Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
When I was in the Royal Air Force, our berets came with a fibreboard backing as standard.
When I was in the Air Training Corps attached to D (Cameronians) Coy. 52nd Lowland Volunteers (TA) in 1981-83 our RAF issue berets had some sort of stiffener behind the two plasticised holes for our cap badge. The TOS's issued to the Jocks, however were unlined and their cap badge with Douglas tartan swatch was stitched into place by a tailor who made holes on the tartan square and the side of the bonnet.