The following colors of berets were or are still worn by the Portuguese Military and Paramilitary forces: Zimbabwe-Rhodesia made changes to the army in 1979 and shortly after Zimbabwe disbanded all the regiments Rhodesian Security Forces in favour of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in 1979–1981. The beret colours worn by the Togolese Army are as follows: The beret is used in the various armed forces of Turkey. The beret remains part of the Army's dress uniform for all units. American Soldiers first wore the … Berets used by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People's Navy are: During the celebration of the 40th Reunification Day, the People's Army of Vietnam presented new models of berets: Army's servicemen served within the United Nations will bear the UN blue beret, Malaysian Armed Forces General Tan Sri Haji Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin with maroon beret during CARAT 2011 ceremony. Maroon berets are worn by 71η Αερομεταφερόμενη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού and by members of Αεροπορία Στρατού. [9], In 1956 Gen. Paul D. Adams, the post commander at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, banned its wear, even though it was worn on the sly when units were in the field or deployed overseas. Although coloured maroon, the beret of the British Parachute Regiment is often called the "red beret." Rosie Wild first … Green and camouflaged berets are worn by Infantry Reconnaissance troopers and Ground Commandos respectively. The intendance (maroon), transport troops (blue), military administration (pink; hence the nickname 'Pink Mafia'), technical service (black), and medical troops and service (green) lost their colours and all now wear yellow patches. Dark red/Maroon — Air Force Special Operations Squadron, Black (with tank troops' badge) — Armoured Units, Black (with oak leaf badge) — Voluntary Aera Defend Reservist's, Dark green (with paratroops badge) — Paratroopers, Long-range recons, Field recons, Olive green (with engineer's badge) — Engineers (only in foregin missions), Olive green (with infantry badge) — Infantry (only in foreign missions), Grass green (with border guard's badge)- Border Guard (only 1990-2007), Dark brown (with infantry badge) — Guard Battalion Special Team (only in the 2000s), Maroon (carmine red) issued for Logistic Corps in 2020, Light Green (shades vary considerably) — Infantry regiments and Military Intelligence, Dark (rifle) green — Rifle Regiments, some Light Infantry regiments (including the Mechanised Infantry Regiment), COBRA jungle warfare Commandos, and the National Cadet Corps, Black — Armoured Corps, Border Security Force (BSF), the National Security Guards (NSG), Navy blue — The Regiment of Artillery, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Signals, Support Arms and Services, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Sand — Border Road Organisation and General Reserve Engineer Force, Dark Blue — National Disaster Response Force, Light Blue — All personnel serving with the United Nations forces irrespective of unit, arm or service, Green - Army HQ, Territorial Army, regular Infantry and Army staff, Dark Green - Raider Infantry air-mobile and, Black - Cavalry and Armored Cavalry (Tank) Corps, Brown - Field Artillery corps and Air Defense Artillery corps. Like most countries formerly associated with the British Empire, Berets were coloured according to unit or service branch, with a distinctive regimental cap badge pinned above the left eye. It was at first unpopular due to its over large appearance. The last Panzerjägers wore green berets. [38], The beret is used in the various armed forces of Spain. Presently, the following berets are in use by the Defense Armed Forces of Mozambique: When the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces acquired new modernised uniforms (designed by the Dutch couturier Frans Molenaar) in 2000, the berets changed as well. A maroon beret is worn by 601st Special Forces Group and by all members of 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade.

Brigadier John Clark said: 'Women have been invited to undertake the gruelling P Company course since the mid-1990s – several have attempted but Captain Wild is the first to pass'.

An exception to this rule are members of the Austrian special forces (Jagdkommando); after successfully completing the Basic Special Forces Course ("Jagdkommandogrundkurs"), they wear the Special Forces Badge ("Jagdkommandoabzeichen") instead of the Austrian coat of arms on their berets. Though it never stuck, the use of the beret started out as a headgear that designated a special service of the military member and it still continues to have that … [2] This was so unfamiliar a fashion outside France that it had to be described in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1911 as "a soft cap or tam o'shanter".[3].

With the exception of the Commandos Marine and the Fusiliers Marins, whose berets are worn pulled to the right, all other French military berets (army, air force and Gendarmerie) are pulled to the left with the badge worn over the right eye or temple.

The maroon beret is worn by members of elite Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) Spetsnaz units, although it is referred to as krapoviy meaning crimson. The intendance and transport troops merched into one regiment with new colours (maroon with blue border) and the administration got the crimson color.