Oct 27, 2025 · Female drill sergeants will soon trade their upturned brims for the iconic, olive campaign hat long worn by their male counterparts, an Army spokesman confirmed Monday.

Nov 24, 2025 · The bush hat worn by female drill sergeants came into being in 1972, when six NCOs from the Women’s Army Corps at Fort McClellan, Alabama, became the first women to …

Oct 28, 2025 · The campaign hat worn by male drill sergeants will become the standard headgear for both men and women in the job, as the Army is retiring the bush hat long worn by its …

Oct 27, 2025 · Female drill sergeants will begin wearing the same distinctive campaign hats as their male counterparts, an Army spokesperson confirmed on Monday.

Teresa King ... Teresa L. King (born 1961) is a retired sergeant major in the United States Army. She was the first female commandant of the United States Army Drill Sergeant School at Fort …

Oct 28, 2025 · Beginning next year, all drill sergeants from both active duty and Reserve components will wear the campaign hat.

Years have gone by since the Army’s first female drill sergeants, and progress is still being made. In 2009, Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa L. King became the first female commandant of The Drill …

In 1964, the hat was reintroduced to become a proud symbol of the drill sergeant. The female drill sergeant hat came into being in 1972. It was designed by Brig. Gen. Mildred C. Bailey.

Mar 7, 2023 · In honor of Women’s History Month, we want to highlight three women and their journeys to becoming U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Leaders.

Jan 26, 2021 · (a) The hat is worn with the utility and service uniforms by female drill sergeants assigned to valid drill sergeant positions. NCO faculty members of a drill sergeant school who …