Yeah, here's the actual image;
Scout Beret
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WBH?
Oh yeah, okay. Yeah, the cover there, to me, shows the "scout uniform" in all its glory ... all be they green on some mysterious world bathed in green light with a green (breathable) atmosphere.
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vaguely looks like khakis with a canvas vest - something Terran adventurers of the early 20thC would find familiar.
Too bad I can't find an image where you can actually see details - this is the largest I've found:
Reban is right, the picture on the Ref's screen comes close to a cloth sock cap (French origin?), but it seemed close enough to a beret that I called it as such. And no, there is no IISS emblem on it, but I think a near military beret with the IISS patch on it would be kind of cool.
The WBH; note that the female is waving a kind of ballcap to the cutter hovering in the background.
The WBH; note that the female is waving a kind of ballcap to the cutter hovering in the background.
I guess Scout Berets are a YMMV kind of thing. Still, when I write Traveller stuff, my scout NPCs will be sporting exaggerated berets with the scout emblem 
Right up until some official adventure or supplement mentions what the official Scout headgear is.
(And afterwards too if you are prepared to ignore canon, of course.
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I mean, I did mention your military's cool looking exaggerated beret. I even posted a picture.
I mean, I did mention your military's cool looking exaggerated beret. I even posted a picture.We typically had a Scout Issue uniform, either a jumpsuit or shirt and pants. It was made from Smart Fabric and had an Armor Value of 1, mostly for tear resistance, and ball cap style head gear.
I could have sworn the old LBB Scouts book mentioned the IISS uniform was black. Now I'll have to go see if I can find the book tonight and check if my memory failed me.
I could have sworn the old LBB Scouts book mentioned the IISS uniform was black. Now I'll have to go see if I can find the book tonight and check if my memory failed me.
The old Paranoia Press: Scouts & Assassins (which predated Book 6) had Scouts wearing Black Uniforms. (And a silver winged-serpent as an emblem).
Ah, ha. That's probably where it came from. I've got that book... somewhere.
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It did... there's no description of the uniforms in Bk 6.
The first canonical description of the IISS uniforms is in DGP's Grand Survey and Grand Census. It wasn't canon there, but became so when DGP became the MT developer, and DGP was declared canon.
The black scouts are, as noted by Whulorigan, from Paranoia Press' Scouts and Assassins, which both predates book 6, and does a bunch differently.
Was there any detail on the winged serpent emblem?
I remember the black uniform thing vaguely. I think it was mentioned here years ago, but I always thought it odd because khaki or a sky blue or some kind of tan or something seemed more "scout like". Unless the Paranoia Press people were under the impression that Scouts acted as military forward observers and intel gatherers.
Note that the insignia is worn as a belt buckle, but it's also the identity disk, including retinal, DNA, finger & palm print, and blood chemistry data.
Image ©1981 Paranoia Press, Inc.
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If Scouts have a military function as auxiliaries or intel types, to me that says they might have berets.
You have some strange notions there.
Berets are impractical.
The ballcap with fold down back-of-head/ear covering (like the US Army BDU hat had) is far more practical, just as comfortable, and provides sun and wind protection.
Also: in forward areas, the last thing any smart intel guy wants is to be wearing something distinctive. Their survival depends upon not standing out.
I guess I do. I'm thinking more or less something that's low key, not something fancy with big bright golden emblems.
I would imagine if it's a special forces type, then they wouldn't wear any kind of headgear other than a camo scarf or wide brim floppy hat....helmet for vacc environments, and so forth.
I would imagine if it's a special forces type, then they wouldn't wear any kind of headgear other than a camo scarf or wide brim floppy hat....helmet for vacc environments, and so forth.
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