AV> 1.  Is the Beaver hat still de riguer?
Yes.
 
 AV> 2.  For other levels, is the beret still acceptable. And if National
 AV> ever gets their act together and decides on another hat, can it no
 AV> longer be worn?
The Beret, effective 1 September, is no longer part of the uniform.  The only 
acceptablr headdress is the field hat, or the toque.
 
 AV> 3.  Is it going to be the navy Tilley-style hat or a baseball cap like
 AV> the BSA uses?
It is a white Tilley hat, with a dark blue underside (to reduce glare), with 
a blue band around the place where the brim meets the hat, with a Native 
Canadian drawing of a Beaver.
 
 AV>    I'm at the point where I think I shall suggest that no headgear is
 AV> required until such time as National makes a final decision.
Headdress is required because you cannot salute without headdress.  The 
Tilley-style field hat his worn all the time.
 
The official wotd in Ontario is that the beret is gone, and the firld-hat is 
in.
 
Al, did you get my e-mail?  Keep in touch with me over this echo, as I have 
better acces to this than the internet.
 
Keep in touch! 
 
David Giles
ADC - Troop
Nipissing District - Great Northern Region
North Bay, Ont. CANADA
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