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Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2015 . Retrieved 6 June 2015. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Cap badges in the Royal Air Force differ in design between those of commissioned officers and other ranks. In addition to caps and berets, they are also worn on forage caps. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Uniforms § Regimental Badges". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.27 (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. p.586. Their job was to look after female prisoners at police stations or the courts. As mentioned before, the traditional custodial helmet was made part of the uniform in 1865, before women were employed by the force. As a result, there are separate hat styles for men and women. Plain brass cap badge of RM other ranks. This version is also worn by Royal Marines Cadets of the rank of Colour Sergeant or below.

Although it’s known by some as a ‘Bobby’s Helmet’ or commonly as a police hat, it does in fact have its own special name. It’s called a ‘custodian helmet’. The main exceptions to the Royal Navy pattern are the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard, which once followed this pattern, but changed after the American Civil War to their current designs. The Navy has crossed anchors behind the eagle and shield for commissioned officers, while the Coast Guard uses a single large anchor held in the eagle's claws on its commissioned officers' caps. chief petty officers and above in both the Navy and the Coast Guard have a larger version of their collar insignia as their cap badge for the combination cover and a miniature version worn on the garrison cap; petty officer first class and below in both services wear a full-sized rank insignia on the garrison cap. Junior enlisted coastguards wear a combination cap badge featuring a gold disc in front of two silver crossed anchors, while junior enlisted sailors of both genders wear a sailor cap without any insignia. Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) wear a single, upright fouled anchor on combination and garrison caps, while cadets at the US Coast Guard Academy wear a single fouled anchor surmounted by a five-pointed star, with one point facing down. Although police hats were an essential part of the uniform from the inception of the first police force in 1820, the ‘custodian helmet’ was not created until 1865. Its creation signalled a massive change in the design of the police hat. The hat moved away from the top-hat style which proved very impractical when chasing down criminals. Instead, a helmet style was introduced which took inspiration from military-style hats. Petty Officers wear a silver fouled anchor within a gold circle, with St Edward's Crown above the ring as their cap badge. That of Chief Petty Officers is the same, but with a small laurel wreath around the gold ring. That of warrant officers (both Class I and Class II) has a larger wreath around the anchor, but omits the ring.One final reason could be tradition. Hats have been an essential part of the police uniform since the 19th century and it could represent the long-standing commitment that the police have had to protect the British public. Do police officers have to wear hats? Jungle hat (as worn by the Brigade of Gurkhas in Number 2 dress): Centre front or between left eye and left ear.

Plastic cap badges were introduced during the Second World War, when metals became strategic materials. Nowadays many cap badges in the British Army are made of a material called "stay-brite" ( anodised aluminium, anodising is an electro-plating process resulting in lightweight shiny badge), this is used because it is cheap, flexible and does not require as much maintenance as brass badges. Baseball caps are also designed to make the police look much more approachable and are more practical as they don’t fall off. However, traditional custodial helmets are still to be worn for ceremonial duties.

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The traffic police or the ‘roads policing’ as they are sometimes known are responsible for policing the roads in the UK. The main reason that traffic police wear white hats is for visibility. In the United States Army, a distinctive unit insignia (DUI) is worn on the flash of a beret. For service caps, a gilt eagle device is worn. This is the Great Seal of the United States. In the late nineteenth century, this device on a blue circle was listed as the equivalent of the roundel that appeared on headgear of many European armies. Interestingly enough, other countries also adopted similar versions of the hat in their police forces such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand from the late nineteenth century until recently.

The role of women in the police has largely taken a different path from men. Women were first employed by the police as Police Matrons in 1883. For a period leading up to Remembrance Day artificial poppies are worn by many people in the United Kingdom and Canada to commemorate those killed in war. On forage caps the paper petals are fitted under the left hand chin strap button. They are responsible for attending to and controlling road-related incidents, whether minor or serious. Therefore, it is incredibly important to be visible as traffic police often work in potentially dangerous environments by managing traffic and clearing incidents. Many collisions occur on motorways due to the high volume of fast-moving vehicles. This, therefore, provides a potential danger for traffic police when dealing with accidents.United Kingdom [ edit ] Royal Navy [ edit ] Badge of a petty officer on a hat of female RN personnel, left, with a commissioned officer's badge on a peaked cap, right. Female officers usually wear a bowler with a badge. Recently, efforts have been made to make headwear more gender-neutral. An example of this is Hertfordshire Police who have given officers the option to wear identical headwear, regardless of gender. Why do some police officers wear Baseball caps? Officers: usually three-dimensional in design with more expensive materials such as silver, enamel and gilt. Most officers' beret badges are embroidered rather than metal or "stay-brite". Queen's Royal Lancers Gift Shop". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05 . Retrieved 2009-01-03. QRL Motto (Cap badge of The Queen's Royal Lancers).

The introduction of baseball caps hasn’t occurred without criticism from the general public, who have compared police officers to ‘Burger King workers’. As a result, some police forces have decided to revert the decision and return to the standard custodial helmet whilst other, more appropriate gender-neutral headwear has been decided upon. Why do traffic police wear white hats? West Yorkshire Police states that ‘Headwear must be worn at all times when performing duty outside.’ Although this can be removed in a vehicle or in times of an emergency. Gloucestershire Constabulary states the same that it must be worn by officers and PCSOs when in public view. A common sense approach is also adopted in times of emergency or impractical circumstances. The Royal Corps of Signals also have a two-part badge. The top being a brass crown and the bottom consisting of a silver flying body of Mercury (the winged messenger of the gods– 'Jimmy') above a brass world and the motto certa cito ('swift and sure').Regimental cap badges are usually cast as one single piece but in a number of cases they may be cast in different pieces. For instance, the badge of the now amalgamated, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) was cast in two separate pieces: the Queen's Crown and the thistle forming one piece, and the stag's head and scroll with regimental motto forming a second piece (see the first picture above). Many people ask what the purpose of the police hat is and why there are so many variations. We will cover this in this article along with its unique name and the reasons for different hats for male and female officers. What is a police hat called? Further information: Peaked cap §United States General Nathan Farragut Twining, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957–1960), wearing an officer's insignia. U.S. Army [ edit ] OC SBS (November–December 2003). "The New SBS Cap Badge". The Globe & Laurel – The journal of the Royal Marines. Richmond, Surrey: Simpson Drewett & Co Ltd. ISSN 0017-1204.