I must ask besides the obvious equipment and weapons what can you my fellow soldiers not go without when goin out on the ground???
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Don't forget your bogroll if ya want to go to war!
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There are some obvious ones but also ones not so.Obviously bog roll for emergency use!!I find bringing a book in the cemo a must for travelling ( when not in the prone position of course ).Other people swear by the benefits of a hip flask & its contents on a cold night & to dull pain where applicable!!Your own additions to your ration pack & of course the sarnies & flask!!A must when on a long tab or Ex as they take no time to prepare.But owing to weight & other considerations you have to be flexible & sensible in what you pack.Remember - YOU PACK IT YOU CARRY IT!That old chestnut again but its true.Nuthin worse than doing a 72hr Ex or more with a load of shite you don't need!!Live long and prosper!
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Chocolate! Lots of it. It keeps the energy levels up. The bar you get in the ration packs is a bit tiny for a 24 hour. (I know the sweets are there for that but mine are always green. I hate green sweets). In the event of doing security at 4am outside a freezin bivvy in a base camp.. my handy mars bar is a must.
Other than that, and I reccommend this 100%, I cant do without my water pouch. Its a clear plastic pouch that holds 1.5 litres of water and has a tube that you can clip onto your collar or webbing. No more fiddling around for a water bottle in the middle of a firefight. Its flat enough so it fits in the webbing or pack easily.
Thats my recommendation anyways!
(I bet someone will tell me Im a gucci soldier, and I should be drinking my water from fast flowing streams! Maybe in the 1800's but for now my water pouch is my best friend!..no.. second best! (my steyr and I have a unique and irreplaceable understanding).
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Something nice to add to your kidney pouches is a small bottle of Tabasco sauce, it really livens up any of the ration meals add it to the soup too. It certainly changes the Irish stew into something edible.
Bring some cuppa soups along too, I find it easier to clean the mess tins after chow:pSigs - No amps, no volts = no interest
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A few years ago anyone who ran the 10K got a decent Mug/flask type thingy..not much good on tactics,but if you are spending a long day in the guardroom or the Butts..this mug will keep the cuppa scald drinkably warm for hours!
I dont have one btw...
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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EH...... leather gloves... theirs nothing like a good set of gloves,Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...
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I Knew a guy who had to carry a Ltr of milk for our platoon commander while on a 48hr tactical weekend..... he got the job after i "lost" the previous pint!Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...
http://www.iamawesome.com/
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