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by The Holmchicken
December 22nd, 2011, 12:26 am
Forum: The Mosh Pit
Topic: Any Rangers miss being in the regular army infantry?
Replies: 2
Views: 2119

Re: Any Rangers miss being in the regular army infantry?

Everywhere you go, you have something to learn even if it's what not to do. I used to look down on the "Big Army" grunts until I saw them limping back to base with multipile IED strikes. Not everyone can wear black kit and fast rope in to some shitheads house. Someone has to hold ground, m...
by The Holmchicken
December 22nd, 2011, 12:15 am
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: PCU level 5
Replies: 3
Views: 11266

Re: PCU level 5

The whole PCU system is awesome. It was designed by Mark Twight of Gym Jones fame and was originally made by Patagonia. At least the sets I have are. I can't say I've worn them in the snow but I've worn it all over the northwest and Afghanistan. They're good in cold weather. My preferred layering is...
by The Holmchicken
December 13th, 2011, 1:52 am
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: New Multicam uniforms?
Replies: 28
Views: 25172

Re: New Multicam uniforms?

goon175 wrote:That is some expensive stuff!

http://leaf.arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?EN/Mens" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The one guy who as them (the resident gear queer) raves about them. Of course.
by The Holmchicken
December 10th, 2011, 9:55 pm
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: New Multicam uniforms?
Replies: 28
Views: 25172

Re: New Multicam uniforms?

JohnDowland wrote:Even better is the Arcteryx design. That is, if you're well enough off to cough up over 500.00 a set.
Even better if you can get someone else to cough up $500!
by The Holmchicken
July 19th, 2011, 7:15 am
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: Navy Frog checking in
Replies: 9
Views: 4022

Re: Navy Frog checking in

I just spent three months with an East Coast team. Learned lots of new lingo. Welcome.
by The Holmchicken
July 14th, 2011, 9:09 pm
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: 15F looking for somthing different
Replies: 6
Views: 3296

Re: 15F looking for somthing different

S2theM wrote:Avionics isn't my speciality but how hard could it be haha

Pull obxes, replace boxes. Big cannon plugs to big adapters. Use the -10. No, it's not too hard.
by The Holmchicken
June 28th, 2011, 12:44 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Vibram Five Fingers
Replies: 72
Views: 40469

Re: Vibram Five Fingers

I guess Big Army had enough of something different. Subject: ALARACT 241/2011 - MODIFYING WEAR OF IMPROVED PHYSICAL FITNESS UNIFORM (IPFU) Originator: /C=US/O=U.S. GOVERNMENT/OU=DOD/OU=ARMY/OU=ORGANIZATIONS/L=CONUS/L=WASHINGTON DC/OU=DA PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS(UC)/OU=ALARACT RELEASE AUTHORITY(UC...
by The Holmchicken
June 24th, 2011, 11:47 am
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: 15F looking for somthing different
Replies: 6
Views: 3296

Re: 15F looking for somthing different

You can be a customer or be the guy that fixes the bus. Good luck with reclassifying and if that doesn't work, you can give SFAS a shot.
by The Holmchicken
June 16th, 2011, 10:59 am
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: 1st Bat Ranger death
Replies: 13
Views: 5480

Re: 1st Bat Ranger death

Damn
by The Holmchicken
June 8th, 2011, 5:48 pm
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern
Replies: 24
Views: 9346

Re: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern

What's funny is all the people who champion the ACU, the ABU (Air Force uniform), MARPAT and the Navy "blueberry" clusterfuck are the people who don't go outside of the wire, don't hump up and down the mountains, don't do the fighting. I have yet to see the ABU or the blueberry out in the ...
by The Holmchicken
June 8th, 2011, 3:21 pm
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern
Replies: 24
Views: 9346

Re: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern

None of this would be a problem if the Army leadership hadn't fucked with the unifrom in the first place. But whats done is done. As for the Marines, they can eat a dick, along with the Navy and their new "blueberry" uniform and the Air Forces incredibly expensive (and fucked up) version o...
by The Holmchicken
June 8th, 2011, 2:12 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Shin Splints?
Replies: 6
Views: 3705

Re: Shin Splints?

Try running on the balls of your feet rather than your heel. It's takes a little while to get used to but it should go a long way in eliminating the shin splints.
by The Holmchicken
June 8th, 2011, 2:10 pm
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern
Replies: 24
Views: 9346

Re: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern

Big Army has wasted a shit ton of money on changing kit color and it's still the same shitty kit! The coyote tan kit is the same Eagle stuff as the green kit. Not the best, as you well know, but a ton better than the 45lb ACU patterned body armor with delt and groin protection that you can't even ge...
by The Holmchicken
June 8th, 2011, 1:24 pm
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern
Replies: 24
Views: 9346

Re: Army Backs Off Talk of Using Marine Camouflage Pattern

We wouldn't be in this goddamn predicament if someone had just left well enough alone. I have worn both ACU, BDU, DCU and multicam in theater. All they had to do was give the commanders the option of wearing either BDU or DCU (you know, METT-TC dependent) in their AO and all of this could have been ...
by The Holmchicken
April 25th, 2011, 7:44 am
Forum: Introduction Archive
Topic: Introduction
Replies: 2
Views: 1867

Re: Introduction

I think a couple of your comrades live just down the HESCO's from me. Welcome.

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