Mud Recce Man said:+1.
And...good luck when you rip/tear your non-issued kit in Butt-fuck-nowheres and ask the SQ/CQ to "exchange it". Guess what you will get??
CF, standard issued kit.
Bane said:I'd have to agree with Vern there, don't expect to get anything...except perhaps a little wry smile from the supply tech. If you use non-issue kit, you do so at your own peril, this is an important lesson.
But, and it's a BIG BUT, the paperwork I'd be drafting up the CoC of the member to recover Crown costs of the duplicate issue and querying the kit inspecion would be a BIG headache that his/her superiors would not, necessarily, be happy to see or deal with. I can guarantee that most of those superiors have better things to do than deal with than a members self-caused admistrative issues like this due to a members non-compliance with the Unit authorized kit lists etc.
Wonderbread said:My CSM wears a softie too... I'm not too worried.
they wouldn't issue it if it did not get the job done.
ArmyVern said:You don't like the boots, someone else does. You don't like the gloves, someone else does.
Shamrock said:I love my boots. But I buy my own.
As for gloves... well, I'm pretty impressed by some of the new kit we're getting. But I still wear my own purchased ones.
Tipperary said:I did my ten week BIQ in the winter, with the major field portions in December and January. You know what I bought to bring with me? A pair of gloves. The army issued kit was perfectly fine. And the only reason I bought a pair of gloves is because we don't get issued all our kit in the REG force until we arrive at battalion.
You are going to the field for no more than 3 days, what are you worried about? You are making it into a bigger deal than it actually is. I was in the same boat as you when I started BIQ, but I listened to my instructors and got through it. EXPERIENCE will teach you what you need to know.
A couple little tricks that I will share with you because these were told to me, are:
-Bring several large, durable safety clips so you can secure wet gear to the tent, in case of a pull pole in the middle of the night you won't have to worry about them going missing.
-use gun tape and para cord to hang a lighter around your neck under your clothes. If you keep it in your pocket it will get too cold to use, and lighters are important to have.
-bring some food with you as well, such as cookies. There's nothing like doing a crappy hour or two of sentry in the middle of the night when it's -30C out, and having something tasty to munch on. It really brings morale up.
Other than that everything else was taught to me, or issued to me.
Bomber said:Don;t wear things around your neck, ....................
geo said:If you are expected to go outdoors in winter, they must provide you with the necessary equipment to do it with. It might not be the very best, gee whiz top of the line gucci kit you see at MEC but, they will provide you with the basic of what you need.