Scrambled eggs or scrambled egg is a slang term for the typically leaf-shaped embellishments found on the visors of peaked caps worn by military officers and for the senior officers who wear them. The phrase is derived from the resemblance that the emblems have to scrambled eggs, particularly when the embellishments are gold in color.
Dutch Admiral Helfrich with British Air Marshal Brooke-Popham both wearing peaked caps with embellishments
Junior officer's cap
Senior officer's cap
Admiral's cap
A peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover, or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It derives its name from its short visor, or peak, which was historically made of polished leather but increasingly is made of a cheaper synthetic substitute.
An assortment of peaked caps from several naval and maritime forces
Members of the Hanseatic Legion and the Hamburg Citizen Militia wearing peaked caps, 1813
Air Marshal Mark Binskin wearing a peaked cap (2010)
Diagram of peaked caps used by the Austrian Armed Forces (labels in German)