Army, why do you hate your berets?

Because it just sucked. It is supposed to signify that you are a part of a particular unit. I.e. Airborne, Ranger, SF. Which in their case is earned.
Not because some guy had a great idea that everyone should have one. It should never have come about that way.
That was money that could have been put to better use somewhere else.

It was stolen from an elite group and handed over to the general population of Soldiers with little thought of history.

I don't care about the type of headgear I got to wear. If the Army says wear it then you wear it. I hear so many excuses on why we shouldn't wear the beret: it's too hot, it's impractical, it's itchy, it makes my feet hurt, etc. How about we all Patriotic up and just wear it with pride? Bring the pride of 239 years of winning America's wars into all that we wear. UCP sucks...so what? Wear it with pride until you can prove to Congress why it sucks. The beret sucks....so what? Wear it with pride. The Tankers wore the black beret first, and they use to wipe their hands with it. The Rangers took it and wore it with pride and brought their honor into it as they did with the tan beret. Maroon is probably not the most warrior-like color in the world, but Paratroopers took it and they wear it with pride and made it into the prestigious symbol it is today. Special Forces wear that green beret with so much pride to wear everyone wants to claim it. These entities that I mentioned don't give two cents about the type of headgear they are wearing because they know that it's what they do that makes them elite. However, they know if they wear it with pride that all who see them will want to become a part of their team. They made the beret mean something to all who see. The regular, conventional Army can do the same with the black beret as we show it off to all Americans. We can make it mean something to the world, but first we got to accept it.

I am so glad we have the 8 point

Berets are for the French! And yes I'll say that to anyone's face who has an other-than-black one! The worst is that maroon one. That's just sissy.

Noooooooo!

Because it's freaking stupid... think about it, the thing gets dirty, little matts in the fibers, needs to reshaped every couple months. It doesn't mean what it used to mean anymore. Unit insignia is never on point and each unit has its own standard.

I hate berets because they used to be for Rangers and Special Forces, now that lost all meaning. Another reason to hate berets, is that they look terrible and completely impractical and useless! A beret does not belong with a camouflage uniform and just looks stupid with dress uniforms. You completely lose uniformity with berets as each one is different. Going to the black beret IMHO is the worst idea since the gamma goat.

In the early 80s, someone in the braintrust in D.C. decided the Marine Corps should test berets for the Corps. A very small group was issued the things for a test. The overwhelming opinion of the test group was that the Corps didn't need to look like the Army or the French by wearing a cover with limited utility and benefits at the cost of the traditional Marine Corps covers. The barracks cover may be more expensive and somewhat of a pain, but it was our pain and we'd retain the personality of our uniforms

I never liked them when they were only worn by special forces. They wore them because of their link to the British Commandos. I guess that's OK but the French were the first to wear them as far as I know. I was proud to wear my garrison cap. Still think berets look kind of goofy. I do appreciate what they represent and the soldiers who wear them, just don't like the way they look