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id="toc-Afghan_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Austrian_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Austrian_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Austrian Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Austrian_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Argentinean_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Argentinean_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Argentinean Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Argentinean_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Australian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Australian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Australian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Australian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Azerbaijan_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Azerbaijan_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Azerbaijan Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Azerbaijan_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bangladesh_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bangladesh_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Bangladesh Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bangladesh_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Belgian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Belgian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Belgian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Belgian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Brazilian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brazilian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Brazilian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brazilian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-British_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#British_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>British Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-British_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Brunei_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brunei_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Brunei Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brunei_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Burkina Faso Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canadian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canadian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Canadian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canadian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chilean_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chilean_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Chilean Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chilean_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Czech_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Czech_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Czech Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Czech_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Danish_Army_Special_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Danish_Army_Special_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Danish Army Special Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Danish_Army_Special_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-French_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#French_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>French Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-French_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Finnish_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Finnish_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>Finnish Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Finnish_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-German_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#German_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>German Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-German_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Greek_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Greek_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">20</span> <span>Greek Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Greek_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Guatemalan_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Guatemalan_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">21</span> <span>Guatemalan Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Guatemalan_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-India" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#India"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">22</span> <span>India</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-India-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle India subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-India-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">22.1</span> <span>Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Navy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Navy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">22.2</span> <span>Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Navy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">22.3</span> <span>Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indonesia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indonesia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">23</span> <span>Indonesia</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Indonesia-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Indonesia subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Indonesia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Army_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Army_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">23.1</span> <span>Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Army_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Navy_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Navy_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">23.2</span> <span>Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Navy_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Israeli_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Israeli_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">24</span> <span>Israeli Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Israeli_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Italian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Italian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">25</span> <span>Italian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Italian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lithuanian_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lithuanian_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">26</span> <span>Lithuanian Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lithuanian_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Malaysia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Malaysia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">27</span> <span>Malaysia</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Malaysia-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Malaysia subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Malaysia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Army_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Army_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">27.1</span> <span>Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Army_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Police" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Police"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">27.2</span> <span>Police</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Police-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lebanese_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lebanese_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">28</span> <span>Lebanese Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lebanese_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mexican_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mexican_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">29</span> <span>Mexican Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mexican_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Namibian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Namibian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">30</span> <span>Namibian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Namibian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Netherlands_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Netherlands_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">31</span> <span>Netherlands Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Netherlands_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Norwegian_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Norwegian_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">32</span> <span>Norwegian Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Norwegian_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">33</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Pakistan subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Army_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Army_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">33.1</span> <span>Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Army_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Navy_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Navy_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">33.2</span> <span>Navy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Navy_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air_Force_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air_Force_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">33.3</span> <span>Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air_Force_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Polish_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Polish_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">34</span> <span>Polish Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Polish_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Portuguese_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Portuguese_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">35</span> <span>Portuguese Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Portuguese_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Russian_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Russian_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">36</span> <span>Russian Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Russian_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Serbian_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Serbian_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">37</span> <span>Serbian Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Serbian_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore_Armed_Forces_Commandos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore_Armed_Forces_Commandos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">38</span> <span>Singapore Armed Forces Commandos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore_Armed_Forces_Commandos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slovak_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slovak_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">39</span> <span>Slovak Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slovak_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Somali_Armed_Forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Somali_Armed_Forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">40</span> <span>Somali Armed Forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Somali_Armed_Forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Africa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Africa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">41</span> <span>South Africa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Africa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Soviet_Union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Soviet_Union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">42</span> <span>Soviet Union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Soviet_Union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spanish_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spanish_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">43</span> <span>Spanish Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spanish_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sri_Lanka_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sri_Lanka_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">44</span> <span>Sri Lanka Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sri_Lanka_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Swedish_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Swedish_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">45</span> <span>Swedish Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Swedish_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Royal_Thai_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Royal_Thai_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">46</span> <span>Royal Thai Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Royal_Thai_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Turkey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Turkey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">47</span> <span>Turkey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Turkey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ukraine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ukraine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">48</span> <span>Ukraine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ukraine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">49</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-United_States-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle United States subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-United_States_Air_Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Air_Force"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">49.1</span> <span>United States Air Force</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Air_Force-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_Army" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_Army"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">49.2</span> <span>United States Army</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_Army-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Venezuelan_National_Guard" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Venezuelan_National_Guard"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">50</span> <span>Venezuelan National Guard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Venezuelan_National_Guard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Footnotes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Footnotes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">51</span> <span>Footnotes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Footnotes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">52</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">53</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> 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It was first officially introduced by the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> in 1942, at the direction of <a href="/wiki/Major-general_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-general (United Kingdom)">Major-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Browning" title="Frederick Browning">Frederick "Boy" Browning</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Airborne_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)">British 1st Airborne Division</a>. It was first<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> worn by the <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a> in <a href="/wiki/British_airborne_operations_in_North_Africa" title="British airborne operations in North Africa">action in North Africa</a> during November 1942. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first British army unit to adopt the beret was the Armoured Corps in 1924 (for more information see <a href="/wiki/Black_beret" title="Black beret">black beret</a>). During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> some British Army units followed the lead of the Armoured Corps and adopted the beret as a practical headgear, for soldiers who needed a hat that could be worn in confined areas, slept in and could be stowed in a small space when they wore <a href="/wiki/Steel_helmet" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel helmet">steel helmets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A popular story is that the maroon colour was chosen by Major-General Frederick Browning, after his wife, <a href="/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier" title="Daphne du Maurier">Daphne du Maurier</a>, suggested that he use the colour which made up part of his horse racing colours.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBull2016287–288_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBull2016287–288-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in a letter, now in the British Airborne Assault Archive, she wrote that it was untrue.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whatever its origin, the maroon beret was adopted by the British paratroopers in July 1942. Initially it was adorned with an Army Air Corps badge. This was replaced with the Parachute Regiment badge in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESkinner201539_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESkinner201539-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was during the <a href="/wiki/Western_Desert_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Desert Campaign">Western Desert Campaign</a> (1940–1943) that the Germans in the <a href="/wiki/Africa_Korps" class="mw-redirect" title="Africa Korps">Africa Korps</a> began to refer to members of the British Parachute Brigade as <i>Rote Teufel</i> (Red Devils) after their maroon berets and their fighting skills.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Afghan_Armed_Forces">Afghan Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Afghan Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Commando_Forces" title="Afghan Commando Forces">Afghan Commando Forces</a></div><p> The maroon beret was worn by members of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army_Commando_Corps" title="Afghan National Army Commando Corps">Afghan National Army Commando Corps</a>. As early as 1970, members of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Commando_Forces" title="Afghan Commando Forces">Afghan Commando Forces</a> also wore a maroon beret during certain combat operations and military parades, signifying their para-commando status and differentiating them from the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_Army" title="Afghan Army">Afghan Army</a>. The maroon beret has most commonly been sighted in use by the 37th Commando Brigade under the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Democratic Republic of Afghanistan">Democratic Republic of Afghanistan</a>.</p><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg/210px-Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg" decoding="async" width="210" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg/315px-Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg/420px-Afghan_National_Army_commandos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1594" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan National Army">Afghan National Army</a> commandos</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Austrian_Armed_Forces">Austrian Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Austrian Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by all members of the 25th (Airborne) Infantry Battalion (<i>Jägerbataillon 25</i>) of the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Armed_Forces" title="Austrian Armed Forces">Austrian Armed Forces</a> (<i>Bundesheer</i>), which is a mixed airborne/air assault unit. </p><p>The Special Forces group of the Austrian Armed Forces (<a href="/wiki/Jagdkommando" title="Jagdkommando">Jagdkommando</a>) also originally wore the maroon beret because of their airborne capability, but adopted an olive-green beret in 2003. In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_coat_of_arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian coat of arms">Austrian coat of arms</a> is only used as cap badge until the successful completion of the basic selection course (<i>Jagdkommandogrundkurs</i>), after which Jagdkommando members wear a cloth version of the <i>Kommandoabzeichen</i> (="commando badge"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Argentinean_Armed_Forces">Argentinean Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Argentinean Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maroon berets are worn by member of the Armed Forces Operational Command and, in the Argentinean Army, by the 601st Air Assault Regiment. Like all berets, its use is only authorized with the combat uniform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Australian_Army">Australian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Australian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maroon (also referred to as Dull Cherry) berets were worn by parachute qualified members of the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment" title="3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment">3 RAR</a> Parachute Battalion Group from 1985 – 2012, when the parachute role was performed by 3 RAR. In addition to the battalion, the Group included <a href="/wiki/A_Field_Battery,_Royal_Australian_Artillery" title="A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery">A Field Battery</a>, Parachute Surgical Team, and Engineer and Signals elements. The beret was worn with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Regiment" title="Royal Australian Regiment">Royal Australian Regiment</a> Badge by Infantrymen at the battalion, and individual Corps badges for other Corps members as appropriate. <a href="/wiki/2nd_Commando_Regiment_(Australia)" title="2nd Commando Regiment (Australia)">2nd Commando Regiment</a> now effectively perform the parachuting function formerly held by 3 RAR; they wear a Green Beret with a Commando Badge. </p><p>Qualified parachutists posted to <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_Parachuting_School" title="Australian Defence Force Parachuting School">Parachute Training School (PTS)</a> wore the beret (or their Special Air Service or Commando Regt beret as appropriate) with individual Corps / Regimental Badges until a few years ago. </p><p>The beret is worn by any <a href="/wiki/Parachute_rigger" title="Parachute rigger">parachute rigger</a> of <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Army_Ordnance_Corps#Rigger_Parachute" title="Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps">RAAOC</a> in a parachute rigger posting. </p><p>The beret was previously also worn by the Airborne Platoon Royal Australian Regiment 1951–1974, then the Australian Special Air Service Company (with the Royal Australian Infantry Corps Badge). When the <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment" title="Special Air Service Regiment">Special Air Service Regiment</a> was formed this was replaced by the tan beret (sometimes referred to as the sandy beret) with SASR Badge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Azerbaijan_Army">Azerbaijan Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Azerbaijan Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Azerbaijan" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Azerbaijan">Republic of Azerbaijan</a> special forces wear a maroon beret.</p><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png/196px-Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png" decoding="async" width="196" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png/294px-Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png/392px-Members_of_the_Azerbaijani_Special_Forces_during_a_military_parade_in_Baku_2011.png 2x" data-file-width="1309" data-file-height="873" /></a><figcaption>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_of_Azerbaijan" title="Special Forces of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijani Special Forces</a> during a military parade in Baku 2011</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bangladesh_Army">Bangladesh Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bangladesh Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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style="width:275px;max-width:275px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:140px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg/273px-Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="273" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg/410px-Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg/546px-Maroon_baret_of_Bangladesh_Para_Commando_Brigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="515" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Maroon beret of <a href="/wiki/Para_Commando_Brigade_(Bangladesh)" title="Para Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh Para-commando</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:213px;max-width:213px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:140px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_(23113309084).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg/211px-Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="211" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg/317px-Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg/422px-Bangladesh_Army_Commandos_%2823113309084%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> Para Commando troop at Victory Day Parade 2015</div></div></div></div></div> <p>All members of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> special forces <a href="/wiki/Para-Commando_Brigade_(Bangladesh)" class="mw-redirect" title="Para-Commando Brigade (Bangladesh)">1st Para Commando Brigade Special Forces'</a> battalions wear Maroon Berets with para commando cap badge. Besides all members of the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army_Aviation_Group" title="Bangladesh Army Aviation Group">Bangladesh Army Aviation Group</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Army_Medical_Corps_(Bangladesh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Army Medical Corps (Bangladesh) (page does not exist)">Army Medical Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_Dental_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Dental Corps">Army Dental Corps</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Armed_Forces_Nursing_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armed Forces Nursing Services (page does not exist)">Armed Forces Nursing Services</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Bangladesh Army</a> wear Maroon Berets with respective cap badges. Besides, cadets of Mirzapur Cadet College, a military boarding school, are also entitled to wear maroon berets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Belgian_Army">Belgian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Belgian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Paracommando_Brigade_(Belgium)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paracommando Brigade (Belgium)">Paracommando Brigade</a> wear the maroon beret with various types of cap badges. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brazilian_Army">Brazilian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Brazilian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a>, the use of maroon berets and brown boots is restricted to the members of the Parachute Infantry Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Brigada_de_Infantaria_Para-quedista" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigada de Infantaria Para-quedista">Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista</a>) one of the elite brigades of the Brazilian Armed Forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_Army">British Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: British Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> Regiments wear distinctive headdress and <a href="/wiki/Cap_badge" title="Cap badge">cap badges</a> which often reflect regimental history. </p><p>Members of the <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a> and other arms serving in <a href="/wiki/16th_Air_Assault_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Air Assault Brigade">16th Air Assault Brigade</a> wear the maroon beret. A maroon beret does not mean the wearer is qualified as a military parachutist. Personnel qualified as military parachutists wear the <a href="/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom)">Parachutist Badge</a>. The beret is often called (within the Army) the "maroon machine".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brunei_Armed_Forces">Brunei Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Brunei Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Special Forces Regiment (<a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>: <i lang="ms">Regimen Pasukan Khas</i>, "<i>RPK</i>") wear a maroon beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces">Burkina Faso Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Burkina Faso Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_(7996054455).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg/200px-ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg/300px-ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg/400px-ADAPT_training_in_Burkina_Faso_%287996054455%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2092" data-file-height="1351" /></a><figcaption>A Burkinabè lieutenant wearing a maroon beret.</figcaption></figure> <p>Members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces wear a maroon beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canadian_Army">Canadian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Canadian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces#Berets" title="Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces">Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces § Berets</a></div> <p>Jump-qualified personnel in parachute units of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> wear the maroon, provided they are in a designated parachute position. These are as follows: </p> <ul><li>"Z" Battery, 1st Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Canadian Horse Artillery">Royal Canadian Horse Artillery</a></li> <li>"E" and "Y" Batteries, 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery</li> <li>4 Troop, 12 Field Squadron, <a href="/wiki/1_Combat_Engineer_Regiment" title="1 Combat Engineer Regiment">1 Combat Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li>5 Troop, 24 Field Squadron, <a href="/wiki/2_Combat_Engineer_Regiment" title="2 Combat Engineer Regiment">2 Combat Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li>5 Troop, 53 Field Squadron, <a href="/wiki/5_Combat_Engineer_Regiment" title="5 Combat Engineer Regiment">5 Combat Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li>"M" Company, 3rd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Canadian_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Canadian Regiment">The Royal Canadian Regiment</a></li> <li>"A" Company, 3rd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Patricia%27s_Canadian_Light_Infantry" title="Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry">Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry</a></li> <li>"A" Company, 3rd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Royal_22e_R%C3%A9giment" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal 22e Régiment">Royal 22<sup>e</sup> Régiment</a></li> <li>Instructors, packer/riggers and jump-slotted members of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army_Advanced_Warfare_Centre" title="Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre">Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre</a> at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Trenton" title="CFB Trenton">CFB Trenton</a></li> <li>Parachute Company, <a href="/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_Rifles_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada">The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chilean_Army">Chilean Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Chilean Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the creation of the Armored Cavalry in the Army, all personnel who serve in the Armored Cavalry unit wear maroon berets, using the same badges regardless of each member's speciality. Specialists in Armored Cavalry are trained in the Escuela de Caballería Blindada del Ejército (Armored Cavalry School of Army), and currently it is the only branch of service whose members all wear berets; the other berets used in the Chilean Army distinguished only specialists (mountain troops, paratroopers, or special forces) and, in the last years, the combined branch of service regiment, called Regimientos Reforzados. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Czech_Army">Czech Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Czech Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A maroon beret is worn by the <a href="/wiki/601st_Special_Forces_Group" title="601st Special Forces Group">601st Special Forces Group</a>, the <a href="/wiki/43rd_Airborne_Regiment" title="43rd Airborne Regiment">43rd Airborne Regiment</a> and other soldiers with airborne specialization. Was formerly worn also by the soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/4th_(Czech)_Rapid_Deployment_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="4th (Czech) Rapid Deployment Brigade">4th Rapid Deployment Brigade</a> due to their original airborne capability before switching to entirely mechanized infantry role and therefore adopting the common Ground forces' khaki beret in 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Danish_Army_Special_Forces">Danish Army Special Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Danish Army Special Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Danish Army Special Forces, <a href="/wiki/Huntsmen_Corps_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="Huntsmen Corps (Denmark)">Jægerkorpset</a> wears the Maroon Beret with a brass emblem depicting a hunter's bugle on a black felt liner. The beret is issued after completion of 16 weeks of SF training. However, not before 1 year of additional satisfactory service in JGK is the wearer issued the shoulder patch "JÆGER" and may call himself by this name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="French_Army">French Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: French Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is not worn by any active French military unit, however. Since 1957, nearly all <a href="/wiki/11th_Parachute_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Parachute Brigade">French Army paratroopers</a> wear a red beret; the sole exception among the conventional airborne forces being the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment" title="2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment">2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment</a>, which retains the traditional <a href="/wiki/Green_beret" title="Green beret">green beret</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">French Foreign Legion</a>. </p><p>Among the French <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_(France)" title="Special Operations Command (France)">special forces</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1st_Marine_Infantry_Parachute_Regiment" title="1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment">1er RPIMa</a> and <a href="/wiki/13th_Parachute_Dragoon_Regiment" title="13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment">13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment</a> operators respectively wear an <a href="/wiki/Amaranth_(color)" title="Amaranth (color)">amaranth</a> beret and the standard red beret; the <a href="/wiki/Commandos_Marine" title="Commandos Marine">Commandos Marine</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> retain their legacy <a href="/wiki/Green_beret" title="Green beret">green beret</a>; while the <a href="/wiki/Air_Parachute_Commando_No._10" title="Air Parachute Commando No. 10">Air Parachute Commando n° 10</a> (CPA 10) of the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French Air and Space Force</a> wear a dark blue beret. The latter is also worn by the elite paratroopers of the <i>Air Parachute Commando n° 20</i> (CPA 20) and <i>Air Parachute Commando n° 30</i> (CPA 30), although unlike the CPA 10, they're not part of the special forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finnish_Army">Finnish Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Finnish Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Special Jäger Battalion (Finnish: Erikoisjääkäripataljoona) trains personnel in the <a href="/wiki/Utti_Jaeger_Regiment" title="Utti Jaeger Regiment">Utti Jaeger Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utti" title="Utti">Utti</a>, Finland. Jump-qualified personnel are allowed to wear the maroon beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="German_Army">German Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: German Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A maroon beret is worn by the German <a href="/wiki/Kommando_Spezialkr%C3%A4fte" title="Kommando Spezialkräfte">Kommando Spezialkräfte</a> (KSK, Special Forces), all members of the <a href="/wiki/Rapid_Forces_Division" title="Rapid Forces Division">Division Schnelle Kräfte</a> (DSK, containing the <a href="/wiki/Fallschirmj%C3%A4ger" title="Fallschirmjäger">Fallschirmjäger</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_Aviation_Corps" title="German Army Aviation Corps">German Army Aviation Corps</a> (Heeresfliegertruppe). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Greek_Army">Greek Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Greek Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maroon berets are worn by members of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_(Greece)" title="1st Army Aviation Brigade (Greece)">1st Army Aviation Brigade</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Guatemalan_Army">Guatemalan Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Guatemalan Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maroon berets are worn by <a href="/wiki/Kaibiles" title="Kaibiles">Kaibiles</a>, Guatemala's special forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="India">India</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg/220px-Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg/330px-Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg/440px-Indian_Army_Parachute_regiment_Republic_day_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>A contingent of <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(India)" title="Parachute Regiment (India)">Parachute Regiment</a> marching down <a href="/wiki/Rajpath" title="Rajpath">Rajpath</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_Parade" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic Day Parade">Republic Day Parade</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg/220px-A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg/330px-A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg/440px-A_Garud_Commando_being_awarded_on_Air_Force_day_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4931" data-file-height="3522" /></a><figcaption>A commando of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Garud_Commando_Force" title="Garud Commando Force">Garud Commando Force</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(India)" title="Parachute Regiment (India)">Parachute Regiment</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)" title="Para (Special Forces)">Para (Special Forces)</a>, wears the maroon beret. <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Bodyguard" class="mw-redirect" title="President's Bodyguard">President's Bodyguard</a>, a ceremonial guard unit with their operational role as the <a href="/wiki/Pathfinder_(military)" title="Pathfinder (military)">pathfinder</a> <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a> of the <a href="/wiki/50th_Parachute_Brigade_(India)" title="50th Parachute Brigade (India)">parachute brigade</a>, also wears the maroon beret. All para qualified personnel in an airborne formation (eg. <a href="/wiki/50th_Parachute_Brigade_(India)" title="50th Parachute Brigade (India)">50th Parachute Brigade</a>) wear the maroon beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/MARCOS" title="MARCOS">MARCOS</a> (Marine Commandos) of the Indian Navy are all para qualified and wear the maroon beret. They are the only Indian unit qualified to para drop into water with a full combat load. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a>'s special operations force, <a href="/wiki/Garud_Commando_Force" title="Garud Commando Force">Garud Commando Force</a>, also wears the maroon beret and are parachute trained, with some personnel even free fall qualified. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because Indonesian Airborne Paratrooper Battalions (<span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Yonif Para Raider</i></span>) are part of the <a href="/wiki/Kostrad" title="Kostrad">Kostrad</a> infantry division, they do not wear maroon berets as an independent regiment or corps, but instead wear green berets (Kostrad berets), identifying an army infantry group which is in the internal scope of the Kostrad division command. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_2">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maroon berets are the official headgear of <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Army_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian Army Aviation">Army Aviation Center</a>. This beret is worn by all its personnel. Established on 23 March 2007, the beret replaced all the berets previously used by the personnel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy_2">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Navy" title="Indonesian Navy">Indonesian Navy</a> naval special forces unit, <a href="/wiki/KOPASKA" title="KOPASKA">KOPASKA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frogman" title="Frogman">tactical divers</a> wear maroon berets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Israeli_Army">Israeli Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Israeli Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" title="Israel Defense Forces">Israel Defense Forces</a>, maroon beret is worn by the <a href="/wiki/Tzanhanim" class="mw-redirect" title="Tzanhanim">Tzanhanim</a> Paratrooper Brigade and some elite special forces units (<a href="/wiki/Sayeret_Matkal" title="Sayeret Matkal">Sayeret Matkal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unit_Oketz" class="mw-redirect" title="Unit Oketz">Oketz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maglan" title="Maglan">Maglan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duvdevan_Unit" title="Duvdevan Unit">Duvdevan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egoz_Reconnaissance_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Egoz Reconnaissance Unit">Egoz</a> and others). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Italian_Army">Italian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Italian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Armed_Forces" title="Italian Armed Forces">Italian Armed Forces</a>, maroon berets are worn only by paratroopers: the army units <a href="/wiki/Folgore_Parachute_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Folgore Parachute Brigade">Folgore Parachute Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carabinieri_Regiment_%22Tuscania%22" class="mw-redirect" title="Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania"">Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania"</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gruppo_di_intervento_speciale" title="Gruppo di intervento speciale">Gruppo di intervento speciale</a>, and the police elite unit <a href="/wiki/Nucleo_operativo_centrale_di_sicurezza" class="mw-redirect" title="Nucleo operativo centrale di sicurezza">Nucleo operativo centrale di sicurezza</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lithuanian_Armed_Forces">Lithuanian Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Lithuanian Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Armed_Forces" title="Lithuanian Armed Forces">Lithuanian Armed Forces</a>, maroon berets are worn only by <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Defence_Volunteer_Forces" title="Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces">Volunteer Forces</a> that took it from their initial Rapid Reaction Squad guarding the Parliament in 1991 that intended to become a paratrooper unit in the future. However, SKAT staff officers really liked it and started to wear and the other units followed them later replacing their traditional caps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Malaysia">Malaysia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Malaysia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:184px;max-width:184px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG/180px-10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG/270px-10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG/360px-10_Para_Bde_with_M4A1_M203_during_56th_NDP.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The 10th Parachute Brigade paratroopers wearing the maroon beret</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:182px;max-width:182px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG/180px-RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG/270px-RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG/360px-RMP_Senoi_Praaq_56th_NDP.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="3216" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Personnel from Senoi Praaq of Royal Malaysia Police wearing the maroon beret</div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_3">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Army" title="Malaysian Army">Malaysian Army</a>'s elite <a href="/wiki/10th_Parachute_Brigade_(Malaysia)" title="10th Parachute Brigade (Malaysia)">10th Parachute Brigade</a> has worn the maroon beret since its establishment in 1994. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Police">Police</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Malaysia_Police" title="Royal Malaysia Police">Royal Malaysia Police</a> has a two units wearing the maroon berets. The unit is: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Pasukan_Gerakan_Khas" title="Pasukan Gerakan Khas">Pasukan Gerakan Khas</a> A-Detachment, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Special_Actions_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Actions Unit">Special Actions Unit</a>, has worn the maroon beret with black hackle since its formation on 1 January 1975.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Senoi_Praaq" title="Senoi Praaq">Senoi Praaq</a> of the <a href="/wiki/General_Operations_Force" title="General Operations Force">General Operations Force</a> wears the maroon beret with yellow hackle.</li></ul> <p>Both of the units had their maroon berets bestowed by the <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">Special Air Service</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lebanese_Army">Lebanese Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Lebanese Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon berets are worn by the Army Rangers Regiment known as Maghaweer and by the Navy Seals known as Maghaweer El Bahr (Naval Commando). The current commander in chief General Joseph Aoun, himself having been in Maghaweer, allowed military personnel who have a Ranger badge to keep wearing their maroon berets even when serving in other non special forces units. The current military council (6 members) includes two Maghaweer General Joseph Aoun and Major General Georges Chreim. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mexican_Army">Mexican Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Mexican Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon berets are worn by Mexico's Parachute Rifle Brigade called the <a href="/wiki/Brigada_de_Fusileros_Paracaidistas" title="Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas">Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas</a> created in 1969 as a rapid response team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Namibian_Army">Namibian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Namibian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by <a href="/wiki/Namibian_Special_Forces" title="Namibian Special Forces">Namibian Special Forces</a> specifically the Commandos and Paratroopers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Netherlands_Army">Netherlands Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Netherlands Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Army">Dutch Army</a>'s Air Mobile Force/Light infantry, <i><a href="/wiki/11_Luchtmobiele_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="11 Luchtmobiele Brigade">11 Luchtmobiele Brigade</a></i>, which translates to 11 Air Mobile Brigade, wear "The Maroon Berets" (aka the Red Beret) as a sign of their status upon completion of their training. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Norwegian_Army">Norwegian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Norwegian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Forsvarets_Spesialkommando_(FSK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)">Norwegian Special Operations Commando</a> has worn the maroon beret since its forerunner Army Parachute Ranger School establishment in 1965. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_4">Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Special_Service_Group" title="Special Service Group">Special Service Group</a> (SSG) wears a maroon beret with a silver SSG badge on a sky blue flash. Line infantry regiments which were parachute trained wore their own regiments' berets till airborne role was taken away from infantry and assigned to SSG which became the army's only airborne outfit from 1964 onwards. In addition to SSG, Army Aviation and Air Defence, Army medical corps wear maroon berets </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navy_3">Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Navy's Special Service Group, SSG(N) wear maroon berets </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force_2">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>PAF's elite Special Service Wing (SSW) wears maroon berets </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Polish_Army">Polish Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Polish Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by paratroopers in the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces" title="Polish Armed Forces">Polish Armed Forces</a>, called the <i>Bordowe Berety</i> in Polish, and also members of the air cavalry. The beret is always decorated with an embroidered White Eagle (Polish coat of arms) and rank insignia. It is worn with the ceremonial uniform as well as the field uniform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Portuguese_Armed_Forces">Portuguese Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Portuguese Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Armed_Forces" title="Portuguese Armed Forces">Portuguese Armed Forces</a>, the maroon beret was worn by the members of the <a href="/wiki/Special_Groups_(Portugal)" title="Special Groups (Portugal)">GEP Battalion</a>, from 1971 to 1974. </p><p>The GEP was an elite paramilitary paratrooper unit, consisting of native volunteers, that were employed in <a href="/wiki/Counter-insurgency" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-insurgency">counter-insurgency</a> operations, during the <a href="/wiki/Mozambican_War_of_Independence" title="Mozambican War of Independence">Mozambican War of Independence</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Russian_Armed_Forces">Russian Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Russian Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by members of elite <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Russia)" title="Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)">Ministry of Internal Affairs</a> (MVD) <a href="/wiki/Spetsnaz" title="Spetsnaz">Spetsnaz</a> units, although it is referred to as <span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">krapoviy</i></span> meaning crimson. In a contrast to the Western style, Russian troops wear the badge on the beret over the right eye. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Serbian_Armed_Forces">Serbian Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Serbian Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by members of elite <a href="/wiki/63rd_Parachute_Brigade" title="63rd Parachute Brigade">63rd Parachute Brigade</a>, the only parachute unit of the Serbian Armed Forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singapore_Armed_Forces_Commandos">Singapore Armed Forces Commandos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Singapore Armed Forces Commandos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The crimson beret is worn by the <a href="/wiki/Commandos_(Singapore_Army)" title="Commandos (Singapore Army)">Commandos</a> formation of the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a> (SAF) depicting their status as an elite <a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">airborne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">special forces</a> unit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Slovak_Armed_Forces">Slovak Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Slovak Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A maroon beret is worn by members of the <a href="/wiki/5th_Special_Operations_Regiment_(Slovakia)" title="5th Special Operations Regiment (Slovakia)">5th Special Operations Regiment</a> and by the qualified Slovak Air Force Search and Rescue service members. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Somali_Armed_Forces">Somali Armed Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Somali Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is the standard issue beret of the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces" title="Somali Armed Forces">Somali Army</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The maroon beret is worn by both the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Special_Forces" title="South African Special Forces">Special Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/44_Parachute_Regiment_(South_Africa)" title="44 Parachute Regiment (South Africa)">44 Parachute Regiment</a>. (Parachute qualified members of <a href="/wiki/7_Medical_Battalion_Group" title="7 Medical Battalion Group">7 Medical Battalion Group</a> wear the standard crimson beret of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Military_Health_Service" title="South African Military Health Service">South African Military Health Service</a>.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soviet_Union">Soviet Union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Soviet Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Soviet Union, paratroopers wore a maroon beret until the late 1960s when General <a href="/wiki/Vasily_Margelov" title="Vasily Margelov">Vasily Filipovich Margelov</a> decided that a maroon beret for paratroopers was a Western idea and introduced a <a href="/wiki/Cornflower_blue" title="Cornflower blue">cornflower blue</a> beret. This may have been influenced by the cornflower blue of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet Air Force">Soviet Air Force</a> and the cornflower blue helmets worn by Soviet paratroopers during the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Eastern Front (World War II)">Great Patriotic War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spanish_Army">Spanish Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Spanish Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1st_King%27s_Immemorial_Infantry_Regiment_of_AHQ" class="mw-redirect" title="1st King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment of AHQ">1st King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment of AHQ</a>, the oldest military unit in the world, wears the maroon beret. </p><p>The Regimiento de Inteligencia 1 (Intelligence Regiment 1) based in Valencia wears the maroon beret, as do all units belonging to the Cuartel General Terrestre de Alta disponibilidad (GTAD). Spanish airborne forces have traditionally worn a black beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sri_Lanka_Army">Sri Lanka Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_Commando_Regiment" title="Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment">Commando Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a> wears the maroon beret, and is one of the two special forces in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a> along with the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_Special_Forces_Regiment" title="Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment">Special Forces Regiment</a> . </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Swedish_Army">Swedish Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Swedish Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A maroon beret is worn by <i><a href="/wiki/Fallsk%C3%A4rmsj%C3%A4garna" title="Fallskärmsjägarna">Fallskärmsjägarna</a></i>, a jump qualified Swedish Army special operations unit. This is an airborne commando unit focused on intelligence gathering and squad level combat deep behind enemy lines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Royal_Thai_Army">Royal Thai Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Royal Thai Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army" title="Royal Thai Army">Royal Thai Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army_Special_Warfare_Command" title="Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command">Special Operations Force</a> and paratroopers in the <a href="/wiki/31st_Infantry_Regiment_(Thailand)" title="31st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)">31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard</a> wear the maroon beret. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Turkey">Turkey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Turkey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces" title="Turkish Armed Forces">Turkish Armed Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_(Turkish_Armed_Forces)" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces (Turkish Armed Forces)">Special Operations Force</a>, aka <i>Bordo Bereliler</i>, which translates as "The Maroon Berets", is named for their distinctive headgear. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg/175px-%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg/263px-%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg/350px-%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5373" data-file-height="3582" /></a><figcaption>Maroon berets of <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Assault_Forces" title="Ukrainian Air Assault Forces">Ukrainian Air Assault Forces</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On 21 November 2017 (Ukraine's Paratroopers' Day) the color of the <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Assault_Forces" title="Ukrainian Air Assault Forces">Ukrainian paratroopers</a> was changed to maroon, replacing soviet-style blue, as a part of new army uniform. The Air Assault Forces also received its new insignia (the dome of a parachute "as a symbol of airborne units around the world" and the wings of <a href="/wiki/Archangel_Michael" class="mw-redirect" title="Archangel Michael">Archangel Michael</a> and "the flaming sword with which he hits the enemies").<sup id="cite_ref-UNIAN2254451_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNIAN2254451-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Air_Force">United States Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: United States Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="noresize thumb tright" style=";"> <div class="thumbinner" style="overflow:hidden;width:172px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="height:177px; overflow:hidden; position:relative; background-color:white;"> <div style=";left:-370px; top:-90px; width:1000px; position:absolute;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A pararescueman wearing maroon beret with his Parachutist Badge after returning from recovering downed airmen from North Vietnam, 1967"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg/1000px-USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="1000" height="797" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg/1500px-USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1434" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align:left; background-color:transparent; line-height:110%;"> </div> <div style="visibility:hidden"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg/1000px-USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="1000" height="797" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg/1500px-USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1434" /></a></span></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_A1C_Roger_Klenovich-circa_1967.jpg" title="File:USAF A1C Roger Klenovich-circa 1967.jpg"> </a></div>A pararescueman wearing maroon beret with his <a href="/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)" title="Parachutist Badge (United States)">Parachutist Badge</a> after returning from recovering downed airmen from <a href="/wiki/North_Vietnam" title="North Vietnam">North Vietnam</a>, 1967</div> </div></div> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png/175px-US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png/263px-US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png/350px-US_Air_Force_JP_wearing_Pararescue_beret.png 2x" data-file-width="922" data-file-height="1120" /></a><figcaption>A pararescueman—then <a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Col%C3%B3n-L%C3%B3pez" title="Ramón Colón-López">Colón-López</a>—wearing maroon beret with Pararescueman Crest, 2005</figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Maroon berets are worn by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Pararescue" title="United States Air Force Pararescue">United States Air Force Pararescue</a> personnel and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Combat_Rescue_Officer" title="United States Air Force Combat Rescue Officer">United States Air Force Combat Rescue Officers</a>. Pararescuemen (PJs) are among the most highly trained emergency trauma specialists in the U.S. military and the only ones in the Department of Defense specifically trained and equipped to conduct conventional and unconventional rescue processes, making them the ideal force to handle personnel recovery and combat search and rescue operations. In early 1966, General John P. McConnell, then Air Force Chief of Staff, approved the wearing of the maroon beret.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Army">United States Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: United States Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:483px;max-width:483px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg/160px-Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg/240px-Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg/320px-Dan_McKinney-SonTay_Raider-1946-2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="899" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Then <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">Captain</a> Dan McKinney with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Infantry_School" title="United States Army Infantry School">US Army Infantry School</a>'s <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Airborne_School" title="United States Army Airborne School">Airborne Department</a> wearing maroon beret with his Parachutist Badge and background trimming above his rank insignia, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1973</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:317px;max-width:317px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_1st_Lt._Alexander_Woody,_with_the_82nd_Airborne_Division,_stands_for_the_national_anthem_during_a_ceremony_celebrating_the_U.S._Army%27s_237th_birthday_in_Times_Square_June_14,_2012,_in_New_York_120614-A-AO884-084.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/U.S._Army_1st_Lt._Alexander_Woody%2C_with_the_82nd_Airborne_Division%2C_stands_for_the_national_anthem_during_a_ceremony_celebrating_the_U.S._Army%27s_237th_birthday_in_Times_Square_June_14%2C_2012%2C_in_New_York_120614-A-AO884-084.jpg/315px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="315" height="260" class="mw-file-element" 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States)">504th Infantry Regiment</a> at a <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Birthdays" title="U.S. Army Birthdays">U.S. Army birthday</a> celebration wearing a maroon beret with his battalion beret flash and <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">1st Lieutenant</a> rank insignia, 2012</div></div></div></div></div> <p>In 1943, during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">Sir</a> <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Browning" title="Frederick Browning">Frederick Browning</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/I_Airborne_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="I Airborne Corps (United Kingdom)">British I Airborne Corps</a>, granted a battalion of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">US Army's</a> <a href="/wiki/509th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="509th Parachute Infantry Regiment">509th Parachute Infantry Regiment</a> honorary membership in the British <a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)" title="Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)">Parachute Regiment</a> and authorized them to wear British-style maroon berets.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Military_advisor" title="Military advisor">US Army advisers</a> to Vietnamese airborne forces wore the Vietnamese French-style red beret during the Vietnam War.<sup id="cite_ref-BB_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing distinctions. Airborne forces chose to wear the maroon international parachute beret as a mark of distinction. However, due to the variety to headgear utilized at unit level, such as the <a href="/wiki/Stetson" title="Stetson">Stetson</a> being used in cavalry units, this permission was rescinded in 1979 when the army introduced a policy of standardized headgear. Exceptions were allowed for the continued wearing of the <a href="/wiki/Black_beret" title="Black beret">black beret</a> (changed to <a href="/wiki/Tan_beret" title="Tan beret">tan</a> in 2001) for the <a href="/wiki/75th_Ranger_Regiment" title="75th Ranger Regiment">75th Ranger Regiment</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ranger_Training_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranger Training Brigade">Ranger Training Brigade</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Green_beret" title="Green beret">green beret</a> for <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces (United States Army)">Special Forces</a>. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141001071949/http://www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htm">Archived</a> 1 October 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htm">DA Approves Ranger's New Headgear</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141001071949/http://www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htm">Archived</a> 1 October 2014 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=64" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other <a href="/wiki/Military_beret" title="Military beret">military berets</a> by colour: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_beret" title="Black beret">Black beret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_beret" title="Green beret">Green beret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_beret" title="Red beret">Red beret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tan_beret" title="Tan beret">Tan beret</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maroon_beret&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141001071949/http://www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htm#History">Army Black Beret: A Short History of the Use of 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title="Paag">Paag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pahlavi_hat" title="Pahlavi hat">Pahlavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakol" title="Pakol">Pakol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papakha" title="Papakha">Papakha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashteen_hat" title="Pashteen hat">Pashteen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pungcha" title="Pungcha">Pungcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeleshe" title="Qeleshe">Qeleshe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qing_official_headwear" title="Qing official headwear">Qing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rastacap" title="Rastacap">Rastacap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ajka%C4%8Da" title="Šajkača">Šajkača</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salako" title="Salako">Salako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salakot" title="Salakot">Salakot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senufo_bird" title="Senufo bird">Senufo bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyade" title="Shyade">Shyade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ibenik_cap" title="Šibenik cap">Šibenik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhi_cap" title="Sindhi 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