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Our unit have been enthusiastically issuing the old CBA (About time) and the old Soldier 95 pattn chest rigs in Irish DPM that I think they bought for the first few rotations to Liberia.
It's not perfect, but it makes a hell of a difference psychologically. Especially to troops in training.
But then I think our unit have been uniquely blessed in this re-org"It is a general popular error to imagine that loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for it's welfare" Edmund Burke
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Originally posted by The real Jack View PostThere is no spare battlevests to give to RDF, their CQs obviously preferred counting the CEFO & helmets in the stores instead of issuing them out!
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostWho's stores? All RDF kit was transferred to PDF stores earlier this year.Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostAnd who do they belong to?
Given that the gustavs were all chopped in 2000.Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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Just from a H&S point of view those RDF troops should be in helmets and CBA.Their PDF counterparts should be in CBA also!!
Oh and who are this mythical "2 Artillery regiment"??No such unit in the DF."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 apod View PostJust from a H&S point of view those RDF troops should be in helmets and CBA.Their PDF counterparts should be in CBA also!!
Originally posted by apod View PostOh and who are this mythical "2 Artillery regiment"??No such unit in the DF.Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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Originally posted by apod View PostJust from a H&S point of view those RDF troops should be in helmets and CBA.Their PDF counterparts should be in CBA also!!
Oh and who are this mythical "2 Artillery regiment"??No such unit in the DF.
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okay, can anyone point what H&S legislation the DF is exempt from? I doubt if H&S mentions body armour, somehow, which means it's a unit failure, ie, the Boss did not poke the Q in his belly button and demand body armour,etc,etc or it's just the usual Irish compromise, do ye want to fire or not??!!
regards
GttC
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At the moment the only h&s we have is safety boots, body armour would be more of a hindrance than a help, cos if the worst happened and there was an accident having body armor won't make a difference in the long run. at presant with the 120mm their is a higher risk of hand injures because the clamps are unforgiveing when being used, and you have to keep in mind not to close your hands around the clamp as you are closeing it or you could lose fingers, always close useing the palm of the hand. in regards to the helmets we don't normally wear them when firing but if we were wearing cefo we would have to wear them.
as far as i know it is 2 Bde Artillery Regt or 2 BAR.
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Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View Postokay, can anyone point what H&S legislation the DF is exempt from? I doubt if H&S mentions body armour, somehow, which means it's a unit failure, ie, the Boss did not poke the Q in his belly button and demand body armour,etc,etc or it's just the usual Irish compromise, do ye want to fire or not??!!
regards
GttC
Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.
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