Why is the boonie cap so demonized in the army?

I don’t recall ANY situation where it was dissed in the Bush, excluding incoming this replaced by the steel pot or it was so faded that it stood out thus negating is effectiveness

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Rangoon

I see nothing wrong with it except the desire for everything to the same. I like the boonie hat myself. I still have one. When the BDU’s first came out they were wash and wear. The next thing you knew Senior Officers started showing up with them starched and ironed. I don’t think they can help themselves actually!

I believe that my issue with the boonie cap is that it always looked disheveled and would not stay in a particular shape. I love to wear it but never did like it in formations.

Man I still got boonies in the plastic because we couldn’t wear them on deployment, such a waste of money. I got about 9

SGT,
We all get frustrated from time to time, but I would step back, take a deep breath, and reevaluate your approach to the matter. Your post--particularly the wording and the dismissing of opinions that may not conform to yours--is written like something I would expect from someone who has a long journey ahead in terms of leadership and an ability to change the opinions of your superiors. If you were to approach me with such an attitude for a mission brief, I would find it difficult to refrain from showing you the door and choosing another unit to do the mission.
"Seriously I wanna know. Mainly from you senior leadership and your mentality..."
From the beginning of your post, you are disrespectful, whiny, and put the reader--especially those in leadership roles--on a defensive position. Could it be that the push-back you are receiving has little to do with the headgear and much more to do with an immature and unprofessional demeanor that flows down from the unit SGT to the rest of the troops in your charge?

In the navy as well. The shade they provide is awesome, especially if you have been out in the weather for long periods of time. Helps keep the chance of skin cancer way down on the face, neck and ears.

In the Marines the boonie hat was authorized for wear during every deployment anywhere, anytime. Even during some training exercises. But for some reason in the Army it was not the case. Which was very annoying.

My theory is since THEY never go t to then why should you get to ...

Sad truth is you rarely see either boonie hats OR patrol caps in the field any more. Usually, when a unit goes to the field now, its a PSAT(?) /Kevlar. Something that gives you headaches and neck aches all the time.

The boonie cap is the best head gear in the inventory. It’s too bad some unit commanders don’t approve of it. There were three times I can remember being allowed to wear them. One was during the time we were waiting to go home after Operation Desert Storm. Another was when I was on loan to JOTC (Jungle Operations Training Center) in Panama and, the last was when we were on the FOB during the counter-insurgency phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We were told not to try and “shape” them and, I don’t remember seeing anyone do it.