Blocko_23 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hi was reading a previous ai mag and i there was an article in there about berets being frowned upon in airsoft so i throught id get some other opinions on this. I personally dont see the problem with them i love wearing mine in the summer but i dnt want to be frowned on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam1454 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Who knows why they are frowned upon and frankly who cares if u like it mate u wear it crack on. I personally wouldn't wear mine to a skirmish because there is far more tactical headwear on the Market. Plus in the military, berets are something you earn so that's probably what they mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Generic berets, whether they're green, blue, red, or pink with yellow polka-dots are fine. If it's a specific unit's beret, people don't like you wearing them, because it's very rare that you've earnt it (Para/RoyalMarine/22Reg, etc) - you've just gone off and bought a beret (and badge), without having to go through the training (or wars) I know there's a specific Russian unit that is very hostile to airsofters using their beret (came up on another forum) I'd only get a unit beret if you're part of an official re-enactment group. Plain berets, that are generic and have no obvious regimental ties are fine in my mind. Personally, I'd love to try and get one of those UN blue ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRider Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Try Cadet Direct... I think they do them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreym Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 i plan to use my great grandfathers battalions cap badge (the battalion was disbanded after the somme) with a scottish glengarry and i've asked both my mother and and my grandfather (who was in WW2 but in a different regiment) and they both say that they'd be okay as an "in memorandum" type of thing. but i can understand people who serve in current regiments having a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters M_P Posted March 5, 2011 Supporters Share Posted March 5, 2011 I understand why people like them and theyre quite cool, I dont mind people wearing them or anything, but i think ranks and other badges that need to be earnt should not be worn. I know my dad (para) would go mental if he knew someone was wearing it and not in the para's. Some will not mind, some will hate you for it, Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRider Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 And dont get caught with the Marines Green Beret.... They will tear you a new hole to Poo ###### Or Talk out off the amount of $hit they had to go through to get that beret just to see some kid wearing it holding a Yank plastic gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters M_P Posted March 5, 2011 Supporters Share Posted March 5, 2011 And dont get caught with the Marines Green Beret.... They will tear you a new hole to Poo ###### Or Talk out off the amount of $hit they had to go through to get that beret just to see some kid wearing it holding a Yank plastic gun? Amen to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreym Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 dare someone to go to america and where one in front of a green beret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters M_P Posted March 5, 2011 Supporters Share Posted March 5, 2011 Why america, why not a royal marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 And dont get caught with the Marines Green Beret.... They will tear you a new hole to Poo ###### Or Talk out off the amount of $hit they had to go through to get that beret just to see some kid wearing it holding a Yank plastic gun? Same with the Para's red beret or any other regiment for that matter and I don't blame them. They have to work really hard to earn them and dome of them die wearing them. I've heard a few stories of soldiers taking the helmets off and wearing their berets instead when they thaught they were going to die anyway. I don't see a problem wearing one as long as you don't have the regiment's insignia/cap badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakmoon Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 basicly, if your thinking of getting and wearing one just be tactful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam-the-airsoft-sniper Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I hve a real UN Beret that has seen action but I don't want to were it for the reasons mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRider Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 UN arnt that bad cause they are made up of every tpye of force and unit.... THere basicly just peacekeepers But u can understand Eliet forces not likeing you wearing there berets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rock-climby-Dave Posted March 10, 2011 Supporters Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm sure it'd be like one of us finding someone from another forum wearing an ASFUK badge on their shirt. We would NOT be impressed. but more extreme. tbh, I see no need to wear one for airsoft, they aren't 'combat' headwear by any stretch of the imagination. also, almost all airsofters would agree that they support the armed forces, even if they disagree with their current deployments. I would never wear a beret from a British unit out of respect, they do a job far harder than what many of us can even contemplate. anyone who says they support and respect the forces and then wear an elite unit's 'earned' beret is a complete hipocrite in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRider Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yer unless there on "Peace Duties" they never wear berets in the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ub3R- Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If you like to wear a beret, do it. As said above though, just be tactful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattswan2512 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 It is simply this bretes are barrack dress and very rarely worn in theatre apart fom cyprus as U.N and as said they are earned especialy the cap badges. I hate people wearing berets especialy para or green berets as it to me is slightly disrespectfull as most who wear them dont hace a clue what its like to try to earn them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onion Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 i personally dont no why you would want to wear a berret .. iv seen a few people on site wearing them..and i think they look like wallys ;p but thats just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leprechaun! Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Agreed, probably the most useless piece of equipment for airsoft out there too, apart from plate carriers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onion Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 lol yeah but plate carriers look pretty cool i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leprechaun! Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Again, agreed, but in airsoft is a SAPI plate that could stop a 7.62 REALLY necessary? Though if your re-enacting/wannabe then fair play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 i remember a wee kid wearing dpm desert an osprey plate carrier full webbing drop holsters (yes two of them) and a helmet for a full day it most have been 60+ kg becouse he didnt so much a run but tread ground when he moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leprechaun! Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hahaha oh wow!! Was this in a wood too? I find it hilarious when people wear acu/ddpm/multicam in woodland... but hey, whatever floats their boats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onion Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 infact im purchasing a us ranger/ blackhawk style plate carrier.. with foam inserts i dont think they will be stopping any bullets any time soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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