{"id":45127,"date":"2019-11-07T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/07\/grey-berets-are-being-considered-for-psyop-soldiers-in-special-units\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:35:19","slug":"grey-berets-are-being-considered-for-psyop-soldiers-in-special-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/07\/grey-berets-are-being-considered-for-psyop-soldiers-in-special-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Berets are being considered for PSYOP soldiers in special units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/25\/syria-gave-psyops-civil-affairs-sets-and-reps-in-messaging-and-setting-up-local-governance-three-star-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Psychological operations<\/a> soldiers working under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/24\/jsoc-deputy-tapped-to-lead-division-level-1st-special-forces-command-during-modernization-period\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Special Operations Command<\/a> may soon be adorned with a new piece of headgear, but nothing is finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is essentially still being floated at this point, but it could be a recruiting boon for the PSYOP career field, which is tasked with influencing the emotions and behaviors of people through products like leaflets, loudspeakers and, increasingly, social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a move to more closely link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/02\/army-special-operators-receive-34-valor-awards-for-combat-actions-in-one-afghanistan-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Special Operations Forces<\/a>, the PSYOP Proponent at the U.S. Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/15\/big-changes-to-grueling-special-forces-course-draw-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\">John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center<\/a> and School is exploring the idea of a distinctive uniform item, like a grey beret, to those Soldiers who graduate the Psychological Operations Qualification Course,\u201d Lt. Col. Loren Bymer, a USASOC spokesman, said in an emailed statement to Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe PSYOP proponent at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School is still studying the issue and has not made any recommendation to the Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson, concerning awarding of a beret,\u201d Bymer added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential headgear was teased in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/5thBn1stSWTGA\/photos\/a.725867944179111\/2418924851540070\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook post<\/a> by 1st Special Warfare Training Group\u2019s 5th Battalion. The unit trains and educates enlisted soldiers and officers in PSYOP missions, which used to be referred to as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/11\/06\/the-armys-psychological-operations-community-is-getting-its-name-back\/\" target=\"_blank\">military information support operations<\/a>, or MISO, prior to a name change in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battalion explained in a comment under the post that it posted a blurred picture of a grey beret resting on grass with a UH-60 Black Hawk landing in the background \u201cto generate discussion on the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/02\/06\/socom-needs-to-step-up-its-propaganda-game-pentagon-deputy-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2941249.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon is pushing it\u2019s special operations forces to move beyond the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe recommended DUI [distinctive unit insignia] does not have a unit affiliation, rather an education requirement,\u201d Bymer said. \u201cIf approved, all students completing the optimized ARSOF PSYOP Qualification Course, which will include a SOF PSYOP module, would earn the SOF PSYOP Additional Skill Identifier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center began rolling out changes this September for soldiers undergoing its Special Forces, civil affairs and PSYOP training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new course structure allows for the three career fields\u2019 trainees to interact throughout training, which is how Army special operations works in the competition and conflict phases outlined in an Army Special Operations Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soc.mil\/AssortedPages\/ARSOF_Strategy.pdf\">strategy released in mid-October<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the uniform changes are approved, the \u201cproponent is considering grandfathering in PSYOP-qualified soldiers who are already serving in SOF PSYOP units,\u201d Bymer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PSYOP special operations has higher requirements than the conventional counterpart, including an assessment and selection, airborne status, increased task skills, increased physical fitness requirements and language training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it stands in the Army, Special Forces soldiers wear Green Berets; Rangers are authorized the wear of a tan beret; paratroopers are assigned the maroon beret and the rest of the Army wears the black beret while in dress uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/25\/syria-gave-psyops-civil-affairs-sets-and-reps-in-messaging-and-setting-up-local-governance-three-star-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/161207-A-LN533-001.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Syria gave PSYOPS, civil affairs \u2018sets and reps\u2019 in messaging and setting up local governance, three-star says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In Syria, &quot;when the fiber was cut and the cell towers were down &#8230; guess what was working there? 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