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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
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.
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Which could have all been avoided by the issuance of a packing list.
Instead, the movie tried to make an effective point instead of making Elias an effective leader.
And it's still called TA-50.
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