Riker87 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Yesterday my Coronel's service uniform of the Boarder Guards has been arrived from the USA. It's the same model like in the army. Only the buttons have a silver colour. The Cuban Boarder Guards belongs to the Ministry of the Interior. That's why the hat badge shows "MININT" - Ministerio del Interior. More pictures of it you'll find the next days on my site cuba-militaria.
Riker87 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Posted March 5, 2015 Beautiful. How are the shoulder boards attached? Hi Paul, I hope this picture will it explain better than me in words.
Paul R Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 It explains perfectly. Thank you. Great uniform. Is this the version in current use?
Riker87 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Posted March 6, 2015 You're welcome. No, this version was only in use from 1976 until 1988. I name this era "the soviet era" because in this time the Cubans used many soviet parts and equipment for their uniforms (for example the collar tabs, shoulder boards, green shirts etc.)
Paul R Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I was wondering about the insignia. The shoulder boards look soviet, but adapted with the slide in strap on the back.
Riker87 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 The shoulder boards are soviet, only the stars are cuban made. I was wondering about the insignia. The shoulder boards look soviet, but adapted with the slide in strap on the back. Until 1988 the Cubans used the same soviet shoulder boards, which were adapted how you've described. From 1988 until ca. the mid 90s, the Cubans used this shoulder boards too, but modified. They've cut the straps of the shoulder boards off and slided them on the straps of the new beige shirts, which are still in use. Here a picture of this modified shoulder boards on the new shirts, which were introduced in 1988. I could take some photos in the Army Museum of Dresden (ex East German Army museum of the NVA): And here a picture of a MININT uniform which is actually in use:
Paul R Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Am I correct in my theory that the two uniformed men closest to the camera are Colonels and the most distant is a Lt Col?
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