<P> HQDA policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale - enhancing distinctions . Airborne forces chose to wear the maroon beret as a mark of distinction . This permission was rescinded in 1979 when the army Chief of Staff , GEN Bernard Rogers , required all units to adhere to the uniform regulation ( AR 670 - 1 ) . On 28 November 1980 , the updated regulation authorized airborne ( parachute ) organizations to resume wearing the maroon beret . In the interim , airborne units wore baseball caps with silver wings and the oval flash above the rank badge with the fatigue uniform , and the overseas cap with glider and parachute patch with the dress green uniform . </P>
<P> HQDA policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale - enhancing distinctions . Airborne forces chose to wear the maroon beret as a mark of distinction . This permission was rescinded in 1979 when the army Chief of Staff , GEN Bernard Rogers , required all units to adhere to the uniform regulation ( AR 670 - 1 ) . On 28 November 1980 , the updated regulation authorized airborne ( parachute ) organizations to resume wearing the maroon beret . In the interim , airborne units wore baseball caps with silver wings and the oval flash above the rank badge with the fatigue uniform , and the overseas cap with glider and parachute patch with the dress green uniform . </P>
who wears the red beret in the army
who wears the red beret in the army
airborne ( parachute ) organizations
airborne ( parachute ) organizations