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In 1938 the Field Service Cap of the 1890s was re-introduced in a khaki version and during WWII it gave way to the General Service Cap. Cavalry regiments and the Tank Corps wore soft berets. After the war the beret proved a useful, practical and comfortable cap and is still used. [50]
A side cap is a military cap that can be folded flat when not being worn. It is also known as a garrison cap or flight cap in the United States, wedge cap in Canada, or field service cap in the United Kingdom. [1] In form the side cap is comparable to the glengarry, a folding version of the Scottish military bonnet. It has been associated with ...
RAF (left) and USAF officer style forage caps. Forage cap is the designation given to various types of military undress, fatigue or working headwear. These vary widely in form, according to country or period. The coloured peaked cap worn by the modern British Army for parade and other dress occasions is still officially designated as a forage ...
Sikh service members wearing turbans. The turban of the junior rating lacks a cap badge, as is the case with the sailor cap it replaces. A Sikh Royal Air Force officer with an officer's cap badge on a turban.
A cap comforter is a form of woollen military headgear originating in the British Army. It is a cylinder of knitted wool, similar to a short scarf, that is typically fitted over the head and fashioned into a hat. It can be worn comfortably underneath a Brodie helmet, and is often sewn shut at one or both ends. The cap comforter bears no ...
A peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover, or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It derives its name from its short visor, or peak, which was historically made of polished leather but ...
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This archetypally consisted of a black side cap or peaked cap piped in red - this being the service cap of the Imperial air force - but khaki peaked caps were also worn with captured British caps being especially coveted; [100] both gymnastiorkas and 'French' tunics were worn by airmen, often in the air service's dark blue; [101] breeches were ...