Non-Issue Kit

[X Royal]

If the kit is for non issued kit and it is not blatently obvious then I would not have a problem as long as the soldiers had all thier issued kit with them as per thier units field kit list.
One time when inspecting the men before a parade I came across a highland soldier attached to 1 RCR wearing a gerber boot knife in his sock while wearing dress uniform with kilt. Needless to say he heard from myself and others it was a definite no go.

Best Wishes

 

[Yeoman]

to me you don't need anything different with the tac vest
and same goes for the ruck, and clothing.
but as for t-shirts, polarfleece, sleeping bags, socks, boots (so long as they are under 8 inches), touques, gloves, knee and elbow pads (personally HATE the issued ones, I was voluntold to wear them on my biq). I see nothing wrong with.
I mean I don't wear issued boots, but I have a chit for them though (so far only pair of boots that have helped with stress fractures in my feet, and the horribly bad shin splints I get, not for the lcf).
I'm one of them kit whores as well, but really most things that are issued are pretty good. most of the fancy kit that's coming in (like the small pack, that thing is awesome, definetely putting the camleback motherlode to pasture). but really most of the kit like the ruck, I use the same ruck set up, I just use the 64 pattern frame, it's great now.
but basically everything I listed (except for sleeping bag) I wear and it's not of issued, but most of the times, they don't really care about that stuff that often.
to me if I was ever a snr nco, I'd let my troops get away with what I listed out in the field for sure, and maybe in garrison depending on what's going on. but other then that, you'd gotta be dreaming.
Greg

 

[KevinB]

Britney Spears,

I'd ignore Military photo's for int - a buddy of mine (he's a Lt Col in Bragg) confirmed that they play the issue game during the Q course (well not the instructors obviously) but that many phases of the Pineland excusion they are in civies etc to facilitate the guerrilla nature.

Secondly if one is in the Mooolitia and is only doing 3 section attacks fine - but if one is a regular force light infanteer going to afghan I put it to you that the majority of our kit does SUCK - and as such members are forced to buy aftermarket gear - why they feel the kit we issue is so inferior that their lives are in jeopardy.

It really bugs me when people who are not in our line of work try to second guess the kit needs and wants.

Cheers
Kevin