Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

d. Cold-weather cap, AG 489. Because of the thickness of the fur pile, headgear insignia worn on the cap must have
a center post and screw. Therefore, all soldiers will wear the male headgear insignia on the cold-weather cap (see fig
27–3).
e. Beret, black/tan/green/maroon. Personnel will wear the following insignia on berets:
(1) Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces soldiers wear their distinctive flashes on their berets. All other soldiers
wear the Army flash on the black beret, unless authorization for another flash was granted before implementation of
the black beret as the standard Army headgear (see para 3–5a(3)). The flash is sewn centered on the stiffener of the
beret, with non-contrasting thread (see fig 28–9).
Figure 28–9. Beret with flash
(2) Officers wear non-subdued grade insignia centered on the flash; chaplains wear their branch insignia (see fig
28–10).
Figure 28–10. Beret with flash, officer
(3) Enlisted personnel wear their DUI centered on the flash. Soldiers assigned to units without a DUI wear the
regimental distinctive insignia (RDI) on the flash. (see fig 28–11).
Figure 28–11. Beret with flash, enlisted
180 AR 670–1 3 February 2005