The happiest day of his life (almost)

Well, I guess it wasn't THE happiest day of Chris' life, because that, of course, would be when he married me; outside of family events, though, I think this one is definitely at the top. What happened? The Army dropped this:

from the everyday uniform.
Chris absolutely hated the beret and was rejoicing when the announcement was made.
So now, he gets to look like this:

Instead of like this:

You can read some of the article here or click on the title to read the whole thing if you're really interested.

Army dumps beret as official ACU headgear

By Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer

Posted : Monday Jun 13, 2011 8:08:04 EDT

The troops spoke, and the leadership listened: On Tuesday, patrol caps will once again be the official headgear for the Army Combat Uniform.

The beret change is one of several key uniform changes provided to Army Times by Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond Chandler.

The changes were prompted by feedback from “thousands of soldiers” through post-deployment surveys, social media and discussions with soldiers during base visits, said Chandler, who sees himself as a “scout” for the Army secretary and chief of staff and a “voice in the Pentagon” for every soldier.