While we traditionally associated revolutionary alternate helmets with squads like Oregon, nearly every school in the nation gets in on the act now. This same principle holds true for our military academies, which is why today we're taking a look at some of the very best military school helmets of all time.
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Here are some of the most stunning, eye-popping helmets from military schools like Army, Navy, and Air Force. We also included a few senior military colleges such as The Citadel and VMI.
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Air Force — 2018
The Falcons make not only a strong case for their best alternate helmets in school history but also give their military brothers a tremendous run for their money.
It will be interesting to see if Navy and Army can top these during their annual rivalry this December.
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Navy — 2015
While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it's difficult to argue that the Midshipmen's 2015 lids aren't some of the loveliest works of art ever displayed on the gridiron.
Each of the seven position groups that day was represented by a different, hand-painted ship.
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Army — 2015
Not to be outdone by their rivals that year, Army came out with these stunners representing the 17 branches cadets enter after graduating.
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The Citadel — 2013
The Bulldogs have always featured a classic look reminiscent of Ivy League helmets, but this 2013 version featuring the chrome state of South Carolina with the blue "C" remains the school's best effort yet.
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VMI — 2018
The Keydets continually keep it classy with a logo featuring the three letters intertwined.
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Army — 2016
We have to give the edge in 2016 to Army for these glorious helmets (and uniforms) that honored World War II paratroopers.
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Navy — 2016
The Midshipmen countered with these yellow beauties.
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