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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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01-18-2010, 06:18 PM
zuludelta
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In previous discussions we've talked about why Stalker wasn't also described as Special Forces even though his figure wears a green beret. And I think someone even stated that his green beret wasn't originally supposed to be green. Afterall, the artwork for his file card shows that his uniform AND beret is "striped" green and yellow, which is very similar to the tiger stripes worn by LRRPs, though the color is not perfectly accurate. And when I came across some photos of tiger striped berets that LRRPs often wore around camp, it just dawned on me that his figure indeed should have been given a tiger-striped beret and not a solid green one, which was obviously just a "cost saver" since it's cheaper and easier to produce a figure without having to paint a camo pattern on his hat.
Neat observation. A little history about the tigerstripe BDUs certain units wore during the Vietnam War: Those weren't actually general issue items... the Vietnam-era tigerstripe BDU was actually an innovation of the ARVN (the South Vietnamese Army), modified from the camo patterns the British and the French used in Indochina years before. Ranger, LRRP, SEAL, and Special Forces units working with their South Vietnamese peers saw how much more effective the tigerstripe was in close quarters battle concealment than the standard olive drab cammies were, and they managed to get official authorisation to wear ARVN tigerstripe BDUs with US military insignia.
So yeah, there was a somewhat brief stretch of time during the Vietnam War when Rangers (not to mention SEALs) were authorised to wear green tigerstripe berets and tigerstripe BDUs. It didn't last long, though, but for people looking to reconcile Stalker's wardrobe with his training, I think it's sufficient reason.
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So unless [Flint]'s serving in a Special Forces capacity, he wouldn't be required to wear the green beret, but the uniform that reflects his current role, and since his PMOS shows Infantry, it's not that of a helicopter pilot either. So perhaps he's serving as a Ranger, thus the black beret.
Good point, and neat rationalisation. Also, keep in mind that most active-duty Special Forces personnel eschew the wear of the green beret in most casual public and operational settings and use standard headgear instead for OPSEC purposes. The most likely place you'll see a Green Beret actually wearing a green beret would be in a formal and/or official function like a dinner or a photoshoot.
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