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Originally Posted by Graebarde
Very intersting discussion gentlemen. One thing that was not address, or if it was I missed it and appologize, was the real reason for uniformity of the uniform/LBE... yeah, it's pretty when everyone looks the same, but I had an old sergeant tell me way back when I asked the same question (Thing about Yanks is we have to have a REASON for everything..  ). His response made the best sense I've heard, "So you can find your buddies aid pouch in the dark.. or his magazines or what ever.. time in combat is critical.. you don't have time to search and dig for something critical. When everyone has said item in same location as you.. easy to find." Yes there are exceptions made, but uniformity for this reason makes great sense. Funny though MOST highers I've seen did it for looks rather than functional reasons *sigh*
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Apology accepted. 
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