14 Facts About Slouch hat

Slouch hat is a wide-brimmed felt or cloth hat most commonly worn as part of a military uniform, often, although not always, with a chinstrap.

The modern slouch hat is derived from the black "Corsican hat" – historically used in the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Slouch hat had its brim pinned up on the right side with a cockade in the national colors and was worn with the home uniform as well.

The slouch hat was used by colonial units of the British Empire, including the Royal West African Frontier Force, the Canadian Yukon Field Force, Canadian Pacific Railway Militia, the Kenya Regiment and troops from Rhodesia.

Slouch hat was first worn by military forces in Australia in 1885 when the newly created Victorian Mounted Rifles adopted the hat as part of their uniform after their commanding officer, Thomas Price, had seen them worn by police in Burma.

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Slouch hat is worn as the standard ceremonial headress for all members of the Army, except those belonging to units or corps that have an official headress such as a beret, and is treated with the utmost care and respect.

When worn for ceremonial purposes, the "Grade 1" Slouch hat is worn with a seven-band puggaree, six of which represent the states of Australia while the seventh represents the territories of Australia.

Slouch hat worn by the Army is one of its trademarks, but it is not theirs alone: the Royal Australian Air Force wears the HKFF with a dark blue or "Air Force Blue" Puggaree, as a Non Ceremonial head dress for the RAAF; the Royal Australian Navy is known to wear the hat when wearing camouflage and other uniforms, and has the same features as the RAAF's HKFF.

NZ version of the slouch hat is currently worn by the various corps and regiments of the New Zealand Army, known as the "Mounted Rifles Hat".

The slouch hat predates the introduction of the lemon squeezer hat and is worn brim down.

The term 'bush Slouch hat' is associated with New Zealand culture such as the Bushman, Southern man and man alone stereotypes.

Slouch hat has been known in the US military at least since the American Civil War, being fairly common among officers.

The Slouch hat often had a cloth arc emblazoned with the word VIET-NAM on the brim.

The Rajasthan Provincial Constabulary: the armed branch of the Rajasthan Police, uses the slouch hat pinned up to the side, as the standard service and ceremonial headgear for all its Constables and Head Constables.