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17 and joining reg force? hm.

Well, a knife is always nice to have. I personally have a SOG Seal Pup with a 3.75" fixed blade, and it's great. Secondly, about bayonettes, no, you do not get issued one, as they are part of your EIS (extra infantry sh*t :D ) and they are issued when you get your weapon, and you turn it in when...

thats sweet. Gimme a parachute and i'll get off at my stop. you guys don't even need to stop. :D

what exactly is guntape? Is it like black duct tape? or is it more like electrical tape?

Damn. So much for having a nice military novel to read to get me motivated!

no.

We need to bring travel orders with us though, no?

mine were still damp. i just said to hell with it and let them dry over night.

Small stuff like that breaks all the time in the army. get is exchanged, no muss no fuss.

You're allowed to have knives yes. A small combat knife is good, but no 10" Rambo knives. :D I wonder if books would be taken away?

hmm... dam! cadpat is stiff as all heck when you get it!! the pants are kinda tight, but the only other size was 38 and that's huge

Not to mention you'll get yelled at for having extras (such as knife and flashlight) attached to your webbing. You're not allowed (at least in the real army) to have stuff other than the issued pouches attached to your webbing (that would be x2 mag pouch, canteen holder, buttpack, 'nette holder...

hey me too! The real world is too harsh. :D :D

That's what I did, but when it come to gear, if it's on order but not in yet you're SOL. infact I went down there for some small supplies and just for the heck of it asked if they had any cadpat and they happened to have my size! So i ran home and got my old ODs and got my new stuff. :D So...

I bought some orthopedic insoles for like $40 because I have high arches, and they're good. they don't offer much padding, but they take the pressure off being only on your sole and ball of your feet (weight more evenly displaced)

Soaked my boots today, they're pretty comfey!

Got my CadPat today :D :D :D but I need to wait until i'm done SQ for my gortex & thermals. :(

as much as I like my polypro socks they just trap the moisture! should I just use more footpowder?

so whats the difference between this new Stryker and our Coyotes?

Wow. Why does it have to be so complicated? Oh well. I still have a year to go before I must worry about it.