Preparing and Shaping the Beret

[@rorybrown9750]

I was a Guardsman in the British Army in the late seventies and I can confirm that the correct way to treat and shape a beret was to first give it a good shave followed by 20 mins in first boiling water and then cold ( but not the leather head band) before plonking it on your head and massaging it in to the correct shape. You then let it dry while wearing it. You might have to do this half a dozen times before getting it just right. Beret styles are a personal choice but nobody wants the Helicopter landing pad style that the Ruperts ( officers ) seemed to favour. Favourite styles ranged from the cap badge practically over the left ear in a sort of Foreign legion look to the Albert Steptoe "flat cap" look where the fold of the beret is almost at the front ( favoured by Paratroopers). Hope that helps.

[@Gordengreasy]

except for shaving it (unless it had a serious morning shadow, that is how we did it

[@JonathanSeeYT]

love how he uses 2 diff berets to demons the shaping and pinning of the crest

[@jamesf2697]

Here in the USA if you didn't shave it, you would be the laughing stalk of base.

[@roybrookes9433]

Rorybrown9750 I was at the Depot 79 and We did it the same as You. You did shave it or it would look like a “flight Deck” Ha Ha “on the heel” ! !

[@brodequin8261]

When l joined 1985 the band wasn't leather it was made out of a fabric ribbon and they were a pain to try and shape especially the ones made by Kangol.

[@DibberInTheWind]

Step 1 - get it wet. Step 2 - wring it out. Step 3 - be a man about it and shape it the correct way, by working the shape into it whilst it's drying on your head.

[@neganwho9747]

Wore many a beret in a few different colours in the US Army. Always shaved it, soaked it, shaped it, and wore until dry. After that would still smooth it down and fold the creast crease into place.

[@zasrans]

done the same while working in police,shaved soaked and wore untill it dried

[@prameshmauryagolupraneshma1441]

DibberInTheWind

[@TheDgskydive]

DibberInTheWind fuckin a. Shave it, wet it wear it. Wet it the first few times you wear it at stroke it into place. Cut that cord off the back and melt it together.

[@mattrose1748]

Cut the damn liner

[@PianoRootsMusic]

I love how these cadets are mostly helping new recruits in actual armed forces

[@cliffordhallam3270]

When I was in every beret issued to me was about the same size as a seat on a bar stool. The beret had to be shrunk by immersing in hot and cold water alternately. Once it got down to a size which wasn’t a danger to air traffic it the wind took it off your head you then shaped it. Only having one beret meant that if you started shrinking and shaping just after duties in the afternoon it was almost wearable by breakfast the next day. Wearing it speeded up the drying. The string had to be finished in a neat bow, held in place with a couple of stitches through the centre of the knot.

[@gergemall]

Great tip

[@holdmybleach2651]

1) Cut out the lining. 2) Shave it. 3) Dunk in hot water. 4) Dunk in cold water. 5) Dunk in hot water. 6) Dunk in cold water. 7) Dunk in hot water. 8) Dunk in cold water. 9) Ring it out. 10) Insert beret badge and shape it on your head. 11) Leave it on your head all day without touching it. 12) Carefully take it off your head before getting into your pit and leave it on a shelf with the excess hanging over the edge. 13) Don't touch it until it is completely dry.

[@PhranklynGreen]

This is a great video on what not to do. You need to shave it with disposable razors and carefully use a lighter to get fuzzy spots. Try not to shave a hole into your beret. When finished with this hold it up to a light and you should see some light coming through tiny pin sized holes. Next use warm water to soak the beret and shape it to your head. You can do this in the shower. Once you have obtained the desired shape fold the beret and place between a desk or locker to hold the shape and let it dry.

[@rockywr]

No ... no shaving for christs sake, what's all this rubbish about Shaving ?

[@ayushsharma5150]

Shaving? You mean to say that we should shave our beret with razor?

[@tsnydstsnyds3982]

You are in fact correct! Cutting the liner out and shaving it down allows for a thinner beret more easily formed! It looks better and not like you just received it from QM and put it on your head looking like an old school pizza maker!

[@km3455]

I just folded mine to desired shape and kept it under a stack of heavy books. Turned out great after a few days.

[@24567442]

This popped up on my you tube seems a lot to go through. Finding a small crown beret i,e from du bora or a compton webb I think is a good idea. Hot and cold water and keep it on your head as it drys. Head bands have a habbit of shrinking and leather I found better as you could pull it a bit if it was cutting off the distal circulation of your head. Good idea with the backing plate as you can mold the beret better by grabbing the top of the plate when the beret is in situ. Does give the beret a nice shape from my point of view. No criticism here just a different approach

[@thra5herxb12s]

The best way is to soak it in warm water and put it on your head and pull it into shape. Then take it off and put it down somewhere to dry, or if it's hot outside, keep it on untill it dries.

[@charleskemeny1763]

I was a Green Beret (Special Forces) US Army. We were issued 2 berets and when we completed all phases of training were also issued a flash which represented our Group number (I was in the fifth group). This was sewn on the beret in the appropriate spot. However, most of us removed the liner of the beret and shaped it to our head. After the flash was put on we attached the metal emblem of special forces (de oppresso liber which means to free the oppressed). When I was in Special Forces the Green Beret was the only official beret that was allowed to be worn because we had to earn it! The flash was placed on the beret directly over the left eye. Later, the Army issued other color berets, mostly black ,tan, and red. These I felt these reduced the honor I was given to be issued a Green Beret.

[@Ray-cb3vl]

This person is from NCC which is a uniform group from Singapore

[@ChiefMason]

I’m currently trying to prepare my body for SFAS (special forces assessment and selection) I want to earn and dawn the Green Beret. I don’t think any honor has been taken from it.

[@BelpartyVid]

Homie's beret looks like he works for the pizza joints hahaha

[@s.m.m.altamimi1472]

ريژي وصلاتي

[@finnlovesanime]

*caually watching this the day before uniform inspection*

[@the_onlycarson6405]

Everyone stop hating on him. At least he made a video showing how to shape one.

[@thoraneh7365]

Showing how to do it wrong though

[@the_onlycarson6405]

@@thoraneh7365 it was rough for someone who is new and followed it it would be wrong but if someone who knew ish what they were doing and needed a little guidance it could help a bit

[@tomesky]

ive never shaped a beret, and even i can tell this is retarded

[@kuda_]

😂😂😂😂

[@pinkkitten800]

It looks fine. You all are just mean, let him do it however way he wants to

[@johnwhalley8270]

There's a way you wear your beret; it isn't this way.

[@Ray-cb3vl]

John Whalley well we weren’t taught that way in Singapore

[@hellooooooooooooo6440]

It doesn't look good at all , he look like he just came from masterchef

[@kylecartagena7386]

pinkkitten800 it looks like he’s about to make pizzas while wearing a carpet on his head that’s a trash beret lmfao

[@alexb3138]

No shaving? When I was in (US Army) we soaked it, put it on our heads, and let it dry there, carefully smoothing it into shape. The one I did this way hasn't lost its shape yet, even when rolled up t put in a pocket- And I've had it for 14 years.

[@someguy4502]

I shaved mine, I boiled it, I put it on my head wet and formed it. I had the same results. This video is made by a cadet so it's not really ....

[@phenylmusic]

Nope. In our country the berets we are issued are like this and if we shave it it will be hard to form as it makes the fabric quality bad.

[@martinkerker1190]

When I was in the 82nd we shaved ours, cut out the liner and soaked it in warm water shaped it on our head, then wore it till dry don't remember what we did with the excess string. I've had mine 32 years and still wear it for funerals. Thanks for serving!

[@phenylmusic]

In Singapore we don’t need to do that. We do it like in this video. The person in the video is from Singapore and he is just doing it like how he is told to. If you’re from another country please watch beret instruction videos from your country.

[@josephhaddakin7095]

Yup. 1. Cut the liner out. 2. Wash it in hot water. 3. Shave it with a safety razor. 4. Shape to your melon with it draped to the right. If you're not sure, then you're a leg.

[@jimmythes2492]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH my Good LAAAAWD that is NOT how you shape a Beret.

[@phenylmusic]

For your country maybe but not for our country Singapore.

[@Ray-cb3vl]

This is what we learn in Singapore

[@Random14599]

@@Ray-cb3vl this is not how we fucking do it. Fucking cadet corps beret. Looks more like a pizza or teppan chef's hat

[@uglynerd9436]

Ha ton asshole how else do you shape the fucking beret

[@mepz4740]

Not like that sorry 😂

[@chrisislas9146]

Cool looking badge. Mine was more or less the same information: cut out inside liner (this does wonders and really helps in molding a beret), cutting or trim out some of the inside cardboard, then once wet, damped, shaved, molded and put inside a freezer over night (yes freezer) then repeat until you reached the desired shaped. It's how we most did it in Air Force tech school (Of course, I was a pipeline student so we had better accommodations) for LE/SP Academy and before my time it is now known as Security Forces becoming more and more infantry then ever before with arrest powers because you're still a cop. Well that's my $.02 worth.

[@stewart7375]

Mate that’s gopping , you are going to look like a Russian sailor with that on your head .

[@CharliesVisuals]

If I ever see someone wearing a beret like this, they aren’t getting their beret back until they learn how to properly wear it

[@moonlei4262]

err so how? NCC Day is in 3 days... It's shaped but not nicely done

[@donovan9356]

Welcome to another round of KZbin putting random things in the for you page 2013:nope 2014:ehh kinda not really tho 2015:not just yet 2016:little more but hold off still 2017:nope not time 2018:almost there boys and girls 2019:count down begins 2020:send it boys send it they need this now Why KZbin I wear a cowboy hat I don’t need this

[@neilproctor5163]

That's a very fluffy beret! Shave it before soaking and shaping!

[@jazz3j3211]

1. Don't tie the strings yet! 2. Soak the beret. 3. While the beret is wet, form it on your head. 4. Walk into a Army recruiters office and get straightened out.

[@s.pralte7958]

Thanks gonna do it tomorrow lol

[@s.pralte7958]

@@hamandjam8664 who?

[@rockywr]

Agreed don't tie the strings, shape it, put it onto a radiator (the old style if you have them) allow it to dry, check it fits ... as it will shrink after soaking and drying. If okay then do it again to perfect your shape.

[@lemmy6782]

remember doing that at strensall barracks . looked like frank spencer when first got it.

[@1701spacecadet]

Cool. I lived most of my life near the camp! Shame it’s mostly RAMC training and occasional forays onto the ranges and common.

[@jasonriley2880]

Strensall is closing down now

[@freshpeanut4967]

This is gonna come in handy, since I just joined the cadets and will be getting my uniform in the next couple of weeks

[@emils3581]

I am an SUO

[@mugshot749]

No, you shrink the beret first by submerging it in successive buckets of very hot and cold water to reduce the diameter of the crown ensuring the leather band is kept out of the water,, then squeeze out as much water as you can and shape it on your head,.then let It air dry. Former Royal Marine

[@Mark1Stelios]

LOL that is the worst shaped crap hat that I have ever seen! Spent many years in the British army, wearing leather banded berets. You wet it then stick it on your head, shape it on your head, and let the bloody thing dry on your head! If need be you can wrap a tie round the flap to keep it flat to your head. That's it, do this and you will have a good looking beret on your head. You can shave it, cut the lining out, shrink it with hot water etc, that's up to you.

[@sgtsandwichplays4346]

Yeah, I was about to say the Paras would strongly disagree with his video.

[@easyy376]

+Mark Stelios IDK if you guys shave your berets in the UK, but we do in the US and it makes it look a lot better.

[@prockey102]

+Mark Stelios nailed it. Shave it, take the liners off and get her hot... in water. Then you have to pet her while she sits on your head.... soft firm strokes. She'll fold into your pocket by morning. Airborne.

[@arfurchance10]

+Edi Zaimovic We don't need to we have superior cloth to you. (for the nonmilitary, that's called 'banter') a leg pull.

[@arfurchance10]

+SGT Sandwich PLAYS Give the lad a chance, there isn't really a wrong way, hot and cold water, shaping to your head , rolling it up, all will produce the same effect, although I think some on here are confusing shaping with 'shrinking'.

[@priyankajain6476]

Being an NCC cadet, I have to learn how to wear the dress properly. It clearly helped me a lot

[@elguapo1507]

LoL! I want to see the video of the RSM's face when he sees that on his head! LoL! A ruler with pegs indeed! HaHaHa!!

[@sgtsandwichplays4346]

If you were in any way shape or form in full military service, they'd teach you otherwise. It goes; Hot water to called water (depending on who's teaching you back to hot) Then you put it on your head and shape it so it actually fits and doesn't look abysmal.

[@phenylmusic]

If you were in the Republic of Singapore in NCC or SAF they’d teach you the way he showed in the video.

[@bkellewood6317]

Ft. LeonardWood, we were shown once by the Drill Sergeant ... actually not shown, more like told whilst in the lovely FrontLeaning rest pos. AND thennnnn we all shaped it like whoever looked best in theirs... I got board coming up, so I'm trying to reshape mine🤣 only wore it once and that was in Basic.

[@jokershaw95]

soak it in hot water (but not the leather band) then cold then put it on ur head and shape it, leave it on for a while then take it off and leave it to dry, remember when u use the hot and cold water the beret will shrink in size.

[@jokershaw95]

if u soak the leather band it will shrink and the beret will be tight around ur head

[@WaltMartin]

Damn shame you can't attach pics to these comments. Mine is faded, worn out, and all the inside lining has been torn out. LOL But it is almost 25 years old.

[@daimienpaquette6264]

You did this the most hardest way possiable there b'y.

[@weesniaGoomis]

Army style "Dry clean only" ;)

[@johncarpenter3502]

I wore berets for years and never did any of that crap. And it looked fine.

[@TheFurryNobodyLikes]

Similar process for Russian berets, only difference being the badge placement.

[@evanmorgan388]

Very quick tip, dont soak the leather band, you will have a black line after you wear it.

[@phillipong8348]

thomas lock The leather is not a band. It is just a patch where the badge is supposed to be pinned. The leather can be soaked...nothing wrong with it after 3 years

[@arfurchance10]

@4.40 notice the writing inside the beret...'Dry Clean Only'. don't let that put you off every thing will be just fine.

[@arfurchance10]

+arfurchance10 Tankies shape their beret on both sides.

[@GavTatu]

ok.... that is a particularly hairy beret ! still....i've never shaved any of mine. but really, wet it, stick it on ya bonce and keep smoothing it down and into shape with your hand.

[@nacholibre1962]

Absolute bollocks. Put the beret in hot water, squeeze it dry (-ish) then duk it in cold water, then hot/cold/hot/cold, etc. until the crown has shrunk. Place it on the head when still wet, with the bow or knot at the rear-centre of the head and the cap badge over the left eye (or slightly to the left of it, depending on unit custom). Shape it on the head and leave it in place to dry accordingly. Ties off the rear "tails, and trim with scissors as nec. Tuck the excess away. Once dry, remove from the head. Job done. No idea who this nobber is, but he's a prong giving bone advice.

[@phenylmusic]

Yes you are correct about that, but it only applies to your country. In our country we do it like this. It’s the way ministry of defense wants us to and you have no say about that. He is not a nobber, he’s just following instructions.

[@sunmoon2225]

ReptiPhile ministry of defence instructed him to do this? Bollocks haha

[@leecount8421]

Final step make sure it does not look like a heli landing pad lmao.

[@garybellis6613]

I spent 9 1/2 years in the British army and that is not the way lol

[@dogbloxz7142]

Gary Bellis but this is how the Singapore army uses

[@erikwillems6466]

@@dogbloxz7142 Then the brits didn't teach them properly when they were there :P

[@димамел-ц8э]

Берет без кантика... супер! Но попробуйте его отбить!

[@Woody-gr5jh]

I spent 10 yrs in the British Army...we was taught by my training full screw to first dip beret in hot water then straight into cold and repeat to first shrink the beret no fuker wants a frank spencer special!...then place damp beret on head and shape to disired shape..then leave there till dry!!...

[@oldboy1690]

A green beret, feckin crap hat!!

[@Ray-cb3vl]

You guys are too serious. This guy is just a high school student shaping his beret.

[@nohmercy5829]

he got a ring dude..

[@usarmy3562]

keep leather dry it can be dune while you wet it

[@kingkongbrodiejohnson3954]

My Granddaddy use to tell me about the men who wore the green berets told me no matter how big or bad uu are them boys in the green beret will put uu on yo aas miss his war stories ii love uu granddaddy rip Mr. Ellison 04/28/19 😔😔😔😔😔

[@dianasaur2131]

Be warned do not soak leather brim, this isn't a leather brim issue. Also a good idea is give it a damn good shave first to get it proper ally in the finish

[@luisnguyen5455]

Very exiting and good job ,Thanh’s for loading .(soluu huong)🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇧🇪

[@paddywigglesworth7652]

I put it in boiling water for about 20 mins, then straight on my head, shaped it until it dried.

[@terryjeisman7550]

Pull the ribbon out put the cap badge on, soak in hot water, put it on your head, smooth it down the right side and back, twist the front out near the cap badge, sit down and let it dry on your head.

[@brasibrad3011]

Eh. Back in my day we just showered with it, pulled it down on one side, laid it on our footlocker - bam. Personal and right beret.

[@thejokerchannel3384]

All I did was just wet it then let it to dry no need for pins string rulers

[@sharon.t4414]

I knew it. its a ncc (national cadet corps) beret. It has a different way of seasoning it

[@hannahhorn9158]

I worked on getting my beret crispy for 2 weeks. This video is extremely cringey. If you want your beret looking like a chefs hat by all means go by this video. But I did it differently. I bought a preshaped beret with the lining already cut out and shaped it that way. I still had to get it wet and shave it. It just saved me time when it came to cutting out the lining and the cardboard. I put my earned beret in a frame and gave it to my mom. With the lining in you want to cut it out and then cut the sides where the cardboard is. And then get it wet and shave the hell out of it.

[@chemo8400]

lol that thing was to protect your head from that pin lol

[@dottyd5457]

Your killing this my days

[@Vojawashere]

Hey guys can i get some help? I wore my red beret today during the work and accidently pulled that thing out of the sweatband, is there a way i can put it back in?

[@rockywr]

Take it to a seamstress if you can't do it yourself they will have more knowledge about which stitches to use correctly.

[@Vojawashere]

@@rockywr thank you bud but there arent many in my city so i may have a problem there thank you for the answer tho

[@JackBlack-yo1vs]

Oh THANK GOD!!!!!! Thought this was a Group guy, was ready to slit my throat watching this at first, thinking PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be a joke. Different strokes for different folks.

[@buckers67buck77]

After you've done all of that, your time in your unit is up.....

[@TCKIDD]

Beautiful chefs hat.

[@cojo931]

any vids about shaping a caubeen????

[@littlenemo14]

That is the weirdest way ever to shape a beret. Possible Walt doing this.

[@Stuffeanimalworld]

this is the second one in a row idk why im watching these

[@Liam_s.y_EDC]

That beret is absolutely gopping :/

[@D4HU5H]

Bro this one chef hat

[@gregorydewar7106]

Literally everything is wrong XD he ain’t even wearing it till it dries (cough)

[@TheDgskydive]

By the time a soldier gets a green Beret. He doesn't need a video to show him how to shape it. And won't do it the way you just showed. Lol

[@limabravo8782]

He's a high school student doing his stint with the cadet corps. Cut him some slack!

[@gergemall]

Thank you, great video

[@Panzerbeast]

Gopping beret!!

[@Rosco0754]

You look really really pretty.

[@noad1305]

What a load of Bollocks well done all who also said similar

[@jamesmanky7314]

Swedish Chef wears a better beret.... AH HERGY DERGY BERGY !!

[@TheDillinger187]

That beat tho

[@add5966]

How to shape your beret: Step 1: *Buy a pre-shaped/shaved beret.*

[@Pd-17]

You must be a leg stuck in a tin can.

[@whatsinthebox5504]

No!

[@ryanyes5241]

now I know why my cadets beret looks like a fucking chef hat

[@african_baron]

Don’t they have pre shaped green berets off post some where?

[@plumroseham]

Bet he wished he never posted that. Lol

[@iwerieboresther1147]

What material do you use in making beret?

[@unfortunate_bee]

me when Flippy cosplay

[@ethandavis7080]

You put so much effort into that and it still looks shit 😂

[@youtubeaccount5738]

Hmm, I iron my beret, then I stack it under some hefty books. Dunno if it's a decent way or not.

[@Ray-cb3vl]

I thought it was put a few million books on the beret and leave it there for a few days and then after that iron it?

[@hellooooooooooooo6440]

Can we hit 1 million subs without any videos that's the correct way, this fucking idiot clearly didn't listen to his seniors

[@whitemoon660]

I spent 3 years at IDF, and that's not how you do it . . .

[@jakehaley2696]

i mean i get that the process is not as technical as this video shows but it isnt really a bad result will everybody just calm down

[@radking9854]

Im sorry but aint it suppose to go down on your left side

[@theAllSaintscrew]

As soon as they soaked the leather I was like oh my god they've just messed up the beret

[@aabsurdism330]

that's not leather it's fabric

[@icewolfdragon2741]

how to loosen string if I tried it too much

[@armysohil3416]

Sir ye Vali cap con si post me milti he

[@АЛЕКСАНДРСизоненко-д1е]

В Валберис есть держатель вставка для кепки ВКПО уставной. Реально держит форму. Многоразовая.

[@solitarium-el5el]

Ay link for that beret please ?

[@Liam-uh3pr]

Who else thought this was a video for the Royal Marines?

[@thoraneh7365]

Nah RM have better quality berets than that, not that shite fabric trim it's made of leather

[@alextrebek6445]

Ex airforce cop here....get in the shower with it....shape it...let it airdry

[@louismolina43]

Where did you buy beret ?

[@waledmoh8902]

Is there anyone can help me to find berets factories in Italy??

[@docsunga]

shave off a layer of that fluff. wash it thoroughly to get off the lints then shape it by wearing it while it's wet.

[@ayushsharma5150]

Shaving? You mean to say that we should shave the beret with Razor?

[@docsunga]

@@ayushsharma5150 yep. Try it.

[@ayushsharma5150]

@@docsunga Tell me in brief... First step is shaving off berret Or after wetting the berret?

[@docsunga]

@@ayushsharma5150 1. shave it dry. It'll probably take you 2 to 3 razor to fully shave the whole beret including the inside. 2. Pay atention not to shave too thinly for it may tear up the beret. 3. Once it's shaved, go ahead and soak it and wash off the lints. 4. Give it a good ring and slap it on your head to form as it dry. 5. I personally like to use my wife's hair dryer while i'm forming it. 6. see beret from different militaries as to how you want your beret to look like, but having done the previous step will make forming your beret pretty malleable.

[@dylanscfc1825]

Don't get the leather band wet it takes the mick to dry

[@gthomo1011]

And you're now ready for the veterans parade. Or a dinner plate smuggling festival.

[@tonycorbitt9016]

This is NOT the way the military does it. Not even close.

[@TheJohnnyCombat]

That isn't a shaped beret! It's a rug for a flea bitten hound!

[@phenylmusic]

May seem like one in your country but not here. We do it like this and it will look like this