What do the different color berets in the Army signify?

Just had to jump in here and let it be known, in the Marines we all wear Green Hats!!!

As an Old Jarhead I had to jump into this conversation...In the Marines we all wear Green Hats!!! Just Saying!!!

The original Green Beret was awarded to the Special Forces by President Kennedy.
Years later, the Red Beret was adopted by other Airborne units and the Rangers adopted the Black Beret.
The Army Chief of Staff (I call him Gen 'Spingally' since I can never remember his name. I only know that he hated the SF since he tried 3 times and couldn't make it past pre phase selection to get qualified in SF) so he decided to award everyone the Beret, so he gave the whole Army the Black Beret, which no one in non Airborne units wanted, and he gave the Rangers the Tan Beret to replace the Black Beret he took away from them.
There have been several surveys and all of the conventional non Airborne units in the Army, and they want their service cap back.

There was a time when not everyone wore berets. The 75th Ranger Rgt wore black. Then an asshat general named shitseki decided that all average soldiers could be super soldiers by merely issuing them black berets. Of course this is asinine and the Rangers were incredulous that this monkey was going to give something away that we had worked beyond hard for, so naturally 75th command switched to something else, the tan beret. It’s the participation trophy theory and it’s stupid for obvious reasons. Still waiting for the Army to wake up and put normal soldiers back into normal headgear. RLTW!

We didn't where parades we were cowboy hats in the 1st Cav

I knew Green was SF, Black Rangers,Maroon was Airborne, wore the maroon from 76-78

M I the only one wounderI got way the Army where’s head gear from a country that never one a war. Well guess the other Branches are for the winning

Should have kept berets for Ranger Airborne and Green Berets only

Don’t forget the orange one. They where it in the Sinai (MFO). I did two tours there.

It isn't a piece of issued clothing, It is a part of your uniform you must earn by completing jump school and being assigned to a Airborne unit for the red beret, or the completion of Ranger school and (originally) being awarded the black beret now the tan beret, or the completion of the Special Forces qualification course and being awarded the Green Beret.
Most of the other soldiers have told me, that they would prefer the garrison cap in lieu of the beret. They all have told me that it is something that should be earned and not issued.

Marines dont need beret there all bad as#

Bergdahl never went to airborne school. He was a leg filling a slot in my old unit.

This was a HUGE complaint back when they 1st came out the them. We used to say if you didn’t earn it don’t wear it.

If I remember correctly the 101st airborne had a baby blue beret until they went air mobile in what 73 or 74.

He was an infantry leg assigned to the 82nd Airborne, never was never will be Airborne

Ok ,you'll notice Marines don't wear berets. We move too fast and create such huge shockwaves a beret would never stay on.

I was maroon beret airborne infantry all they way baby

So no uniformity? Get over it! If the color of your headgear defines you, perhaps you should look internally. Are you still a bada$$ mf in civies? If so, the headgear is irrelevant.

They all are a joke now that they isuuse them to everyone

Funny because in the Navy only female sailors wore berets. They were firmer and had a definite shape. Now women wear the traditional sailor hat traditionally worn by the males. All in the name of gender neutrality. Hummmm.