20 yr old e-2 at ft carson allowed to grow some hair. 1st permanent duty station ID card March 1984 glad to get rid of that ft benning basic training mr peanut looking ID card.
40 yr old e-7 platoon sergeant with balding head and sterile uniform, ah najaf iraq. down time for 8hrs. Early April 2003 My RTO took the pic outta the blue on me.
Light infantry attire B Co 1/502nd IN 101st Abn Div
Vest set up per company sop, 210 basic load. 2 frags, 2 qt water, tourniquet and ab bandage, compass, radio, extra tobacco. M4 carbine , m68 red dot, peq2 lasar, flip up back up sight, no sling i outlawed the fugging things in my platoon. No fugged up collar or nut pad on the vest either allowed by me. Frigging collar hang ya up getting into your wpn at times and the nut pad was always getting hung up on shyt on the ground or in buildings at the worst times.
Assault pack per sop Extra basic load, 2 frags , 2 pds c-4, time fuse, intiator, another soldier carry caps and det cord, nvg,s, 3 days stripped down rations, 6 qts water, couple t shirts couple pairs socks, underwear if ya wore em, shaving bag/ hygeine stuff, poncho and poncho liner, extra batteries, maps, extra 1st aid stuff, writing chit, and plenty of tobacco products to get ya thru whatever. We lived outta these for about 6 wks in karbala, ah najaf, al hilla, baghdad till chyt settled down somewhat Then spent 7 months "controlling" mosul.
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