37thguy Posted May 3, 2019 Share #476 Posted May 3, 2019 Its my understanding that the Yellow and Red stand for the 1st & 7th Gp colors, not for SVNs colors. Just a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted May 3, 2019 Share #477 Posted May 3, 2019 Red beret with unknown device worn by an engineer of the 2nd Support Brigade. Note camouflaged face and glasses. Can someone please explain this to me please. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted May 3, 2019 Share #478 Posted May 3, 2019 Can someone please explain this to me please. owen Owen, It looks to me as if this is actually some sort of painting, NOT a photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 14, 2019 Share #479 Posted May 14, 2019 A twofer for today, the 6th SF Grp Bragg 1970 (Sorry for the small image). And a E Co 1st Bn 60th Infantry, 172nd Inf Bde (Sep) ADA man, who is Jump Qualified, around 1976-77. In the 172nd Inf Bde. in the 60s and 70s Jump Qualified troops of different MOS were found in the Battalion's HHC, like Medics, and in the Battalion's Combat Support Companies, like in the Redeye Platoon, which were the E Companies, and were specifically attached in the field to their respective battalion's Charlie Airborne's. With the reinstatement of the Maroon Beret in the late summer of 1981 in the brigade, the Garrison Cap with Para Gilder patch was out and the Beret was in, these non Infantry Paratroopers in the HHC and E Companies of the three line battalions would wear the Beret too again as they did in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted July 5, 2019 Share #480 Posted July 5, 2019 Multi Forces Observer Beret. Orange in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 9, 2019 Share #481 Posted August 9, 2019 Adjutant General Corps sergeant of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 17, 2019 Share #482 Posted September 17, 2019 Black berets worn by members of the 2nd Squadron 6th Cavalry assigned to post support and testing duties at the Armor School at Fort Knox between 1974 and 1986. Note they are wearing Cavalry branch insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny C Posted September 17, 2019 Share #483 Posted September 17, 2019 They wear black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 21, 2019 Share #484 Posted September 21, 2019 I finally found a blue 101st Airborne beret. This one is from the 1st bde. I got this one from the granddaughter who said he did three tours in Vietnam from 68-72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted September 21, 2019 Share #485 Posted September 21, 2019 I finally found a blue 101st Airborne beret. This one is from the 1st bde. I got this one from the granddaughter who said he did three tours in Vietnam from 68-72. image.jpeg image.jpeg Very nice blue berry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atb Posted September 22, 2019 Share #486 Posted September 22, 2019 Here are two 101 blue berets, an officer's and an EM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted September 22, 2019 Share #487 Posted September 22, 2019 A well worn 3rd Special Forces Group green beret that I picked up in a large grouping last weekend. Definitely a GWOT time period beret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 7, 2019 Share #488 Posted October 7, 2019 A MAAG Officer or a Noncom in South Vietnam 1963, wearing a Black Beret with his Master Parachute Badge on it, not sure on the color in this B/W photo, he's wearing it in the manner I like to call the Pierre Manner, like a Frenchman in France Note his ARVN Counterpart is wearing his in a more Military Manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 7, 2019 Share #489 Posted October 7, 2019 Reserve Special Forces Troops at a Drill at Ft Meade Maryland, 1965, probably of the old 11th Special Forces Group, that Staff Sergeant, he may not be Flashed, as one more of them are only wearing the DI only one we see with a Candy Stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 22, 2019 Share #490 Posted November 22, 2019 Here's another photo showing the red or maroon beret with Medical Department Center & School DUI with maroon bib and shoulder cord worn on the left shoulder. Note his Medical Corps branch insignia is worn improperly on the right collar. He may also be wearing maroon discs behind his collar insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 22, 2019 Share #491 Posted November 22, 2019 A 1st Group trooper with a red beret instead of green, why? Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 22, 2019 Share #492 Posted November 22, 2019 A 1st Group trooper with a red beret instead of green, why? Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk These were talked about here FF, Maroon Berets worn in a SF Unit. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/214224-maroon-special-forces-beret/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted November 23, 2019 Share #493 Posted November 23, 2019 These were talked about here FF, Maroon Berets worn in a SF Unit. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/214224-maroon-special-forces-beret/ Yep, simple answer, not Q Course qualified. Like the song says, "100 men will test today, but only 3 three win the green beret." OR something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted November 23, 2019 Share #494 Posted November 23, 2019 The soldier is not Special Forces qualified. He is assigned to 1st SFGA in some type support role. He is airborne qualified, you can see the wings, and wears the maroon beret with 1st group flash. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 23, 2019 Share #495 Posted November 23, 2019 The soldier is not Special Forces qualified. He is assigned to 1st SFGA in some type support role. He is airborne qualified, you can see the wings, and wears the maroon beret with 1st group flash. SKIP Judging from this one photo where we see a Maroon Beret wearing SF Man SKIPH, would it be safe to assume that all these Non SF Qualified but Jump Qualified personnel like him assigned to a SFG will not be of an 11 Series Infantry MOS and would be from one of the Support Branches?, even though as we know he would not be wearing the Blue Stuff even if he was say an 11C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottG Posted November 23, 2019 Share #496 Posted November 23, 2019 I did a short time in an SF unit in the 80s as a non qual. I had a green beret and when they gave it to me, they said "its only a hat and now you are in uniform..." The difference then was the SF tab. Now, with that said, I was only there because an in service recruiter screwed up and had me assigned there when I left active duty, I was air assault qualified but not airborne. I was there 4 months and got orders for an infantry unit. Perhaps things have changed since then, or perhaps they just did it because it was the reserve? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 23, 2019 Share #497 Posted November 23, 2019 These were talked about here FF, Maroon Berets worn in a SF Unit. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/214224-maroon-special-forces-beret/ Sorry. I missed that one. My bad for the post then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted November 23, 2019 Share #498 Posted November 23, 2019 Firefighter brought up a good post. That should pretty much answer a lot of questions. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunt1SG Posted November 28, 2019 Share #499 Posted November 28, 2019 Judging from this one photo where we see a Maroon Beret wearing SF Man SKIPH, would it be safe to assume that all these Non SF Qualified but Jump Qualified personnel like him assigned to a SFG will not be of an 11 Series Infantry MOS and would be from one of the Support Branches?, even though as we know he would not be wearing the Blue Stuff even if he was say an 11C. There are no 11 series assigned to SF groups, not even in support roles. All of them have some type of support MOS, from cooks to mechanics and everything in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 28, 2019 Share #500 Posted November 28, 2019 There are no 11 series assigned to SF groups, not even in support roles. All of them have some type of support MOS, from cooks to mechanics and everything in between Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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