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A campaign hat, sometimes called campaign cover, is a broad-brimmed felt or straw hat, with a high crown, pinched symmetrically at the four corners. The campaign hat is occasionally referred to as a Stetson , derived from its origin in the company's Boss of the Plains model in the late 19th century.
USAF Military Training Instructor wearing a campaign hat. As with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, drill instructors in the U.S. Air Force—known as Military Training Instructors—are authorized to wear a campaign hat. The Air Force campaign hat is navy blue and features the Great Seal of the United States within a silver ring.
A wide brimmed hat that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front like a bird's beak. Traditionally associated with the character Robin Hood. [23] Campaign hat: Also known as a "Smokey Bear" hat. A broad-brimmed felt or straw hat with high crown, pinched symmetrically at its four corners (the "Montana crease"). [24] Capirote
U.S. Army Drill Sergeants are authorized to wear a campaign hat while in the Army Combat Uniform. First adopted in 1911, the campaign hat was abandoned for drill instructor use during World War II, but readopted in 1964. Army campaign hats are olive green with the Great Seal of the United States centered on the front of the hat on a gold disc.
Stetson is an American brand of hat manufactured by the John B. Stetson Company. "Stetson" is also used as a generic trademark to refer to any campaign hat, particularly in Scouting. John B. Stetson gained inspiration for his most famous hats when he headed west from his native New Jersey for health reasons. On his return east in 1865, he ...
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2011 -- In a fingertip-to-the-brim nod to its American frontier history, the Army is changing hats again - returning to the tumultuous days of the horse Cavalry in the wild west and adopting a dark blue Stetson as the official headgear for the current force of 1.1 million Soldiers.
Boy Scout Leaders wear the olive cap, campaign hat (colloquially called the "Smokey Bear" hat, which hearkens back to Scouting's inception in 1907) or troop-approved headgear. Varsity Scout leaders wear the blaze visor cap, Cub Scout leader wear the olive visor cap and den leader wear the same visored cap as the youth they serve (wolf, bear ...
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