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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 370495, member: 4626"]Reminds me of my Air Force basic training days; the female MTI's wore a hat similar to that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Half of the hat is pinned up to allow one to carry a long rifle without it hitting the hat.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Like a lot of military traditions, there was a practical reason for it at some point that just got preserved long past the time there was any actual necessity for it. Why this particular traditon was preserved for female Air Force instructors, I don't know, especially as it predates the time women were common in the military and for that matter, the existance of the US Air Force. Like a lot of military tradtions, "just 'cause" I suppose, lol...)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 370495, member: 4626"]Reminds me of my Air Force basic training days; the female MTI's wore a hat similar to that. Half of the hat is pinned up to allow one to carry a long rifle without it hitting the hat. (Like a lot of military traditions, there was a practical reason for it at some point that just got preserved long past the time there was any actual necessity for it. Why this particular traditon was preserved for female Air Force instructors, I don't know, especially as it predates the time women were common in the military and for that matter, the existance of the US Air Force. Like a lot of military tradtions, "just 'cause" I suppose, lol...)[/QUOTE]
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