Any US Marines that can answer this?

[Avicenna]

What is a \'Smokey Bear\' when it is at home?

I think it is something you wear...

 

[Avicenna]

bugger... i wish i had googled earlier...

i take it its that style of hat the drill instructors wear... doh!

 

[War Griffon]

Pitynoman is probably the best person to answer this one for you Peter

 

[Talion]

isn\'t smokey the bear, the U.S. park ranger fire safety mascott?

 

[vincegamer]

The hat is sometimes called a smokey the bear hat or some other version.

US Park Rangers wear them, as do many police and highway patrol forces.

 

[airhead]

yep. DI\'s wear Smokey Bear covers.

 

[Avicenna]

i now love wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Bear_hat

I wanna be your drill instructor,
I wanna wear my smokey bear!

 

[Wolf Fang]

yup thats the stetson hat

 

[supervike]

only two types of people doan no smokey the bear son....

steers and queers....

and I doan see no horns on yall.

 

[mistamick]

What about Yogi Bear?

 

[Torn blue sky]

Oh god, you gotta love DI\'s. It\'s actually pretty amusing when they\'re not giving you the bollocking or beasting you.

 

[Sand Rat]

I think its also called a Campaign Hat, and was worn by the US Army from the Late 19th Century through WWI - especially in the Cav.

 

[Avicenna]

Thats the one Lloyd!

Thanks y\'all!

 

[Sand Rat]

No problem.

 

[DaN]

You EYEBALLIN\' me Private Pile?

 

[Torn blue sky]

I just knew there would be a Full metal Jacket quote in here somewhere

 

[philologus]

Originally posted by steelcult
I think its also called a Campaign Hat, and was worn by the US Army from the Late 19th Century through WWI - especially in the Cav.

Originally it was known as a campaign hat in the days of Black Jack Pershing. It later became uniform for Drill instructors throughout the service. In the Army we called it a \"round brown\" or Smokey bear\" hat. The Cavalry still wear a similar hat that is deep blue in color and is usually referred to as a \"stetson\" (from the manufacturer name). The Cav version resembles the cavalry hats worn by soldiers in the 1800\'s. It has braiding on it and crossed sabers.