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A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed felt hat with a chinstrap most commonly worn as part of a military uniform. It is a survivor of the felt hats worn by 18th century armies. At varying periods since then the slouch hat has been worn by military personnel from many nations including Australia, Britain, India, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia, France, the United States, Germany and many others, but Australia had a slouch as the standard issue headwear from around 1885, and still does to this day. Today, it continues to be worn by military personnel from a number of countries, although it is primarily associated with Australia, where it is considered to be a national symbol. The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an Australian bush hat, (however in the Australian Army the term "bush hat" refers to a soft, short-brimmed hat similar to the US "Boonie hat") has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat with a special badge (the bayonet collection badge, or the rising sun badge) in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder. In the United States it was also called the Kossuth hat, after Lajos Kossuth.