page_title: Military beret
section_title: Portugal
hierarchical_section_title: Military beret / By country / Portugal
context_page_description: Berets have been a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world since the mid-20th century. Military berets are usually pushed to the right to free the shoulder that bears the rifle on most soldiers, but the armies of some countries, mostly within Europe, South America and Asia have influenced the push to the left.
  In some countries, berets are associated with elite units, who often wear berets in more unusual colours. For instance, the maroon beret is mostly traditional headgear for elite airborne forces around the world, with a few exceptions like the Russian Airborne Troops, who instead wear a sky blue beret or the Portuguese Paratroopers that wear a green beret.
context_section_description: The beret was first introduced in the Portuguese Armed Forces in 1956, when the Air Force Paratroopers adopted the green beret. The Portuguese Army adopted the brown beret for its Caçadores Especiais special forces in 1960, generalizing its wear to all units in 1962.
  The following colors of berets were or are still worn by the Portuguese Military and Paramilitary forces:
caption: Portuguese Paratrooper ( green beret ) in guard duty
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