complaining that the new black beret was not practical with the utility uniform. In June 2011, Army Secretary John McHugh, acting on the recommendations made by Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey and Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, once again chose the traditional patrol cap to be worn with the utility uniform. The black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander's discretion for special ceremonies. The beret remains part of the Army's dress uniform for all units. United States Army berets now use the following distinctive colors: Special Forces, Ranger, and Airborne unit berets sport distinctive organizational flashes. All other units use a standard pale blue flash bordered with 13 white stars. Officers wear their rank insignia within the flash, while enlisted ranks wear their distinctive unit insignia. In the United States Navy, female officers and sailors were allowed to wear black berets instead of a combination hat or garrison cap while in service uniforms until 2016. The black berets were phased out in October of that year due to a lack of widespread use and a desire by the U.S. Navy to make its uniforms more unisex in appearance. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy created special boat teams, unofficially dubbed the brown-water navy, to patrol coastlines, estuaries and rivers. Naval personnel assigned to these teams wore black berets as part of their uniform, as portrayed in the movie Apocalypse Now. U.S. Navy SEAL teams serving in Vietnam wore camouflage berets in the field, the only beret somewhat standardized in the SEALs. Uruguay Military Grey - Army 14th Parachute Battalion Green - Army 13th Armor Battalion (Combined Arms) Police Black - Police Coraceros Regiment V Vatican State The Pontifical Swiss Guard wears large black berets. Venezuela Berets are worn by some units in the Venezuelan National Armed Forces, with distinctive colors for some units or functions. The beret colours are as follows: Note: Before the conversion to the red berets, the Caracas Battalion wore dark blue berets similar to those used by the O'Leary Battalion. Note: Bolivarian National Police general issue red berets (since 2017). Vietnam Berets used by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People's Navy are: Blue - Enlisted Seamen Black - Officers and NCOs Dark Blue - Marine Commandos and Naval Infantrymen During the celebration of the 40th Reunification Day, the People's Army of Vietnam presented new models of berets: