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The German parka,as well as being a street fashion item, was often worn in the FCA, along with German para boots, American para boots, sundry Doc Martins and the odd Dutch or Italian boots. Some lads wore British made berets, which happened to be close to our green shade but were a better fit for their size.
RE: Green German parkas - when I started secondary school in the mid 80s, they were popular items of wear for the autumnal Irish climate
So much so that one day, some empty head decided that anyone without same jacket was getting bounced during the school day
Not even the couple of lads who had the navy blue version were safe...
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
How long were the Israeli style parka's issued for UNIFIL?
Handy and coveted for winter trips but totally impractical for anything but standing in the cold.
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There was a time in the late 80s/early 90s where you wouldn't be seen in working dress without an izzie parka over it.
Lost opportunity there. Made an ideal barrack jacket.
For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
They were higly coveted but were invariably worn out, oil soaked and rarely lasted a winter. The later issue "ramp jacket", issued with the green fatigues, was better but not considered cool, Irish soldiers being fashion victims as much as any army.
They were higly coveted but were invariably worn out, oil soaked and rarely lasted a winter. The later issue "ramp jacket", issued with the green fatigues, was better but not considered cool, Irish soldiers being fashion victims as much as any army.
"Ramp Jacket"?
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We called them "ramp jackets" in Baldonnel, because the apron was called the ramp in there. It was the Army standard workwear for outdoors,basically a dark green waterproof three-quarter length jacket with reflective stripes on some and a permanent hood. They were meant to be worn with the green plaited bodywarmer/gilet,as part of the plain green fatigue/workwear. They were so rigid when new that you could zip them up and they would stand up on their own. They were as tough as a sailor's workjacket and probably one of the better issue jackets for outdoors.
We called them "ramp jackets" in Baldonnel, because the apron was called the ramp in there. It was the Army standard workwear for outdoors,basically a dark green waterproof three-quarter length jacket with reflective stripes on some and a permanent hood. They were meant to be worn with the green plaited bodywarmer/gilet,as part of the plain green fatigue/workwear. They were so rigid when new that you could zip them up and they would stand up on their own. They were as tough as a sailor's workjacket and probably one of the better issue jackets for outdoors.
Don't suppose you have a pic?
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
"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.
We didnt have seperate waterproof leggings issued,but did have dungarees, in the style of modern Snickers workwear and this was part of the plain green fatigue wear that included the infamous "safari" jacket, the cravat and the baseball cap. It was a considerable improvement over wearing the No2 trousers as workwear. We also had the woolly pulley,as a replacement for the awful green jumper,which tended to disintegrate. We would often bring the ramp jacket to the range as it did a much better job at keeping the weather out. Army types tended to get a bit sniffy about AC clothing combinations, but we were more interested in staying warm and dry,so you got a wide variety of headgear, scarves, green jumpers,gloves, foreign boots and so on.
I remember the folk in workshops and mechanics wore a shiney green type of dungarees, also available in shiney blue.
It looked as if it was designed to repel oils rather than soak it in, and may have been flame retardant too. I have vague memories of the wearers also having a raincoat that was longer than the standard raincoat, resembling something you might wear in a milking parlour. If you saw one being worn on the range, the wearer was probably an armourer.
For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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