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I was shocked when were told to! I think it must have just been an issue with the B Coy Sgt Maj, good guy otherwise. I really like chest rigs, and they worked great on my first tour. If you are going to be mounted most of the time, conducting predominantly urban ops, or doing a lot of static...

What you have to ask yourself is what are you going to be doing in theater? How are you going to be operating? Things have changed in Afghanistan. When I deployed on 1-08 I, like most other guys, bought chest rigs along the lines of the Warlord/Weesatch/Eagle plate carrier etc. This type of rig...

wow, not a hijack at all, the thread has been dead for over 2 years. At least you searched though. The highlanders have not been disbanded, try going here www.calgaryhighlanders.com

buds, I dont know what you are smoking, or who you have worked with but.... I was on 1-06 and then 1-08 I have worked and trained and been augmented with 1, 2, and 3 PPCLI in different respects. I have never seen that attitude, except in jest as previously stated. It has been my experience that...

Hey guys, quick question; I understand how the new field pay works. My question is if you a reservist attached to a qualifying reg force unit, i.e. go on tour attached to 3PPCLI are you entitled to this allowance? The reason I ask is because in the message it says that pers that are attached...

Another option if the hot water doesnt work is to take them to a shoe maker. I had a pair of jungle boots stretched by my shoe maker. I think it cost me about $10, I was very happy with the results.

Definitely. I thought I had some pictures already taken but apparently I dont! I will take some when I get a moment.

One of the other guys in the company had the seekers. From what he said, and seeing them I would say they are better suited to "mec stuff". They were not nearly as durable or robust as the desert elite. They were, however, much lighter and more flexible. Great for riding around in a LAV or...

We spent our whole tour doing dismounted patrols. I used a pair of Lowa Desert Elite boots, basically a desert version of the Lowa mountain boots. These boots are golden! They held up amazingly, I wore them everyday and they dont show any signs of wear. Great stability and comfort. They are a...

As has been said, I would call bullshit on that NSE comment. I wasnt in FP on 1-08 but a bunch of guys from my unit were. From my understanding, PRT FP you are escorting CIMIC to wherever they want to go, manning towers at some JDCC's, and depending on the platoon you are in doing gate at CNS...

I have one, but I am in theater right now. Shoot me a pm with when you are going to be here and where, maybe we can hook up

The TT belts are good however some guys have had some issues with them in my platoon. The only thing holding the bombs in is the elastic, after time the elastic starts to wear and the bombs fall out. Granted both guys that are having this problem are using belts that were used for a roto when...

Hey man I am over here right now with the BG as an M203 grenadier. The way you carry your bombs really depends on three major factors. The first being the style and fit of the rig that you are wearing, two what kind of vehicle you are operating out of, and finally three personal preference. From...

hey hows it going, just a couple quick questions for those in the know. I understand the reserve units are not authorized to get this allowance, and rightfully so, we are not in the field that much. What about when a reservist is tasked to a field unit for the purposes of workup training? We...

The official policy on bending the stays from what I got out of our hour long ruck sack fitting class was that there was no consideration given to integrating the ruck with PPE. We all asked why we were bending the stays to our back when we were going to be wearing the ruck with plates and were...

Certainly, Originally I purchased an OSOE MWR chest rig, with a drop leg dump bag for the tour. This is what I have been using up to this point. All in all I have been extremely happy with the set up. For mounted operations it is great, the rig is comfortable, rides very well, has completely...

We have not put in any UCR's as of yet, mainly due to the fact that we are at a FOB without any internet let alone DWAN acess. I know our WO is quite keen on putting together UCR's. Thanks to the knowledge I have gotten on UCR's here I talked him out of submitting a group UCR for our pl, instead...

I have been on HLTA and as such havent had much access to the internet, but my thoughts on the CTS Ruck; Initially I was very happy with the ruck. In Canada using on PT, both with armour and rigs, and without it performed quite well. Was comfortable, the hip belt/rods transfered weight...

I wouldnt quote me laps but I believe it was aroud $150, keep in mind though this was a couple years ago when these holsters where somewhat new.

Try looking at the 1VP kit shop, they had some there when we were on work up for 1-08. Also, I got mine from P&D enterprises before I went over in 06. They didnt have any in stock, but the ordered it in, and was in my hands in under 2 weeks.