I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
Why shred when you could potentially sell some of it through army surplus type shops? Surely the cost of shredding, in resources and money would be negated by selling as much as possible. Or selling the kit in bulk to online sellers or Irish militaria specialists at a knock down price!?
"Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose"
"Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand next to the object you wish to view."
Is it just the backpacks that are being shredded Apod? Surely Cefo will have to be kept for use on ex etc?
Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
Must be all or nothing. PLCE CEFO & IPLCS CEMO are incompatible. If they shred the PLCE and only distribute enough IPLCS for courses, what is everyone else going to be wearing on annual camps/assessments etc this/next year?
Last edited by SwiftandSure; 28th May 2013 at 23:07.
@ apod: hear anything on day sacks?
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
ALLcomponents of the PLCE are being shredded.Full sets of IPLCS to replace on a pool basis.
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
Madness. Of all the uses it could see, sale to surplus dealers, donated to developing world armies engaged in PSO as a part of our international aid contribution etc, it gets turfed in the shredder. Granted, happy to see progress re: IPLCS, but, the loss of potential income/cost offset by shredding... I wonder is it possible to rescue a long back bergen/rucksack before it get trashed?
Last edited by Captain Edmund Blackadder; 28th May 2013 at 23:56.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Did the DF exercise the options for the battlevests cause they only bought 6600 ?!
http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com...l=1#post171061
If its issued only on pool for an ex, then I guess we go back to looking like guerillas with mish mash of our own bergens and chest rigs on training nights.
Time to google and try and pick up a second hand PASGT or MICH ACH etc helmet.
"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
Not a brigade pool like before.Each subunit EG:RDF InF coys will have x amount of sets initially with plans to purchase enough to equip the whole force.
Oh and ye are assuming their will BE assessments this year!![]()
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
The East had sub unit pooled PLCE (not sure about Bde).
If the PLCE has been shredded back to pooled 58 pattern then as there will not be enough! And yes it was still being issued!
I thought the 58 pattern was all sent back to hell?
It is only by contemplation of the incompetent that we can appreciate the difficulties and accomplishments of the competent.
It can only be destroyed by casting it back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. Trips there are expensive, so it was seen as a cheaper option to store it.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Some CQ's will be sensible and forget to send off the PLCE for shredding so that the bods will have something to use in the interim.
Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
chuckle.... No. There are still stacks of it in various places.I thought the 58 pattern was all sent back to hell?
Pool IPLCS ? We learn nothing, I tell you.. nothing. We are doomed to repeat the stupid.
What bits of IPLCS ... shared hydration system ? shared goggles ? will they have the right size helmets. for the past 12 years I've gone around this stupidity by purchasing personal PLCE kit and cared for it just as I would for personal issue, as I do for my DPMs and other stuff. I can probably get round most of it with a helmet cover and an ACH/MICH. The hallmark of pool PLCE down the years was broken clips and cable ties for a weeks' ex
"Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "
"No, they're trying to fly the tank"
I sympathise Trell.When I first heard the plan i had it put down to the new,old,cadre not wanting to have to account for 500+ sets of full CEMO/sleeping systems/PPE. There was enough pooled at my home station when all the various units returned it to kit out every single member of our four new companies and still have a reserve.Some of the kit had never been used what with being handed back by the ADR and PA's for example().When I hear dhtey were shredding everything except the sleeping systems my blood boiled.What a f*****g waste.Even if the plan was set in stone that amount of PLCE would have netted the DF a nice bit on the collectors and waltsofters market.
Then I was told the really reason was because of the Bergen and the H+S issue I flagged above.Which In a weird way makes sense.
I do understand that there were those of ye who invested in your own set of PLCE CEFO etc and are now facing not being able to use it.I felt the same way after I invested in my own Battlevest only for them to go on issueSome luck eh?
Typical though.Some of ye were only banging on about an IPLCS issue with regard to the single force concept.Now that ye will have access to it ye dont want it!!
PS:No.CQ's will not be hanging onto PLCE.The orders to return it all come from D Logs.It has already been implemented.
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
OK short circuit this. Can we get a BV same as current off the commercial market ?
"Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "
"No, they're trying to fly the tank"
So what does the rest of the platoon (that should be a coy) do when 1 section has been fully kitted out in IPLCS
Last edited by DeV; 29th May 2013 at 23:13.
AFAIK the Lowe Alpine shop in Tullamore had the issue BV but in OG.Lowe alpine rarely sell their military range direct to the public these days though.
The plan AFAIK is for 50ish sets of IPLCS to be issued per coy initially as their thinking thats all that would be using it on an exercise as it would be rare for 100% mobilisation.I pointed out "what happens in the event of a general mobilisation".I got a blank stare.![]()
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
These pop up every now and again on fleabay for about 50 squids.
Haven't had a chance to use one in anger yet, but it seems a mighty fine piece of kit. Similar enough in lay out to the IPLCS rig. The ammo and utility pouches are fixed, but the vests come with a butt load of PALS pouches.
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Last edited by Captain Edmund Blackadder; 29th May 2013 at 23:04.
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