are there any resources on the net that deal with the history of the kepi in the French army? Also, at what point did the old-style low-crowned kepi evolve into the present-day cylindrical-shaped kepi?

In the Canadian Forces, we had to go through Basic Recruit Training (BRT). The training is supposed to be the same for Army, Navy and Air Force. I'm Naval Reserve, but my there was a mixture of Air Force and regular army guys on my course. Our drill instructors, most of whom were actually of the ran...