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Cheers Mate.I thought they were,but i didn't want to say for sure without confirmation."Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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no probs apod.
just a quick question on the DPM jacket - i think it was posted above that the current jacket does not have a hood retainer (button and string) - if this is the case how do you tame your hood and what is planned for the new jacket?
i think we have opted for a larger strip - much like an epaulette on velcro as a retainer on our new jackets.
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Originally posted by apod View PostI dont know if that would work with our current CBA as the soft armour overlaps at the shoulders,but if a trained Paramedic tells me it can be done who am i to argue?
Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Postjust a quick question on the DPM jacket - i think it was posted above that the current jacket does not have a hood retainer (button and string) - if this is the case how do you tame your hood and what is planned for the new jacket?
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Good point H.A. But i wasn't about to embarrass an instructor in front of their class.
RGJ-Most of the DF just wear the hood down.Personally i dont like that but in Bks i play the game.IMHO when worn down it gets caught under your CEFO,fills up with half the pine needles in the forest when moving through foliage and catches the wind in bad weather.Thats why i have fitted a button off an old shirt and a strip of cord of the kind used to pull in the storm baffle on the PLCE backpack to my field smock so i can roll the hood."Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Postthanks for clarifying that apod i was just wondering.
the majority of our lads, me included, wear it rolled tightly into itself (and secured with the fitted retainer) however some lads like to go al fresco and end up looking like Gandalf on parade.
Except for in the barracks where the BSM would tear us a new one.
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The new ba dpm jackets are good. A lot lighter than our smocks but just as warm with the tie down on the hood a good way of making a nice snug collar. Like the added outside chest zip pockets"The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"
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Originally posted by ZULU View PostThe new ba dpm jackets are good. A lot lighter than our smocks but just as warm with the tie down on the hood a good way of making a nice snug collar. Like the added outside chest zip pockets
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I was commenting on the Brit dpm jacket. But now that you brought the picture up, imagine that jacket in Irish dpm and you get a very close approximation of the new jacket going around"The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"
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Originally posted by spaceghetti View PostWasn't there a video on youtube of an interview with the former PR Officer (I think it was Pat O'Conner?) where he was wearing that jacket?
The new DPM jacket is pretty much exactly like the photo above, without the zips on the left and right of the main zip.
I tried one on last week, really snug fit. A good bit of kit.
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Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Poststill a nice bit of kit, but wouldn't a softee be better than a fleece, or is this in addition to a softee?"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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