frogmen Operational Raider Group COMSUBIN GOI Medium blue Navy Rescue frogmen Operational Divers Group COMSUBIN GOS Navy blue San Marco Marine Brigade of the Italian Navy Orange Units part of the Multinational Force and Observers mission in SinaiThe Italian Air Force uses the following berets Teal blue Air Force guards Tan Air Force Incursori RIAM Other Italian services that use berets Maroon Carabinieri Tuscania Airborne Regiment Police di Stato Parachute units Display Team and NOCS Green Guardia di Finanza GICO Corpo Forestale dello Stato Light blue Prison Police Dark blue Carabinieri MP units Red Carabinieri Cacciatori Hunter units Grey Guardia di Finanza Blue Polizia di StatoJ Edit Japan Edit All members in the Ground Self Defense Force are authorized to wear wool rifle green berets referred to as the ベレー帽 ベレーボウ or bereebou as an optional head covering for dress working and camouflage uniforms since 1992 However it is normally considered a special dress item worn for public relations events or parades An embroidered goldwork cap badge representing the JGSDF logo identical to the one used on the service dress peaked cap is required by regulation to be affixed to the beret Jordan Edit The beret colours worn by the Jordanian Army are as follows Brown Infantry Maroon Special Forces Black Armoured Corps Green Royal Guards Dark Blue Artillery Sky blue Engineers Red Military police Grey Blue Air Force Dark Blue NavyK Edit Kazakhstan Edit Light Blue Paratroops Maroon National Guard Internal security Orange Emergency Rescue Units Navy Blue Navy UnitsKenya Edit The beret colours worn by the Kenya Armed Forces are as follows Black Armoured Corps Green Airborne Battalion Red Military police Dark Blue All other Arms and Corps including naval service Blue Grey Air ForceKuwait Edit Green Kuwait National Guard Olive Green National Guard Training Institute Commando Green 25th Commandos Brigade Black Army Ground Forces and Navy Forces Police Black Ministry of Interior and National Assembly Guard Fire Black Fire Force and Logistics Support Dark Blue General Fire Department Former Red Military Police Maroon Amiri Guard Authority Commando Maroon 67th Special Operations Battalion Blue Aviation Air force Blue Air Force Light Blue Fire Force Prevention Sector Commando Blue Special Forces Khaki Tan Military CollegeL Edit Latvia Edit The beret colours worn by the Latvian Army are as follows Olive green Special Tasks Unit Red Military police Black National Guard Navy Tan Mechanized infantry brigade army from 18 11 2018 Blue Air ForceLebanon Edit All units in the Lebanese Armed Forces wear berets when not in combat mode Helmet training camp cap or formal uniform formal hat The Lebanese Army unlike most militaries wears the beret slanted pulled down on the left side as the Army emblem is positioned to the right aligned with the right eyebrow Green The Intervention Regiments SF 6 Regiments Brown Airborne Regiment SF Al Moujawkal Red Military Police Black All 11 army Brigades Maroon beret Rangers Regiment Fawj al Maghaweer SF Marine Commandos Maghawir al Baħr SF Dark Blue The Mobile Gendarmerie Unit in the Lebanese Internal Security Forces Tan The reconnaissance and intervention unit in the Lebanese General Security al Rassed wal Tadakhol Lithuania Edit Lithuanian Portuguese and U S service members stand in formation during a ceremony commemorating the 605th anniversary of the Lithuanian Land Forces inauguration in Vilnius Lithuania July 15 2015 Maroon National Defence Volunteer Forces Scarlet Military Police Green All other forces excluding the Air Force and the Navy Grey SOP Specialiuju operaciju pajegos SOF Special operations force Black Engineers Dark Blue Anti Aircraft forcesM Edit Malaysia Edit Malaysian Armed Forces General Tan Sri Haji Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin with maroon beret during CARAT 2011 ceremony The beret is the headgear of ground forces air aviations and special forces in the Malaysian Armed Forces The colours presently used are Malaysian Army Colour Wearer Black Royal Armoured CorpsRifle Green Royal Malay Regiment Royal Ranger Regiment Border RegimentCommando Green Grup Gerak Khas Army Special Forces Cypress Green Royal Intelligence CorpsCambridge Blue Army Air CorpsMaroon 10 Parachute BrigadeScarlet Royal Military Police CorpsDark Blue other Army branchesRoyal Malaysian Navy Colour Wearer Dark Blue Regular and reserve force personnelMagenta PASKAL Navy Special Forces Royal Malaysian Air Force Colour Wearer Dark Blue Regular reserve force and RMAF Provosts personnelsSky Blue PASKAU Air Force Special Forces Red Close Escort Team VIP Protection Maldives Edit The beret colours worn by the Maldives National Defense Force MNDF are as follows Maroon Special Forces Red Military Police Green Marines and other support units Black Parade Beret for Coast GuardMali Edit Malian security forces during a coup d etat in 2012 Foreground a soldier of the National Guard Right A soldier of the Army green beret Second from the right A police officer The beret colours worn by the Malian Armed Forces are as follows Red Paratroopers Brown National Guard Green Infantry and other army units Dark blue Air Force Blue PoliceMexico Edit Mexican Army Paratrroopers during the 2015 September 16 military parade in the Zocalo In the Mexican Army the beret is worn by Green Special Forces Maroon Paratroopers formerly purple circa 1980s Black Presidential Guards Corps Steel Grey Armor Brown Airmobile UnitsIn the Mexican Navy Black Paratroopers Navy Special Forces Armed Forces wide the blue beret with the UN arms is used by peacekeeping forces beginning in 2015 16 when Mexico sent armed forces personnel to UN peacekeeping operations Mongolia Edit Mongolian army soldiers in dark green beretIn 2002 new army uniforms were introduced to the Mongolian armed forces and along with new uniform design dark green berets were issued to all personnel According to the rules all military berets are pushed to the right and displays a Soyombo symbol in middle of golden oak leaves in the right side Berets are worn by Mongolian Police since 1994 Police berets are different from the army beret in color and in shape while it is pushed to the left while army berets are pushed to the right Dark green All branches of Armed forces Red Internal troops Dark blue National emergency troops rescuers Black Police unit pushed to the left Light blue UN peacekeepers pushed to the right Morocco Edit The Moroccan military Uniform is inspired from the French Uniform the berets are usually pulled to the left with the badge worn over the right eye or temple Lime Green Armed Forces Les Forces armees royales including Paratroopers Red Royal Guard La garde royale Blue Royal Moroccan air force Dark BLue The Air Force and Security Forces UN Blue Moroccan United Nations troops Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missions Brown Moroccan Auxiliary troopsMozambique Edit Mozambique Marines practice tactical movements during exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Presently the following berets are in use by the Defense Armed Forces of Mozambique Brown Army general use Red Commandos Olive Green Forcas Especiais Special Forces Navy blue Fuzileiros Marines N Edit Namibia Edit Colour Wearer Black Artillery Engineers Signals Logistics Air Defence Namibian Air Force Namibian Navy Namibian Marine CorpsGreen InfantryDark Blue Personnel serving with Southern African Development Community missionsMaroon Namibian Special ForcesRed Military policeUN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsNepal Edit The Chief of Indian Army Staff General Bikram Singh and the Nepalese Army Chief General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana witnessing the combined training exercise in Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand on September 30 2013 Deep Green Nepalese Army Maroon Nepal Police Grey Armed Police ForceNetherlands Edit Veterans Day 2014 Netherlands Colonel Jelte Groen commander of the Korps Commandotroepen When the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces acquired new modernised uniforms designed by the Dutch couturier Frans Molenaar in 2000 the berets changed as well Since 2004 soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Army have worn a petrol blue green beret whereas previously they wore brown The following colours are also used before and after the modernisation Navy Dark navy blue with a bronze metal crown amp anchor on a red flash Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Dark navy blue with a gold color metal anchor on a black flash Royal Netherlands Navy Dark navy blue with a silver color metal anchor on a Blue flash Civilian base security for the Royal Netherlands Navy Army Green The Green Beret Commandos of the Korps Commandotroepen Maroon The Red Beret Airmobile troops of the 11 Air Manoeuvre Brigade 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade Air Assault Black Armour and Cavalry Petrol blue green Royal Netherlands ArmyNote The only Dutch military unit that do not wear a beret are the Gele Rijders Horse Artillery who wear a blue garrison cap with yellow trimming Air Force Grey blue Royal Netherlands Air ForceMilitary Police Bright blue with emblem Koninklijke Marechaussee Royal Gendarmerie Other UN blue All military members of the United Nations Brick red All military members of the Multinational Force and Observers Dark blue 1 GE NL Corps Eerste Duits Nederlandse Legerkorps All regiments and services have their own distinctive colours There are quite a lot but the number of colours in the logistic services was reduced in 2001 This colour is shown in a patch of cloth behind the beret flash The intendance maroon transport troops blue military administration pink hence the nickname Pink Mafia technical service black and medical troops and service green lost their colours and all now wear yellow patches In 2010 the technical service and medical troops and services recovered their colors The intendance and transport troops merched into one regiment with new colours maroon with blue border and the administration got the crimson color Infantry Red except Grenadier Guards Red with blue border Rifle Guards Green with yellow border Fusilier Guards Orange with blue border Regiment van Heutsz Black with orange border Limburg Rifles Regiment Green with maroon border Korps Commandotroepen Black with dark green border Cavalry Armour Blue with white red or orange border Cavalry Reconnaissance Blue with black border Artillery Black with red border Engineers Brown Signals Blue with white border Logistics Yellow obsolete since 2010 Legal Affairs Black with white border Psychological and Sociological Service Red Protestant Chaplains Black Catholic Chaplains Blue Jewish Chaplains Black Humanist Society Chaplains Bright green Hindu Chaplains Bright blue Troops in Initial Training Red Royal Military Academy Cadets Red with yellow border Physical Training Instructors Blue Technical Staff MaroonNew Zealand Edit Royal New Zealand Navy Dark blue citation needed Military police Dark blue black citation needed All other branchesNew Zealand Army Pre 2002 beret colours Khaki Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery Green Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Jet black Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps Royal blue Royal New Zealand Military Police Red Regular Force Cadet School Rifle green Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals Grey Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps Cypress green New Zealand Intelligence Corps Sand or ecru 38 New Zealand Special Air Service Dark blue All other corpsPost 2002 beret colours Sand or ecru 38 New Zealand Special Air Service Dark blue Royal New Zealand Military Police Rifle green All other corpsRoyal New Zealand Air Force The RNZAF does not currently wear berets except for Dark blue Military policeNicaragua Edit The Nicaraguan Armed Forces wear berets in the following colours Berets in Nicaraguan Army Green Special Forces COE Black Generals of Staff s Protection VIPBerets in Nicaraguan Navy Dark Blue Special Naval ForcesNigeria Edit Dark Green infantry soldier light red Military Police Dark red medical Dark blue Artillery black engineering white provostNorway Edit Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Battalion Task Force Viking march to their staging position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga Latvia on November 18 2014 The Norwegian armed forces use the beret as a garrison cap but some units mostly armored vehicle personnel also use it in the field The Norwegian beret and all other headwear except those of the Navy and His Majesty The King s Guard always have the current king s cipher as a badge in gold most of the army or silver the air force currently this is a numeral 5 inside an H for Harald V The navy has a crowned gold anchor for their enlisted personnel a crowned gold anchor surrounded by a circle of rope for their petty officers and a crowned golden anchor surrounded by leaved branches for officers The colours used are Royal blue Brigade Nord except cavalry troops intelligence troops and military police Umbra green Border Guards Black Cavalry armoured battalion and KESK Khaki Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion Emerald green Telemark Battalion Maroon Army Ranger Command Red Military police Olive green formerly used by other army units amp Home Guard Grey Home Guard Olive green with silver badge recruits in His Majesty s The Kings Guards Krigsskolen Dark blue Royal Norwegian Navy Air force blue Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Defence Units Air force light blue Royal Norwegian Air Force Air Defence Artillery UnitsThe special operations units of the Navy wear the same berets as the rest of the navy However they have a coloured patch behind the cap badge the colour of which determines the unit Green Marinejegerkommandoen Blue Minedykkerkommandoen Maroon Kystjegerkommandoen Red Military PoliceO Edit Oman Edit The Royal Omani Armed Forces wears the beret as its standard headgear Each color divisions are as follows HM the Sultan of Oman congratulating SSF personnel Colour Wearer Black Royal Navy of OmanRed Royal Army of OmanLavender Sultan s Special ForceMaroon Royal Guard of OmanBlue Gray Royal Air Force of OmanBrown Royal Omani Military EngineersDark Gray Royal Omani PoliceP Edit Pakistan Edit Rifle green Frontier Force Regiment Defence Services Guards Rifle green with cherry color patch behind the badge Baloch Regiment Green with Green Plume Punjab Regiment Cherry Pink with a red feather hackle Sindh Regiment Green with red patch behind badge Azad Kashmir Regiment Chitrali Style with White Feather Northern Light Infantry Black Regiments of Armored Corps Dark Blue Regiment of Artillery Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps of Signals Maroon Army Air Defence Army Aviation Corps Light Blue Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers Army Services Corps Red Pakistan Army Medical Corps Military Police Dark Maroon Special Service Group SSG Green with Red Plume Pakistan Military Academy Cadets Dark Blue Worn by the General Staff officers rank of Colonel and above irrespective of their Regimental association Paraguay Edit The Paraguayan Armed Forces wear berets in the following colours 39 Berets in Paraguayan Army Green Paratroopers Dark Blue Presidential Guard 40 Berets in Paraguayan Navy Camouflage Special Naval ForcesBerets in Paraguayan Air Force Red Air Force Infantry and Airborne personnelPanama Edit Berets were widely worn by many units in the Panama Defense Forces PDF under Manuel Noriega The PDF was abolished in February 1990 and with it all of the old military units stood down Unique beret insignia were never approved so units authorized to wear berets wore a combination of the approved shoulder insignia as well as rank and qualification insignia e g parachutist wings on the berets The following were being worn at the time of the 1989 invasion Black 7th Infantry Company Macho de Monte Comando Operacional de Fuerzas Expeciales COFFEE Special Forces Command Maroon Battalion 2000 2nd Airborne Infantry Company Puma 3rd Infantry Company Diablo Rojo Lime Green 4th Infantry Company Urraca Camouflage 7th Infantry Company Macho de Monte Comando Operacional de Fuerzas Expeciales Cadre Philippines Edit Philippine Army Color Wearer Army green Philippine Army Units Special Operations CommandOlive drab Special ForcesOlive green Light Reaction RegimentBlack 1st Scout Ranger Regiment 1st Armored Division Army units assigned to the Presidential Security GroupUN Blue AFP personnel assigned to UN Peacekeeping Operations Cadets of the Peacekeeping Operations CenterPhilippine Air Force Color Wearer Dark Blue Air Force Base Security personnel Camouflage PararescueBlack 710th Special Operations Wing Air Force units assigned to the Presidential Security GroupPoland Edit Polish Military Police officers wearing scarlet red berets Black berets were introduced before World War II for tank and armoured car crews During World War II berets were widely adopted in the Polish Army on the Western Front armored troops black airborne grey commando green After the war in the communist era berets were worn only by armoured units black navy for field and work uniform black paratroopers maroon and marines light blue After 1990 the beret became the standard headgear in the Armed Forces of Republic of Poland Around the year 2000 the design of the Polish Army Beret changed the beret sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes two at each side was changed to a smaller beret molded from one piece of material with no air holes The following colours are in use Colour Wearer Black Armored troops Navy Military Unit Formoza for field and work uniform Blue 7th Coastal Defense Brigade Peacekeeping Missions Training CenterBrown Territorial Defence discontinued Olive Green Territorial Defence present Green Army general useDark Green Special Forces CommandLight Grey Military Unit GROM JW GROM Steel Grey Air Force no longer in use replaced by camouflage side cap Maroon ParatroopersScarlet Red Military PoliceBerets in other ministries Colour Wearer Black Border Guards Naval Units Firefighters for service dress Light Green Border Guards no longer in use replaced by camouflage cap Steel Grey Border Guards Air UnitsSapphire Government Protection Bureau no longer in use and the Ministry of Internal Affairs Troops disbanded Navy Blue Police anti terrorist units SPAP The black beret is also the distinctive headgear of World War II veterans particularly Armia Krajowa veterans The dress code of the Polish armed forces states than when not worn on the head or kept in a locker the beret should be placed under the left shoulder loop This practice was discontinued due to introducing new field uniform wz 2010 with rank insignia placed on chest Portugal Edit Portuguese Army badge used in all Army berets when attached to a general army unit The beret however remains the same colour of the original unit The beret was first introduced in the Portuguese Armed Forces in 1956 when the Air Force Paratroopers adopted the green beret The Portuguese Army adopted the brown beret for its Cacadores Especiais special forces in 1960 generalizing its wear to all units in 1962 The following colors of berets were or are still worn by the Portuguese Military and Paramilitary forces Colour WearerArmyBlack Army general useMoss dry green Special Operations Troops Rangers Red Commandos worn unofficially by some units since 1966 and officially since 1974 Green ParatroopersNavyBlue Navy general useDark blue Ferrete Marine CorpsAir ForceLight blue Air Force PoliceGNR National Republican Guard Portuguese Gendarmerie Dark green GNR general useBeige GIPS GNR rescue unit until 2013 still worn unofficially since then InternationalUN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsDecommissionedBrown Cacadores Especiais in 1960 1962 Army general use 1962 2019Yellow Special Groups of Mozambique until 1975Maroon Paratrooper Special Groups until 1975 Camouflage Guinea 3rd and 5th Commando and native cacadores companies unofficial in 1966 1968 Flechas until 1975White Volunteer Aerial Formations until 1975Black Provincial organization of volunteers and civil defence until 1975 Army black beret Army Special Operations Troops Rangers moss dry green beret Army Commandos red beret Army Paratroopers green beret Navy Marines dark blue beret Air Force Police light blue beretR Edit Rhodesia Edit Acting Lieutenant Nigel John Theron of 2 Commando Rhodesian Light Infantry receives the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia in 1976 Zimbabwe Rhodesia made changes to the army in 1979 and shortly after Zimbabwe disbanded all the regiments Rhodesian Security Forces in favour of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in 1979 1981 Up to this point the Security Forces wore the beret as the primary working dress and service dress headgear Like most countries formerly associated with the British Empire Berets were coloured according to unit or service branch with a distinctive regimental cap badge pinned above the left eye The Rhodesian Security Forces were integrated into the new Zimbabwe Defence Forces in 1980 Rhodesia introduced the brown beret as a new colour for specialist berets for use of the Selous Scouts which has since been used for specialist units in the Finnish and Brazilian forces and with the New Zealand SASRhodesian beret colours were as follows Colour Wearer Grey Grey ScoutsBrown Selous ScoutsBlack Rhodesian Armoured CorpsMaroon Medical CorpsBeige Special Air ServiceScarlet Internal Affairs Ministry and the Rhodesian Military PoliceGreen Most infantry regiments including the Rhodesian Regiment and the Rhodesian African RiflesTartan Green Rhodesian Light Infantry from 1964 when they were designated a commando regiment Dark blue Generic worn by all other units of the ArmyBlue Grey Rhodesian Air Force parachute instructorsBright Blue Psychological OperationsLike the United Kingdom Rhodesia also used flashes and hackles behind cap badges on their berets such as The blue yellow and red shield on the medical corps beret The blue diamond flash on the military police beret The red outline of the Rhodesian Artillery beret The red tombstone of the Grey Scouts beret The red diamond hacking of the Rhodesian Regiment beret similar to that of the KRRC The Blue and White hackle of the 4th Battalion Rhodesian Regiment Beret Romania Edit Romanian special forces soldiers send commands to the a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle UAV during a Raven UAV familiarization flight at the Romanian Land Forces facility in Buzau Romania June 2 2011 Colour Wearer Black Anti air Artillery and Missiles Artillery Military Automobile Troops automobilisti militari Tanks Communication and Informatics structures Engineers Nuclear Biological and Chemical NBC Defense and Naval ForcesGreen Mountain Troops or Mountain Hunters Vanători de Munte Special Operations ForcesDark Blue Military Justice Romanian Gendarmerie Jandarmeria Romană Maroon ParatroopersRed Military MusicDark red bordeaux red Military MedicineViolet Military Logistics or administration intendenţă Light Grey Military PoliceLight Blue Air Force and Radar Troops radiolocaţie Dark brown InfantryRussia Edit Russian Naval Infantry with their three piece berets pulled left for a pass in review during the 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade The Soviet Union s beret color scheme detailed below e g for airborne troops and naval infantry remained in effect in post 1991 Russia In the late 1990s the Russian Ministry of Extreme Situations introduced orange berets for its own troops In the Soviet Union berets were sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes two at each side worn with the service badge centered between the eyes and draped to the right in most circumstances When appearing in public on parade the berets were draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public In 2011 the Russian defence ministry authorised the wearing of berets by all non naval military personnel as part of their field uniforms The current beret colour scheme is Colour Wearer Black Naval Infantry OMON and SOBR units of the National Guard of Russia FSB counter terrorist units Russian commando frogmenSky blue Airborne Troops general issue berets Spetznaz units of the Russian Ground Forces will often wear headwear of other units in the field to avoid identification Cornflower blue Special units of Federal Security Service Federal Protective Service and Presidential RegimentLight green Border GuardDark green Armed Forces reconnaissance units soldiers are allowed to wear this beret after passing special testsOlive Russian Ground Forces standard beret Strategic Missile Troops Aerospace Defence Forces Air Force Railway Troops National Guard Forces CommandOrange Ministry of Emergency Situations general issue beretsRust red orig Krapovyi 604th Special Purpose Center 7th OSN 19th OSN of the National Guard Forces Command Spetsnaz soldiers are allowed to wear this beret after passing special testsBright red Military Police since 2010 Young Army Cadets National Movement Russian Paratroopers 106th VDD Olive and Red beret wearing National Guardsman on the Day of Remembrance National Guard troops wearing maroon berets in the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade EMERCOM troops marching in the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade S Edit Saudi Arabia Edit Saudi military police Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia Colour Worn by 41 Olive Green Royal Saudi Land ForcesDark Blue Royal Saudi Air ForceBlack Royal Saudi NavyDark Green Royal Saudi Air DefenseRed Military Police of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia National GuardMaroon Paratroopers Units and Special Security ForcesSenegal Edit Tan sand Bataillon de Parachutistes Army Parachute Battalion Brown Bataillon de Commandos Army Commando Battalion Black Detachment Forces Speciales Special Forces Detachment Orange Groupement Mobil d Intervention Mobile Intervention Group Blue Legion de Gendarmerie d Intervention Gendarmerie Intervention Unit Green Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Comandos COFUMACO Navy Marine Commandos Serbia Edit Paratroopers from the 63rd Parachute Brigade wearing red berets The Serbian Armed Forces are wearing berets as their standard headdress Colour Wearer Olive Green ArmyGreen Recconaissance units of Army infantry battalionsDark Blue River FlotillaCobalt Blue Air Force and Air DefenceRoyal Blue GuardMaroon 72nd Brigade for Special OperationsRed 63rd Parachute BrigadeBlack Military PoliceSingapore Edit A lieutenant from the Singapore Army wearing the Dark Green Infantry beret as part of an older uniform standard The Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Police Force have adopted the beret as their standard headdress The different color divisions are as follows Colour Wearer Olive Green Infantry Regiment Previously Dark Green Black Armoured RegimentKhaki GuardsRed Crimson CommandosRed Burgundy Police Tactical UnitDark Blue Signals Formation Artillery Combat Engineers Medical Corps Transport and Logistics Military Police SAF Volunteer Corps Navy Singapore Police Force Police Gurkha ContingentAir Force Blue Bluish Grey Air ForceGrey Digital and Intelligence ServiceLight Grey Public Transport Security CommandUN Blue UN Peacekeeping ForceCream Protective Security CommandThe berets are all adorned with the Singapore Armed Forces coat of arms with the exception of the Air Force beret Military Police beret navy beret Digital and Intelligence Service beret and police beret which are adorned with their respective cap badge Officers in the navy have a different cap badge from the ratings Officers of the rank of colonel and above have a different cap badge An officer from Public Transport Security Command wearing the Light Grey beret surveys the high volume of foot traffic at City Hall MRT station National Cadet Corps Land Green National Cadet Corps Air Blue National Cadet Corps Sea Black National Police Cadet Corps Dark Blue National Civil Defence Cadet Corps BlackAll berets have the National Cadet Corps National Police Cadet Corps or National Civil Defence Cadet Corps crest on the front Slovakia Edit Colour Wearer Black tank forces army air defenseGreen units of high readiness immediately reaction battalionDark Blue military policeMaroon paratrooper units 5 regiment of special assignment airborne UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsSlovenia Edit Rifle Green Special forces Green Military Police Olive green Signal units Black Armour units Maroon motorised infantry Paratroopers Dark blue Navy units Light blue Air force Grey Mountain units Sand NBC units Red Guard unitSomalia Edit Brigadier General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh wearing the Khaki Infantry Beret and rank slide The Somali Armed Forces has the beret has the standard headgear since its inception in 1960 Each function within the security forces of Somalia has a unique colour Colour Wearer Black Logistics Army NavyBlue PoliceRed Presidential Guard BD Khaki InfantrySlate National Intelligence and Security Agency Special ForcesGreen Custodial CorpsNavy Air ForceMaroon General IssueSky blue TURKSOM candidates and graduatesSouth Africa Edit The South African National Defence Force wears the beret as its standard headgear The different color divisions are as follows Colour Wearer Black Armour Intelligence Maritime Reaction Squadron SA Navy Dark Green InfantryRed Military PoliceDark Blue ArtilleryLight blue LogisticsOlive Munnitions CorpsLight Maroon Military Health ServicesBeige Signal CorpsPurple Chaplain CorpsOrange Human Resources MechanicsMaroon Parachute Infantry Special ForcesUN blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on international peacekeeping missionsThe berets are all adorned with the unit s insignia Some of the traditional units wear other headgear for example the Cape Town Highlanders Regiment and the band of the South African Military Health Service Outside of Army the South African Military Health Service wear light maroon berets The South African Special Forces Brigade which is a separate entity not part of the army also wear the Maroon beret which is traditional for parachute units in the western world South Korea Edit Berets are worn by members of the Republic of Korea Army and some elite units of the South Korean Military including Black Army Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command with yellow backing Reserve Officer Training Corps KATUSA Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Dark Green Army Dark Blue Air Force Military Police Red Air Force Combat Control Team CCT Maroon Air Force Special Air Rescue Team SART Green Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Marine Corps armoured units Grey Navy UDT SEAL Team Naval Special Warfare Flotilla Camouflage Army armoured units reddish brown Army aviation UN Blue United Nations peacekeepersOther than these units several secret commando units mostly disbanded in the mid 1990s among them the Unit 684 which became infamous for its mutiny formed to infiltrate North Korea during the Cold War days wore black berets and adorned them with the badges of individual units Korean liaison soldiers serving in the U S Eighth Army KATUSA have also been wearing black berets along with American uniforms since that beret became a standard headgear of the U S Army in 2001 South Vietnam Edit American advisers assigned to these units wore the berets 42 Red Paratroopers Green Marines LLDB Maroon Rangers Black Navy Junk Force Black Palace guards Tan political officersSoviet Union Edit In the Soviet Union berets were sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes two at each side worn with the service badge centered between the eyes and draped to the right in most circumstances When appearing in public on parade the berets were draped to the left side so that the insignia shows to observing dignitaries and the public Berets were worn only by Colour Wearer Black Naval infantry tank troops only for coveralls OMON special militia unitsRaspberry Airborne troops till 1969 unofficially from 1963 with jump uniform only Sky blue Airborne troops since 1969 Green 103rd Airborne Division while subordinate to Border Guards in 1989 91 Rust red orig Krapovyi MVD special troops from end of the 1980s Blue Navy WMF as a part of working and technical uniform for enlisted and petty officers officially matrosy i starshiny in Russian During this period berets were also worn by female personnel of the Armed Forces for everyday and parade uniform The colour of the beret corresponded with that of the main uniform e g Army and Air Force everyday uniform olive Navy uniform navy blue or white Army parade uniform sea green Air Force parade uniform dark blue Spain Edit Spain s Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon in blue beret of the Royal Guard speaks with a Spanish engineer soldier about the capabilities of a bomb disposal robot during a visit to Spain s San Gregorio training area to meet with participants in exercise Interdict 12 Oct 30 The beret is used in the various armed forces of Spain The colours used are 43 Colour Wearer Black Airborne Brigade BRIPAC Mechanized Division Brunete Air Force Police Maroon 1st King s Immemorial Infantry Regiment of AHQ Royal Blue Royal Guard Army Helicopters FAMET Ash Grey Cyber Defence Joint Command 44 Mustard Military Emergencies Unit UME Red General Military AcademyGreen Mountain Brigade Jefatura de Tropas de Montana Dark Green Special Operations units MCOE MOE UOE FNGE EZAPAC Olive Spanish Army general issue berets Brown Military Police Tan BRILCAN Brigada de Infanteria Ligera Canarias XVI Grey BRILAT Brigada de Infanteria Ligera Galicia VII Sri Lanka Edit Maroon Army Commando Regiment Black Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Army Special Forces Regiment Navy Special Boat Squadron Air Force Regiment Special Force Commando Green Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Mechanized Infantry Regiment Military Intelligence Corps Sri Lanka Army Women Corps Sri Lanka Rifle Corps Special Task Force Green Gajaba Regiment Infantry Blue Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment The Gemunu Watch Infantry amp All Other Ranks of Artillery Engineers Signals Light Infantry amp all Service Corps Khaki All Officers of Sri Lanka Artillery Corps of Engineers Corps of Signals Light Infantry Service Corps Corps Engineer Services General Service Corps Electrical amp Mechanical Engineers Sri Lanka National Guard Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps Red Military Police Dark Blue Sri Lanka Air ForceSweden Edit Swedish Amphibious Corps soldier with green beret The beret is used in the various armed forces of Sweden 2015 regulations 45 Color Wearer Dark blue Army unless otherwise stated Air ForceBlack Life Guards infantry I 19 P 4 P 7 P 18 MSSRifle green Life Guard cavalry I 19 AJB LJG SAFR K 3 FMUndSakCCommando green Swedish Amphibious CorpsMaroon Parachute Rangers in the 32nd Intelligence Battalion and FskE SFEKhaki Home GuardScarlet Life Guards musicians UN blue Military personnel in UN serviceYellow EU monitors etc Bright blue Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter WingOlive green SOG FM SOF according to the CO of the Special Forces Command2009 regulations 46 Color Wearer Dark blue Generals in the army and amphibious corps personnel in the organizational unit that have not assigned another beret color except the navy s naval unit fleet Black Life Guards infantry I 19 P 4 P 7 and MSSRifle green Life Guard cavalry K 3 I 19 AJB 193th Ranger Btn LJG SAFR and FMUndSakCCommando green Amf 1Maroon Parachute Ranger Company in the 32nd Intelligence BattalionKhaki Home GuardScarlet Life Guards musicians UN blue Military personnel in UN serviceYellow EU monitors etc Bright blue Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter WingOlive green Special Operations Group SOG and the Special Forces CommandSudan Edit The beret is worn by all police and military personnel Maroon Paratroops Pink special policeSwitzerland Edit Since 1995 when it replaced the grey side cap the beret is worn with the dress uniform and with the personally issued battle dress uniform by all Swiss soldiers In training a black beret without insignia is worn by mechanised units otherwise a camouflage coloured field cap is worn instead The colours used are 47 Black armoured and mechanised units signals and headquarters troops NBC specialists intelligence military justice and general staff personnel Green infantry musicians Red artillery Deep blue Air Force Blue medical personnel Dark red logistics troops Grey military police Light blue troops on UN missions Tan Sand Special Operation ForcesT Edit Thailand Edit The beret is used in the various armed forces of Thailand The colours used are Maroon Airborne units 1st Special Warfare Division 31st Ranger Regiment Khaki green Army Reserve Force Students Black all other Army units Air Force Thahan Phran Army Paramilitary Airborne Police units Border Patrol Police BPP Camouflage Royal Thai Marine Recon Marine Paramilitary and Navy SEALs Navy Blue Volunteer Defense Corps VDC Part of Department Of Provincial Administration DOPA Ministry of Interior Scarlet Speciel Operation of Royal Thai Air Force Commando UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on peacekeeping missionsThe black beret is also worn by ordinary police in certain situations Togo Edit The beret colours worn by the Togolese Army are as follows Black Armoured Corps Maroon Para Commando Regiment Green Presidential Guard Commando Regiment Dark Blue All other Arms and CorpsTurkey Edit The beret is used in the various armed forces of Turkey The colours used are 41 Black Armoured Corps of Turkish Land Forces Blue Elite units of Turkish Armed Forces Dark Blue Personnel of General Directorate of Security riot team and Police Counter Attack Team Navy Blue VIP guard team of the Turkish Air Force UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations Green Personnel of Gendarmerie General Command and General Directorate of Security Bluish Green Personnel of Police Special Operation Department Dark Green Overseas deployment personnel of Turkish Armed Forces Maroon Personnel of Special Forces Command Red Personnel of National Intelligence Organization Tan CSAR units of the Turkish Air Force U Edit Ukraine Edit Ukrainian paratrooper wearing maroon beret Ukrainian naval infantryman in black beret The beret is used in the various armed forces of Ukraine The Ukrainian armed forces formerly wore a Soviet style beret sewn together from three pieces of material with four air holes two at each side This was changed to a smaller beret moulded from one piece of material with no air holes The colours are Colour WearerGreen Ukrainian Ground Forces general issue including Mechanized InfantryMaroon Ukrainian Air Assault Forces formerly wore light blueSea green Ukrainian Naval InfantryBlack Ukrainian Navy Mechanized 48 Steel Grey Special Operation Forces United Arab Emirates Edit The Armed Forces of the UAE and National Service use berets with distinct colours to display the specific branch of the armed forces All berets displays the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces emblem 49 Emirati military personnel may also choose to wear military camo coloured ghutra in a turban fashion in keeping with traditional Arabic attire The colours are as follows Colour Wearer Blue United Arab Emirates NavyGreen Military recruitRed Military policeSky Blue United Arab Emirates Air ForceMaroon Presidential GuardTan United Arab Emirates Army and Medical Corps United Kingdom Edit See also Cap badge British armed forces Bermuda Regiment recruits wear generic dark blue berets The British Army beret dates back to 1918 when the French 70th Chasseurs alpins were training with the British Tank Corps The Chasseurs alpins wore a distinctive large beret and Major General Sir Hugh Elles the TC s Colonel realised this style of headdress would be a practical option for his tank crews forced to work in a reduced space He thought however that the Chasseur beret was too sloppy and the Basque style beret of the French tank crews was too skimpy so a compromise based on the Scottish tam o shanter was designed and submitted for the approval of George V in November 1923 It was adopted in March 1924 During the Second World War the use of the black beret was extended to all the regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1940 The maroon beret was adopted by British airborne forces in 1941 and the green beret by the Commandos in late 1942 A khaki beret was worn by the Reconnaissance Corps from 1941 until 1944 50 and the Royal Air Force Regiment adopted a blue grey beret in 1943 51 Later in the war a rather baggier beret like hat called the General Service Cap was issued to all ranks of the British Army with RAC parachute commando Scottish and Irish units excepted to replace the earlier Field Service Cap The GS Cap was not popular and after the war was replaced with a true beret 52 Today English and Welsh military units wear a beret the Royal Regiment of Scotland Royal Irish Regiment and London Irish wear the tam o shanter and the caubeen respectively the Scots Guards and Irish Guards however wear berets Many of these berets are in distinctive colours and all are worn with the cap badge of the service regiment or corps The cap badge for all services in the UK is usually worn directly over the left eye Royal Military Police 1984 A soldier of the Parachute Regiment wearing the maroon beret The pale Cambridge blue berets of the Army Air Corps in London 2006 Royal Marine berets Blue berets with red cap badge backing are worn by personnel who are not commando qualified while green berets without any cap badge backing are worn by personnel with commando qualification An officer of the Princess of Wales s Royal Regiment on the right showing the coloured backing patch behind the regimental cap badge Beret colours Edit The colours are as follows Color Wearer Khaki Foot Guards Honourable Artillery Company Princess of Wales s Royal Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Gibraltar Regiment Duke of Lancaster s Regiment Royal Welsh Yorkshire Regiment Mercian Regiment 4 73 Sphinx Special OP Battery Royal Artillery 53 Light grey Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsDark grey Queen Alexandra s Royal Army Nursing CorpsBrown King s Royal Hussars Royal Wessex YeomanryBlack Royal Tank Regiment C amp S Westminster Dragoons Squadron Royal YeomanryRifle green The Rifles Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Dragoon Guards Small Arms School Corps 36 Essex Yeomanry Signal SquadronMaroon Parachute Regiment All ranks serving with 16 Air Assault BrigadeBeige Special Air Service including attached troops who are not SAS qualified a white beret was briefly worn on formation of the regiment in 1942 and a maroon beret from 1944 to 1956 Emerald grey Special Reconnaissance Regiment citation needed Cambridge blue Army Air Corps 47 Regiment Royal Artillery some elements of Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers 54 55 any army personnel serving in an aviation unit 56 Cypress green Intelligence CorpsScarlet Royal Military PoliceGreen Adjutant General s Corps except Royal Military Police who wear scarlet Army Legal Services Branch who wear black and Military Provost Guard Service and Educational and Training Services branch who wear navy blue Military Provost Guard ServiceDark blue Generic worn by all other Army units except Scottish and Irish line infantry regiments Royal Navy Royal Marines who are not commando qualified who include recruits in training musicians and instructors of the affiliated cadet organisations 57 and who wear the Royal Marines cap badge with red backing Also worn by Sea Cadets including Royal Marines Cadets Commando green Commando qualified Royal Marines Commando qualified personnel of all services serving in 3 Commando Brigade Special Boat ServiceRAF blue grey Royal Air Force including RAF Regiment and Air Cadets Combined Cadet Force and Air Training Corps 58 UN Blue Personnel serving with the United Nations on peacekeeping missionsGeneral rule for wearing a British Army berets taught at training depots is to shape the head dress back and to the right for the material and to have the leather band level around the head with the cap badge two fingers above the left eye Scottish Infantry have different rules for the Tamo shanter with the cap badge worn on the left side of the head Other adornments Edit Some regiments and corps wear a coloured backing behind the cap badge These include Foot Guards blue red blue patch less the officers of the Scots Guards who wear a patch of Royal Stewart tartan Honourable Artillery Company black circle Princess of Wales s Royal Regiment blue yellow blue patch Royal Anglian Regiment small black tombstone Queen Alexandra s Royal Army Nursing Corps red patch Royal Army Medical Corps dull cherry oval patch Army Air Corps black patch Army Physical Training Corps patch in corps colours Royal Marines red tombstone only on dark blue beret worn by those who are not commando qualified including Royal Marines Cadets Royal Welsh Regiment and Mercian Regiment green badge outline and square respectively Queen s Royal Lancers red patch Household Cavalry blue red blue patch The Royal Dragoon Guards red diamond patch Yorkshire Regiment Brunswick British racing green Royal Scots Dragoon Guards black patch Worn in mourning for Emperor Nicholas II of Russia who was their colonel in chief at the time of his murder King s Royal Hussars red patch Royal Wessex Yeomanry black patch behind the cap badge Royal Gibraltar Regiment red grey red patch Royal Regiment of Fusiliers feather hackle on the beret Other ranks of the Royal Welsh also wear hackles Members of the Royal Tank Regiment 4 73 Sphinx Special OP Battery Royal Artillery 59 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Army Air Corps Parachute Regiment SAS and Intelligence Corps wear berets in Nos 1 2 3 and 6 Dress Other English and Welsh Regiments and Corps wear peaked caps in these orders of dress 60 Troops from other services regiments or corps on attachment to units with distinctive coloured berets often wear those berets with their own cap badge Colonels brigadiers and generals usually continue to wear the beret of the regiment or corps to which they used to belong with the cap badge distinctive to their rank Old units Edit Former regiments and corps now amalgamated Dark Blue Queens Regiment Royal Hampshire Regiment Khaki Green Howards King s Own Royal Border Regiment Prince of Wales s Own Regiment of Yorkshire Duke of Wellington s Regiment Reconnaissance Corps infantry motor battalions in World War II Dark Rifle green Light Infantry Royal Green Jackets Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Rifle Brigade King s Royal Rifle Corps 2nd King Edward VII s Own Gurkha Rifles The Sirmoor Rifles 6th Queen Elizabeth s Own Gurkha Rifles 7th Duke of Edinburgh s Own Gurkha Rifles 10th Princess Mary s Own Gurkha Rifles Black all Royal Armoured Corps regiments in World War II other than officers in Inns of Court Regiment Royal Observer Corps Westminster Dragoons Maroon Glider Pilot Regiment and glider borne units Green Women s Royal Army Corps women in Officers Training Corps now wear dark blue officers in Inns of Court Regiment Brown with a broad crimson headband and NO hat badge 11th Hussars PAO United States Edit Army Special Forces soldiers wearing green berets at remembrance ceremony Army soldiers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade wearing brown berets at activation ceremony An Army NCO from the U S Army Military District of Washington wearing black beret An Army officer from the 75th Ranger Regiment wearing tan beret An Army officer from the 82nd Airborne Division wearing maroon beret at a Army Birthday celebration An Air Force Special Tactics Officer and TACP NCO wearing their scarlet and black berets respectively An Air Force Security Forces airman wearing dark blue beret on guard An Air Force SERE Specialist wearing sage green beret Air Force Combat Aviation Advisors wearing brown berets Then CMSgt Ramon Colon Lopez wearing maroon beret An Air Force SOWT redesignated Special Reconnaissance wearing grey beret Berets were originally worn by select forces in the United States Army The first were worn during World War II when a battalion of the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment were presented maroon berets by their British counterparts 61 Though unofficial at first the green beret of the US Army Special Forces was formally adopted in 1961 Maroon airborne and black US Army Ranger berets were formally authorized in the 1970s D Troop 17th Cavalry were authorized a maroon beret in Vietnam 62 After the Vietnam War morale in the US Army waned In response from 1973 through 1979 HQDA permitted local commanders to encourage morale enhancing uniform distinctions however these distinctions were only allowed to be worn on the post Consequently many units embraced various colored berets for example Armor and Armored Cavalry units often adopted the black beret Similarly many other units embraced various colored berets in an attempt to improve dwindling morale In particular the First Cavalry Division assigned various colored berets to its three pronged TRICAP approach In this implementation Armored Cavalry Airmobile Infantry units Air Cavalry units Division Artillery units and Division Support units all wore different colored berets including black light blue kelly green and red The 101st Airborne Division was authorised a dark blue beret In 1975 all female soldiers of the Women s Army Corps were authorized to wear a black beret variant as standard headgear for the service uniform 63 In 1975 the 172nd Light Infantry Brigade at Fort Richardson amp Fort Wainwright Alaska wore Olive Drab Berets In 2001 Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki ordered the black beret worn as standard headgear army wide a controversial decision because it was previously reserved for the Rangers The Rangers were then authorized to wear a tan beret exclusive to them The decision was implemented in hopes of boosting morale among conventional units However many soldiers began complaining that the new black beret was not practical with the utility uniform In June 2011 Army Secretary John McHugh acting on the recommendations made by Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey and Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F Chandler once again chose the traditional patrol cap to be worn with the utility uniform The black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander s discretion for special ceremonies The beret remains part of the Army s dress uniform for all units United States Army berets now use the following distinctive colors US Army Color WearerBlack Worn by all soldiers with the Army Service Uniform as standard headgear The patrol cap is the standard headgear with utility uniforms such as the ACUs however the black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander discretions 64 Rifle green Special Forces qualified soldiersTan Soldiers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade Soldiers that have served one consecutive year in the regiment and are assigned to a USASOC component may continue to wear the Tan Beret Maroon Soldiers assigned to Airborne Parachute unitsBrown Soldiers assigned to the Security Force Assistance Command and its subordinate unitsDark Grey Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps JROTC cadets 65 Special Forces Ranger and Airborne unit berets sport distinctive organizational flashes All other units use a standard pale blue flash bordered with 13 white stars Officers wear their rank insignia within the flash while enlisted ranks wear their distinctive unit insignia US Air Force Color WearerBlack Airmen assigned to the Tactical Air Control Party TACP and Air Force JROTC cadets 66 Maroon Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue OfficersScarlet Combat Controllers and Special Tactics OfficersPewter Grey Special Reconnaissance and Weather Parachutist 67 qualified airmen Formerly CWT and SOWT Dark Blue Airmen assigned to the Security Forces United States Air Force Academy First Class cadets Basic Cadet Training cadre and second color for Air Force JROTC cadets 66 Sage Green Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape SERE SpecialistsBrown Airmen assigned to units designated as Combat Aviation Advisors 68 White Third color for Air Force JROTC cadets 66 In the United States Navy female officers and sailors were allowed to wear black berets instead of a combination hat or garrison cap while in service uniforms until 2016 The black berets were phased out in October of that year due to a lack of widespread use and a desire by the U S Navy to make its uniforms more unisex in appearance During the Vietnam War the U S Navy created special boat teams unofficially dubbed the brown water navy to patrol coastlines estuaries and rivers Naval personnel assigned to these teams wore black berets as part of their uniform as portrayed in the movie Apocalypse Now 69 U S Navy SEAL teams serving in Vietnam wore camouflage berets in the field the only beret somewhat standardized in the SEALs Uruguay Edit Military Grey Army 14th Parachute Battalion Green Army 13th Armor Battalion Combined Arms Police Black Police Coraceros RegimentV Edit Vatican State Edit A member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard with beret and halberd The Pontifical Swiss Guard wears large black berets Venezuela Edit Berets are worn by some units in the Venezuelan National Armed Forces with distinctive colors for some units or functions The beret colours are as follows Colour WearerVenezuelan Army Black Venezuelan Army general issue berets included the comandos Army special forces units Green Army Counter insurgency troops caribes Red 311th Infantry Battalion Simon Bolivar Army Wears the red beret as the first and oldest active infantry battalion of the Army Red 42nd Airborne Brigade Army Dark blue Army Headquarters and Security Group Lieutenant General Daniel Florencio O Leary Headquarters Battalion Venezuelan Navy Black Venezuelan Marine Corps general issue berets since 2009 Venezuelan Air ForceBlue Venezuelan Air Force Infantry units Infanteria Aerea and Air Force Police personnel Black 20nd clarification needed Special Forces Group since 2016 70 71 72 Venezuelan National Guard Maroon Venezuelan National Guard general issue berets Berets in inter service unitsRed Presidential Honor Guard Brigade armed forces joint unit Red Armed Forces General Headquarters Minister Of Defence troops Caracas Battalion armed forces joint unit Note Before the conversion to the red berets the Caracas Battalion wore dark blue berets similar to those used by the O Leary Battalion Note Bolivarian National Police general issue red berets since 2017 Vietnam Edit Berets used by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People s Navy are Blue Enlisted Seamen Black Officers and NCOs Dark Blue Marine Commandos and Naval InfantrymenDuring the celebration of the 40th Reunification Day the People s Army of Vietnam presented new models of berets Green and camouflaged berets are worn by Infantry Reconnaissance troopers and Ground Commandos respectively Red berets are worn by Airborne Forces Army s servicemen served within the United Nations will bear the UN blue beret Y Edit Yemen Edit Rear Admiral Abdul Karim Yahya Muharram Former Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Navy wearing his black beret Berets are worn as standard headgear in the Yemeni Armed Forces with most beret colors inherited from the South Yemeni armed forces Colour Wearer Black Yemeni Navy Dark Blue Yemeni Police Force Red Yemeni Military Police Sky blue Yemeni UN Peacekeeper Force Green Yemeni Armour Corps Blue Grey Yemeni Air Force Maroon Yemeni Republican GuardZ Edit Zambia Edit Black Armoured troops Green Zambia rifles Infantry Maroon Paracommando Scarlet Military police Dark Blue worn by all other Army units Khaki colonels and general officers with combat uniform Grey blue Air Force personnel Khaki Black Zambia National Service personnelZimbabwe Edit Green Infantry Black Armoured Regiment Maroon Parachute Battalion Tartan Green Commando Battalion Tan Special Air Service Yellow Presidential Guard Cherry Red Military Police Blue grey Zimbabwe Air Force Dark Blue All other unitsInternational forces EditSee also Cap badge International forces United Nations Edit UN blue beret Colour WearerUN Blue Military personnel of any country serving with the United Nations peacekeeping forces Multinational Force and Observers Edit A Canadian Army officer and U S Army soldier wearing the MFO beret Colour WearerTerracotta Military personnel of any country serving with the Multinational Force and Observers wear a terracotta colored beret or bush hat in lieu of their normal headgear African Union Edit Officers wearing the African Union beret Colour WearerGreen Military personnel of any country serving with the African Union peacekeeping forces wore a green colored beret 73 The AU peacekeeping forces have since been turned over to UN administration and swapped their berets for UN light blue ones 74 75 Camouflage berets Edit A U S Navy SEAL in Vietnam with a camouflage beret A camouflage beret is intended for use on the battlefield when wearing combat fatigues They are mostly issued to the likes of special forces particularly in jungle warfare operations History Edit Students of the Polish high school in Casarano Italy wearing the Cap General Service Camouflage berets possibly originate from the General Service cap Cap General Service issued to the British Army in a Khaki material before the introduction of berets It was first introduced under Army Council Instruction 1407 of September 1943 This cap was designed to replace the Field Service cap or FS Cap that had been worn since the outbreak of war These caps were issued in priority to units serving overseas UK based units got theirs later on It was at first unpopular due to its over large appearance This cap was not a beret It was made from several pieces of drab cloth material whereas a beret was a one piece item It was based on the Scottish balmoral bonnet in design First issues were made from the same gaberdine cloth as the old FS cap Badges worn on it were the conventional officers bronze and ORs badges in both plastic and metal Units which had special distinctions could still wear these on the GS cap The General Service cap was worn by regulation one inch above the eyebrows with the badge over the left eye and the cap pulled down to the right But many wartime photos will show it worn pushed back on the head which seemed to be a fashion with many soldiers late in the war Officers could only obtain the cap upon repayment to the RAOC They were not allowed to buy the cap until their unit had been issued with it wholesale Higher ranking officers often got away with wearing a khaki beret which was against regulations Fashion conscious ORs would also risk punishment from NCOs officers buying one of these for walking out Not exactly camouflage but an early example is the Jungle Beret issued to the Australian Army during WW2 76 77 78 Users Edit Argentina Jungle Troops Brigada de Monte XII General Manuel Obligado 79 Bolivia Special Forces Bolivian Condors Brazil Jungle Troops China During the 80s camo berets were issued to some of the recon forces of PLA It has no cap badge on it Denmark Naval Infantry Armoured 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