Interesting, the Sig P250 seems to meet most of the requirements... and it's designed to be modular. Could be interesting to see the NATO 9mm in the hands of the majority of the Forces, whereas a .45 could be utilized by MPs and bring us up to the standard of most modern police forces. As well...
Lol, I swear I was not intentionally aiming the crusty old warrant at any other members. I was however, contemplating on what kind of issues I'll see throughout my career.
Looks like a much better boot than our T-Dub though...
Reminds me of Lowa's.
Nice that they get a spectrum to choose from as well... would be excellent if we end up going with the same approach. I still have 20 years left until pension, (without res time of course ^^), so I guess I'll see a...
LMAO I'm going to keep my eye on you :)
I've seen the TW's with the sleeve pockets too, however the one I saw was a modified set, no chest or hip pockets. It was issued for Close Protection duties. CP seems to get ALMOST as high-speed kit as CSOR :)
Interesting that the recruit got new ones in...
I don't think we're too much older than the rest of the CF. I suppose you're not going to see very many 17 and 18 year olds in the MP trade though because off the street you require a College Diploma in Police Foundations or similar. As well, you have to pass a selection process for suitability...
So does that mean Boulet failed too?
True enough... since a lot of Reserve units also have Regimental Kit Shops... There shops could carry the typical PT Gear, Berets and CADPAT items as well as LPO boots.
Interesting, since the MERX listing still had no awarded contract, unless I was looking in the wrong place... perhaps the O-Grp pass down just meant we weren't getting them anytime soon... gah the rumour mill...
Here's a good look at the new uniforms
http://www.strikehold.net/2012/07/01/canadian-enhanced-combat-uniform-ecu/
and the more popular threads on the above topics
ICU/ECU
https://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/101505.0.html
TW Boot
https://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/450.475.html
Scroll...
Search the forums for the Improved Combat Uniform (ICU) or Enhanced Combat Uniform, (ECU) and the Temperate Weather (TW) Boot.
That should give you all the info you could ever want on the subjects...
Cheers
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