Why is the boonie cap so demonized in the army?

No one is talking about Stetsons and spurs...... it’s about the boonie cap

SSG (Join to see) Seems like a battle for Squadron/Battalion leadership to fight (which is why my anecdote was relevant), if they so choose. As you might have noticed, not all boonies are uniform like the patrol cap or beret, so you're going to get people in top positions that perhaps moved up from non-combat positions that might not understand tactical advantages of breaking up a standard profile. For most field exercises, it's a battle not worth fighting for. It's the Army, you should know that things that make sense are frowned upon by at least someone in top brass.

No offense but most CSM/SGM, and 1sg's are correctness nuts, and they try sometimes their damnest to run a combat zone like a garrison situation, and it doesn't work. If it's cold wear the damn pile cap, oily or not, it has a purpose. Almost all the stations that I was at the CSM set the stage, and through fear all the 1sg's followed, common sense not included, sleeves don't go up untill a certain date frame, usually covered by AR670-1 weather, and temp be damned. Most soldiers tollerate the bullshit they put out, and the whole Army does'nt function like basic training. We were only allowed in 1991 Gulf war to wear the boonie cap in garrison, in KKMC during the 2 days we went through Health and Welfare/ contraband checks in an isolated area, before loading the AC back to Germany. When in Germany on busses back to Friedburg, besides the hurry up and wait shit that went on forever, we changed from K-pots - to the boonie cap at 4 times over 32 Kilometers, the new acting CSM who was my former 1sg kept changing this via prc-77's to all 1sg's, the Bn CDR finally made the cmd decision to go with the boonie cap. This is just one example of the continued bullshit CSM's and 1sg's come up when there is nothing esle to worry about. Total indecisivness, and over all ineptitude!

You sound so angry. We had the cap that had the pull-down ear flaps for use in garrison, the pile cap is actually a helmet liner. When you wear the pile cap when not needed, and it becomes unserviceable, will your patrol cap fit under the helmet? I must have been a real butt head because I went off when I saw old worn out clothing and footgear in deployment duffle bags. Dirty sleeping bags are temperature degraded when dirty and oily. NCO's responsibilities include the welfare of the soldiers. I agree with the sleeves, and taking the BDU jacket off when on detail. Been gone over 20, so does what I say or think matter anymore?