Re: Burees for troop - HELP!
Bruce E. Cobern (bec@NYC.PIPELINE.COM)
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:34:31 GMT
On Jun 28, 1996 09:45:00, '"Jim Miller Jr." <jmillerjr@LSFCU.ORG>' wrote:
>Bruce E. Cobern<bec@NYC.PIPELINE.COM> wrote:
>
>>Joanne R. Merrill<jmerrill@NORFOLK.INFI.NET> wrote:
>>
>>>I thought that not only was BSA not carrying berets, but that they are
no
>>>longer official hats. I'll be watching the posts to learn more.
>>>Joanne R. Merrill
>>
>>You are, of course, correct.
>
>Gee Bruce, I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Any, every, and all uniforms
>ever declared as official in the history of the BSA retain their official
>status. While the Supply Division may not carry berets any longer, the
>"Once official, always official" rule still applies.
You are correct that the OFFICIAL beret is still official uniform, but I
believe the last time this type of debate surfaced the contention was that
the beret could be worn with the uniform of that day, but that there is no
unlimited "mix and match" of uniforms from different eras. If you wish to
wear the old o.d shirt it must be with the o.d pants of that day, etc.
Thus the beret, if official, could be worn with the uniform with which it
was official, but not with today's uniform.
Certainly, third party, SIMILAR berets, which is what was being discussed,
are not official.
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Bruce E. Cobern
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