The Chief of Staff
of the United States Army, General Eric Shinseki, is about to put the
474,000 men and women of the Army in black berets. Up until this point,
the beret has been reserved as a reward to those who become part of
one of the Army's elite forces. Those who complete Jump School and become
U. S. Army paratroopers are awarded the right to wear the maroon beret.
