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The beret was not a garment American boys were used to wearing. There were several different ways to wear it. American boys have tended to wear their berets in a kind of pan cake fashion, although some boys would wear their berets at a bit of an angle. It could we worn squared away on the head or at an angle. The angle could be varied quite a bit. The beret could also be worn back on the head. Also the beret could be worn basically on top of the head or it could be pulled down a bit covering more of the hair. Sone nboys did not give much thought to this. Others were more interested in thrir look, opting for a jaunty look. This usually meant wearing the beret at an angel. Often the Scout master would seek a degree of uniformity, at least in uniform inspections or group pictures. Here we see a Scout troop where the leader obviously did not instruct the boys on how to wear the beret (figure 1). Notice all the different approches the boys took.
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