can an instructor in the army cadets wear the red beret if he is badged parachut regiment?

Question

can an army cadet instructot wear the red beret

Answer 1

Only if he has earned the badge, through para training, not just bought from the Army surplus store down the road.

Answer 2

I believe you should only wear the maroon beret if you are qualified and employed in a para position within a Parachute Regiment. It would depend on unit regulations.

DAZZER your an idiot. Those young Army Cadets are at least off the couch and are trying to be productive Citizens. You sound like a LEG.

Answer 3

Yes he can but It is probably not advisable except on special occasions, wearing the uniform of the reggiment/unit you are with shows solidarity. Wearing the red beret just because you can shows a form of I'm better than you arrogance which will okay its the cadets but make him less likely to receive support from his comrades in a fire fight. You are either a member of the regiment or you are not. It is possible to wear a badge on your uniform to show your justified pride in yourself, eg bomb disposal in for example the fusiliers. These are much less in your face and will gain respect from your comrades not resentment. By the way the red beret is of the royal military police or red caps, the paras is maroon

Answer 4

he can wear a red beret if he wants but thats a Royal Military Police Beret.

The Paras wear a maroon beret, if he was former member of the parachute regiment who has since retired and now instructs cadets he is permitted to wear the beret.

Does he wear his wings on his combat jacket?

Just ask him what battalion he was in? 1,2, or 3, or perhaps 10 which I think is the TA battalion?

Answer 5

What ever your boss says you can wear is what you have to go with. In the army the only time you can wear the beret is when serving with that unit or if you are an instructor in a training establishment for advertisement reasons or if you are in the Div that the Para unit is in but only on the Div Commanders say so.

Answer 6

the short answer is no and you need to ask him why he wears it
its the same as you wearing one because your farther was in the paras the red beret is a symbol of your CURRENT unit and most people seem to wear them to gain false respect , or to impress and as someone mentioned you can buy these anywhere along with cap badges, you do not get a red beret just for jumping out of an aeroplane these official berets are an award for particular training in military skills, you should ask him which unit he was in and when, then you can also ask where he has served, most liars say 2 para and they served in the falklands and northern ireland as they were made famous in these conflicts, i actually have a relative in the parachute regiment and i am myself ex services although not army, i think he is just trying to impress, why is he not in the para reserves ????

Answer 7

The only time you are allowed to wear the maroon beret is when you have gotten through para training and if you are stationed with the 82nd or the 101st. You can also wear it if you have been through the training and you become a recruiter. I dont think he should be wearing it but I guess I could be wrong.

Answer 8

No...Because hes not officially a Para trust me I woz an Army cadet for 4 years

Answer 9

Only if he has done his allocated para jumps and retained his right to wear the red beret or completed his para training as a fully fledged member of the corps.

Answer 10

If you have earned it, of course you can where it, but if you ain't then no way. Why pretend you are something you ain't. Like many of the cadet instructors i know who are so full of it. Don't b one of them.