When the crisis broke, Moore was on the verge of retiring as commanding officer of all Royal Marine commando forces. With the arrival of a second brigadier, Tony Wilson, and 5 Infantry Brigade, that an officer of Moore's seniority was needed to adjudicate on possible disputes between two military men of equal rank. With characteristic shrewdness, Moore recognised his neutral role by wearing an American-style forage cap throughout the campaign, discarding his Royal Marine green beret, which could have been provocative to the guardsmen of 5 Brigade.
