Soldiers assigned to 5th Special Forces Group don berets bearing the new unit flash during a flash changeover ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. (Staff Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio/Army) It’s official ...

June 14, 2011 -- Complaining is as common as saluting in the U.S. Army, but over the past decade the piece of soldiering that received the most carping was the uniform's black beret. The beret ...

Since 2001, the black beret has been the official headgear for the Army Combat Uniform. At the time, the Army chose the beret because it said it represented excellence in some of its specialty units.

The black beret became standard headgear in 2001 at the order of then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who declared the beret would become "a symbol of unity, a symbol of Army excellence." ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Last week, after 10 years of the beret, the patrol cap became the official headgear of the Army Combat Uniform again. But, Fort Jackson Soldiers should not pack away their ...

Weimer, who currently serves as the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command, joined the Army in 1993, earned his green beret in 1996 and served as a Special Forces weapons sergeant.

The name comes from the distinctive head gear used, which are of course, green berets. According to the Army Times, the group was formed in 1952 as part of the Army’s Psychological Warfare Division.

“The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS,” records note.. “Later that year, 1st Lt. Roger Pezelle adopted it as the ...

The Army has selected a Green Beret with a long history in special operations for the service’s next senior enlisted leader, Gen. James McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, announced Friday.