Back in the day my unit had, after 9-11. VIETNAM era gear. No kidding. In my mobility gear were cotton 20rd mag pouches, a metal helmet, a green M56(?) flak jacket and a newer 80s camo frag vest. I was gonna go to Afghanistan with THIS? We were a real Tropic Thunder cast.
Needless to say, we all ordered Blackhawk gear online to have something legit to use. In this photo you can see the holster I bought. Worth the money, had a rigged belt to hold it until I could get a harder riggers belt.
Our gear was black, tan, green.......might as well have been purple too.
It really was a buy it yourself war until the war spending bill passed. That one John Kerry voted for, then voted AGAINST.
Thank god it passed because we finally got good body armor and gear after that.
I don't see a problem though 9, some good ol duct tape and even ALICE stuff can get the job done
Taliban won't laugh at you, that much. And I feel your pain about Army doodz stealing stuff, they stole a lot of my stuff too, right out of my plane and the DFAC.
