Except for the Marines, it strikes me that it's US forces that have gone beret happy. I can't see my dad in a beret, but what the hey.
As alternatives from the French, you might consider the attached - no berets.
Or to get closer to Icepak6's age cohort, perhaps we should consider Dan Daly's dress cover - sort of a mushroom képi in effect. I actually like that design.
Cheers to all of us in our quest for the perfect design.
Mike
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