Talk:Slouch hat

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This is my first page, so advice as to how to format a title, or break the links at the end into new lines will be appreciated. (I'm fully planning on coming back and cleaning this up and adding to it, just don't quite know what I am doing yet) Thanks -Skylark 19:20, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 NZ slouch hat 2 Reverence 3 nothing about the French slouch hat? 4 Indian police

[edit] NZ slouch hat

I've added some very basic info on the NZ slouch hat. It is still worn on occasion. Ozdaren 08:44, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reverence

I noticed that the following statement was made:

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel regard the slouch hat as a parade item of dress, and although army standing orders for dress allow it to be worn in the field, most soldiers do not, as it is almost a disgrace to allow it to get unnecessarily dirty.

I disagree with this as a grade 2 slouch hat is often worn in the field by diggers. The idea of it being almost a disgrace implies a whole degree of reverence that does not exist. Ozdaren 02:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] nothing about the French slouch hat?

wore during the indochina war and known as "chapeau de brousse" (translation of slouch hat). don't know its origins. there were two models this one, (French Foreign Legion 1st BEP airborne w/US vest/UK trousers/FR MAS-36 rifle) it remembers the imperial australian model this one/two (WWII US type?). Paris By Night 19:53, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indian police

A lot of police here in Bangalore wear these too. Not sure if it's just a Bangalore/Karnataka thing or if it occurs elsewhere.—Wasabe3543 09:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)