changes to how beret is won

**bryndai94** · 01-02-2010, 15:33

Quite right about paras but have also seen on TV on welcome home parades other regiments including the Royal Fusiliers wearing their berets in this fashion.On a recent TV interview the CO 1 RWR was also wearing his capbadge at the side of his head.I must say I have not seen the other ranks from 1RWR wearing it in this fashion so far and hope I never do

**davidrmac** · 01-02-2010, 16:38

Don't know when the picture was taken , but , just take a look at the standard bearer on our home page . Just an observation .

**bryndai94** · 02-02-2010, 16:04

Last night on the box Prince Charles visiting Mercian Regiment to a man badges worn on the side of the head except for the Prince himself.

**bryndai94** · 02-02-2010, 16:19

Re standard bearer well spotted .

jase hill · 02-02-2010, 21:21

Originally Posted by bryndai94

Re standard bearer well spotted .

better than the guy on the right wearing it in the middle of his head

mikedonnelly · 07-02-2010, 22:04

Originally Posted by jase hill

better than the guy on the right wearing it in the middle of his head

That "guy" on the right is Mr Frank Dolan ex WO2 (father of ex Sgt Colin Dolan and grand father of Cpl Mike Dolan all of 1 RWF/ 1 R WELSH and I belive his father also served in the RWF) Frank was the caretaker at Hightown Barracks after leaving the 1st Battalion, Colin took over the post from his father when he left the 1st Bn.

jase hill · 07-02-2010, 22:45

Originally Posted by mikedonnelly

That "guy" on the right is Mr Frank Dolan ex WO2 (father of ex Sgt Colin Dolan and grand father of Cpl Mike Dolan all of 1 RWF/ 1 R WELSH and I belive his father also served in the RWF) Frank was the caretaker at Hightown Barracks after leaving the 1st Battalion, Colin took over the post from his father when he left the 1st Bn.

My apologies, did not mean to disrespect Frank at all, his cap badge position is questionble, never realised it was him, anyway, a cap badge position does not determine a soldiers quality in my opinion. and the boys today wear helmets more often than not so it wont count soon enough.