Shape your Beret! - The Airborne Minute

“Are you new to an Airborne unit, and aren’t sure how to properly shave, shape, and wear your maroon beret? Then check out the second episode of our new video series, The Airborne Minute!

The Airborne Minute is designed to quickly offer you tutorials, lessons-learned, and instruction into all things Airborne related. You’ll also get a chance to hear directly from our outstanding Paratroopers who can offer you unique insights and information from their own expertise and experience in the Airborne community. These episodes are made BY Paratroopers, FOR Paratroopers.

If you have any episodes or topics you would like us to cover in The Airborne Minute, drop us a comment below! Or if you have any best practices you use on how to shave and shape your maroon beret, let us know!

Stay tuned for our next episode on March 31, 2023!

LET’S GO!”

Video by SSG Andrew Mallett

[jgonell]

Hey Airborne, you missed a step.
- Get Flash sown on
- Cut the excess cardboard around the Flash
- Reform the beret
AATW! LET'S GO

[gunrunner]

Something you never forget, especially when you get your wings! Qual'd in 1995! AIRBORNE!

[grandadmiralzaarin]

Bringing back a lot of memories from Benning, Bragg and JBER.

[GarveyLIVE]

Reenactor of 82nd Airborne, 2/505th. Thanks, very helpful especially from an actual paratrooper.

[Grayman]

Also some British berets have lining so its important to cut out the inside liner and hot water helps the shape

[thaihoang]

Quick and straight to the point. Love it! :)

[MayumiC-chan]

my husband is ex-South African national defense force and his beret still holds its shape

[pumpmyjohnson]

I like that it’s short and to the point

[billmasen]

Depending on regiment or corps Brit berets get shrunk by plunging between hot n cold water repeatedly then drying and shaping until the flap does not cover the top of the ear (it stops just at the top of the ear), Then remove plastic lining (some remove the fabric inner liner as well) and sew the flap down. Often a plastic stiffener is fitted inside the beret to support the cap badge. Great to see how our American cousins do it.

[Grayman]

Hey sir we are completely surrounded by legs . No problem son we are AIRBORNE😊😊

[johnricci]

FK, Keepn it straight on the side.
Mines tilted, an I like it...
America only nation to have unit insignia an flash over wrong eye...
11b, bay bee till I die.

[lewishamilton]

Did the air borne just say be careful with a flame ahaha America 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[joshuablankoh]

Not nuff stank see too much right eye redo

[Wolflung]

no deployment patch detected, opinion rejected.

jk... (; AATW

[geordiewishart]

Im sorry but the American way of styling and wearing the beret is cringe.

British way is superior

[worldoftancraft]

Why a man which descendes as a part of landing party is known as "paratrooper"(why it is a short from parachute trooper), and why the beret is a maroone coloured? Only you spill blood? I thought people, bravada of which is sky associated must have sky-associated colour, but no. Weird.