1.   It is also going to become standard headgear for the U.S. Army.

2.   Not only is the beret about to become standard headgear for the US Army, but it is also showing up on the heads of more and more males.

3.   But the Army, in all its wisdom, recently decided to make black berets the standard headgear for soldiers, from the lowliest enlisted man on up.

4.   Shinseki said introducing the black beret as standard headgear for soldiers will symbolize the new-look Army.

5.   The Army says it will not back off from its decision to make black berets the standard headgear for soldiers, though it might postpone the June target date.

6.   The switch comes one year after the United States Army decided to make black berets the standard headgear for its soldiers.