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Originally Posted by perardua
Of course, I get back to my reserve unit and find that in the year I've been gone it's become full of new recruits, and as a result has reverted to strict packing lists and kit checks before every exercise. Furthermore, because my face is no longer known, I'm treated like one of those recruits by the newer members of the training staff. Annoying.
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I'm reminded of that scene early in
Platoon where SGT Elias is checking out his new guys before they go on a patrol. He's looking at them, saying, "Shitcan this, don't need that, get rid of this..." etc. Most of the basic field issue for troops (don't know what they call it these days, but we called it TA-50) consists of "snivel gear" that you just don't need for most operations and is best left back at the camp. Unless you're on a road march for training, you pretty much left most of it behind for most of your work, and supplemented what you did carry with some small but useful items.