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It's not safe to be worn under the chin for a number of reasons, including it can be used as a weapon to garrotte the wearer from behind. That style of hat is called a Campaign Hat and most of them are designed for the strap to be worn gripping the back of the head just above the base of the neck. But some organizations require them to be worn gripping the face just above the chin strictly for uniform appearances.
Trooper Joseph Reeves of the Lancaster Barracks says the State Police manual requires all troopers to wear the chin strap "across the point of the chin.''
However, adds Reeves, "the strap becomes uncomfortable on the chin, especially when you have to talk to someone, so it ends up dangling underneath their mouths.''
Capt. Tim Allue, executive officer to the deputy commissioner of operations of the Pennsylvania State Police, offers another opinion.
"It comes from years ago and the military drill instructor's hat. DI's wear their straps under the lip,'' he says. "We do wear the straps under our chins when they're needed, like out on the highway when there's any kind of wind turbulence, such as in bad weather or when trucks go by.''
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