Plus, the velcro strap is losing fans among US Army soldiers. The decisions of the US Army are mainly based on practical reasons why they should revert back to the Patrol Cap and relegate the Black Beret for other purposes. Early reports say that the US Army was to ditch the black beret, but on the contrary, it will still remain in use, depending on the discretion of the commanders.

The Black Beret became a primary head gear in the US Army when the ACU was introduced as the official uniform, together with velcro straps on the uniform that would allow soldiers to conveniently attach patches and insignias to their uniforms, rather than sew them on. But based on the feedback from soldiers, the US Army is changing the route on how uniforms are worn.

The US Army solicited feedbacks from the soldiers using various social media sites such as Facebook and top issues for the soldiers with regards to the uniform are the beret and the velcro straps:

"The Soldiers didn't like the fact that the beret was hot -- it was not something that they wore the majority of the time," he said. "And they didn't like the fact it didn't shade the sun and it took two hands to put on. And they didn't like to carry two pieces of headgear to do different functions during the day."

Which is a fine answer to such a simple question. It only takes one hand to put on the patrol cap, and it has different models since it was introduced in 1981, as it has ear flaps for cold weather and these are removed for warmer temperatures. Apart from that, the patrol cap has a visor up front which reduces the glare of the sun, which the beret cannot.

The black beret will not be removed from the uniform checklist of the US Army as it will be an optional item. Commanders may require the black beret to be worn for certain events such as during ceremonies where a dress uniform is required and the beret would be a good fashion fit, but the patrol cap will be the primary head gear for everyday duties.

As for the velcro issue, the soldiers are now allowed to sew on their rank insignia, combat badges, skill badges, name, and service tape. The velcro is not going away too as for the left and right sleeves will remain velcro, as well as for the US Flag. The sleeves will support combat and unit patches.

Will the ACU be fully replaced by the OCP/multicam pattern? It seems that this is not yet a full decision and only being used for soldiers operating in Afghanistan. As the US Army is undergoing changes from camouflage patterns, to infantry assault rifles, we'll see more of these in the years to come.