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Some days I thought I was already there.

There are 6 levels of Hardship Allowance.  After weeks out in the desert living in the sand on hard rats, sweating in 50 degree heat, hunting the Taliban and only getting HA5, one often wonders - "What the hell do you have to do to get Level 6?"!!!

Bzzliteyr.....  In a perfect world we wouldn't have to worry about the dinosaurs or forking over $100+ for a shirt that works well or $300+ for a vest that effectively holds all of our ammo.  Other militaries keep up with the technology that is out there in the tactical gear world, while we get...

This is an age old issue and one that was brought up often in '06 and one can see why.  A soldier in KAF with AC, meals at the DFAC and ice cream on the board walk is not experiencing the same level of hardship as a soldier sleeping in the sand in the middle of a laager eating IMPs and sipping...

Matt, Has there been any official interest in the shirt you guys at CP Gear have?  That's the direction we should be heading, at least for the field.  Keep the ones we have for garrison.

Those shirts were pretty awful looking at the time, but in hindsight they were a step in the right direction.  Now it's a case of not going anywhere without body armour and TV - again all pockets on the current shirt are useless.  We took a state of the art camouflage (CadPat) and put in on a...

The same guy who said we didn't need grenades!!  Or that we'd never to advance to contact!!!

I was just saying that a padre with a CIB (meaning prior to being a padre he held an Inf or SF MOS in combat) is peculiar and would bode well when talking to troops about their experiences. 

Or when you see two hot American chicks from the 173rd in the DFAC in KAF with CABs and jump wings.  Pretty cool. On a more serious note I saw a padre in Bosnia with a SEAL trident and one in KAF with a CIB.  Most definitely good credentials to be wearing on your chest in that profession...

I don't know why so many people think because a guy wears a badge he is flaunting something.  It's the army - you get badges for doing things and having a bit of pride in that is good.

The first draft of the CAI mentioned a version for service dress as well as one for operational dress. Although they are a utility uniform, I'd hardly compare them to coveralls.  They are a uniform and the one most often worn in the army.  I think we're one of the only armies that doesn't...

.........and UK SF.

Starlight, We found you a good batch of enemy and 1 RCR BG did some hard fighting to clear them out.  Good job and the award will be well deserved if it happens.  Hopefully word will start filtering down soon.

Overseas my BHP was my "camp gun".  It is excellent at satisfying the KAF weapon requirement because even though it doesn't work like one, it really looks like a pistol.

I didn't realize they were an "interim" boot.  Is the way ahead still a CadPat boot, as trialled by 1VP?  I hope not.  The trend in the US now is a suede boot even in temperate climates.  The US Army and USMC have had tan for a few years with the introduction of their digital camouflage and the...

When DLR came by 1VP to show off the vests that would be trialled (Artkis and improved Tac Vest), they stated 3VP wanted the Artkis vest.  We emphasized  that a modular MOLLE style vest was what was needed.  Their reply to that, as well as the look of the "improved" AR Tac Vest,  didn't leave me...

Support from said staff officers will help though.

Exactly.  We always pay the utmost respect, as we should, to those veterans sporting WW2 or Korea medals.  Would we dare ask what they did or if they saw real combat?  Of course not, although many have not seen action.  They are service and campaign medals.  They recognize participation in a...

The next time I see the General, I'm definitely going to bring it up.  He's good that way.