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Things to know before you get deployed
« on: December 12, 2011, 11:58:15 AM »
I've seen this on a few other forums (think it was on the ol LnL forum), some good stuff in it, even for us civvies.


Your gear should assist you. No exceptions.
Good rack system - Some use velcro, some use bungee cords, short answer... you need to find what works
best for you.
Consider a modular set-up, you can adjust it as your duty position changes. Some times you want to have your
pouches on your vest, sometimes on your rack... it's best to keep your options open.
Don't go cheap on this either... it's important that you find one that works and will put up with some serious
abuse.
NOTE: If you have a releasable armor system, you might not want to use a rack system over it, your armor
won?t drop free as quickly, might get tangled up in your rack system and not come off at all (and then what?s
the point of having a quick-release armor set?). If you have a releasable armor system, you might want to
put your pouches on your armor.

Good cleaning kit - Most units can provide you with one, but I've found that they're either overkill or out-dated.
An Otis kit is good, but you don't use all the parts. If you want a Bore-Snake... try getting by with a piece of 550
cord, I don't like them because metal particles and sand can get stuck in the fabric strands.
I've heard stories of them getting bound-up and stuck in the chambers of weapons too.
If I can't clear a binding bore snake out of my weapon on an OP in the middle of a city... I'm fucked.
It's your shit. Me? I say fuck that noise.
If you need a scraper tool, don't use a surgical steel dental pick... it has more potential in harming your receiver
and barrel extension than good that can come from it. Use a piece of coat hangar wire that's been bent, cut,
flattened and filed a little to make a softer metal scraper tool... it's a heck of lot easier to get and cheaper.
You can do the same thing with a piece of brass rod stock from Home Depot and a file.
Oh yeah, put a bottle of gun lube on your rack... you'll need to re-lube every 300 rounds or so.
Carabiners ? You probably don?t need a full-size climbing carabiner. Get one of those little screw-gate links at
the hardware store that cost sixty cents. You can use it to secure your NODS/ GCP/ MBITR without having to
re-tie the 550 cord every time you move it. Put some 550 on your NODS plate and stay out of the spider web of
550 that tie-downs usually create.

Lights - You need a couple of different lights, one is a weaponlight (which your unit might already have) and
the others are personal lights.
For a personal light, I'd use a headlamp that is red-light capable... you can use it hands-free to treat a
casualty (a mixture of blue and red light is best for finding blood), set a charge, work on a gun, program a
radio, flip it over to white light for walking around the FOB , reading mail in the shitter or searching a building.
The Petzl TacTikka is pretty much king of the jungle with this one. The French finally got something right, go
figure.

You really shouldn't use the high-output lights on your weapon to do in-depth searches.
Here?s why: most incandescent weaponlights are meant to be used for short bursts, not extended periods... the
bulbs are usually halogen or xenon and they get hot quick too, this leads to premature failure.
Another reason is that your head will go to where your light goes... and some places where you need to look
are really hard to put a weaponlight on.
Weaponlight - Whatever light you choose for your gun, make sure it's shock-proof or uses an LED. LED lights
are great because they're very shock-resistant and don't need to be replaced like bulbs do.

The bad thing about LED lights is the brightness of most of them don't throw a very bright light beam for a very
long distance. The LED lights that can do this are usually expensive.
My opinion? cry once and fork out the cash for a quality light. The industry standard is around 65 lumens
minimum for a good weaponlight.
I use a Surefire L4 Lumamax on a Viking Tactics mount or a Surefire X300 on a LaRue mount, either is a solid
choice. If you use an L4, think about protecting the tailswitch from accidental discharge. A Z68 tailcap switch is
a great answer to this problem, there?s a guard around the switch.
Keychain lights - Other places to put a light are easy, where do you use light at?
I keep a keychain LED squeezie light in all the big bags I use? and even some small pouches that I use often.
Here?s why: I can?t see inside the fucking bag.
My headlamp can?t look straight down into my accessories pouch on my chest. Put a light on a piece of 550
cord and safety pin that fucker in there. It?s a solution, but not the only one.

Spare batteries - Make a list of all the electrically-powered shit that you carry with you and bring spares for
all of it.
Hell, I even had a watch battery (you know, for my watch) taped inside my helmet. Good thing too, I needed
it.
If you're smart, you'll have most of your shit set up so that it uses the same types of batteries.
Have a place to put them, there are folks out there that make plastic organizers for batteries. Tip: Leave
rechargeable batteries for non-mission-critical shit like your mp3 player. Cold will deplete the charge on a
rechargeable battery like a fat chick sucking down chocolate pudding.
Lithium batteries aren?t too adversely affected by cold and have a longer storage life than alkaline batteries.
They?re more expensive, but if I?m going to bet my life on a battery, it?s probably going to be a lithium.

Boots - Issued stuff works fine, Belleville 390 desert boots are my personal favorite issued boots. Sure, I have
a pair of Hanwag Mountain GTX boots, but there isn't a Big Army Sergeant Major alive that would let me wear
them.

Socks - I like WigWam Ultramax merino wool hikers... awesome socks. Smartwool is touted as being pretty
good, if you like them try the copies that REI puts out... they're the very same thing and cheaper.

GPS - Small, easy-to-read, back-lit, uses readily-available batteries. I like the Garmin Foretrex 101, 301 or
401. It can strap to your wrist, uses AAA batteries, has a backlight, 500 storable waypoints... stay away from
the 201 though, it's a rechargeable unit made for sailing. Whatever you choose, make sure everyone on
your patrol knows how to use it.
The more GPS units, the merrier.
Buy one at the PX, it's the new compass.
Wrist compass ? The GPS may trick you, but a compass and map never lie.
Never assume your patrol will run you through known areas and back to base. What if you have to be quick
reaction for another patrol or contractors or a downed UAV? The compass is more reliable than a GPS.
I can always tell my buddy on the radio "I'm on the north side of the house" or to that effect if I can easily
reference a compass.

Leave the digital bullshit alone for this tool; they're slow, they need to be calibrated a lot and they take
batteries. Fuck that.
The Army has an issued wrist compass for aviator survival kits (compass, magnetic, unmounted: wrist, NSN:
6605-00-809-5252, made by Marathon Watch) but it?s photoluminous, which you have to charge with a
flashlight to get it to glow.
NOTE: Photo-luminous shit is inconvenient and I think the fucking designers that use it are borderline insane.
It doesn?t last that long, so to get the glow-in-the-dark-shit to work, you shine a bright light on it.
It fades quickly however, so you have to periodically re-charge it. It basically comes down to you using your
light to see in the dark, rather than reading your watch or compass via some glow-in-the-dark bullshit.
Long story short, use tritium, it glows for about ten years? not five minutes.
Suunto makes a really good compass, but it?s also photo-luminous and doesn?t clip onto wide watchbands.
In my opinion Cammenga makes the best one, the same folks that make the issued luminous compass. The
dial is tritium-lit and tracks very well, isn?t liquid-filled (bubbles in a compass are bad) and goes for about forty
bucks. My only gripe is the band, I'd recommend you replace it as soon as possible.

Water bottles/ canteens - Some prefer the old-fashioned canteens, but I like the Nalgene bottle because I
can cook in it, see what the contents are, it doesn't hold bad tastes, it's easily cleaned and I can measure
and mix stuff in it.
Canteens have a narrow mouth, can?t accept ice cubes and will warp or melt when holding very hot water.
The cons are: wide-mouth bottles spill easier while drinking, especially in vehicles. There are solutions for
this, but they cost extra. My favorite ?cost extra? is called a Capcap, funny name? fucking ingenious.
Also; Nalgene bottles aren't free or NBC-mask compatible. Canteen or water bottle, get a metal cup for it?
cold food sucks.
Cup - Whether you're on a combat outpost or pulling shifts on an OP, being able to heat what you eat is a
fucking huge morale boost. Hot coffee or ramen on a COP shift can really assist in keeping your head straight.
Get a metal cup for whatever water bottle you use and grab a fistful of heat tablets before you head out the
door. Olicamp and Vargo make cups that fit perfectly under a Nalgene bottle, the Olicamp cup is stainless and
goes for like... six bucks.
The Vargo cup is titanium and goes for about thirty bucks, I own both and hafta say that I honestly don't give a
shit if it's made out of titanium or not. I like the fact that the Vargo holds about ten fluid ounces more than the
Olicamp cup. The only part I don't like is the fucking lid, so I leave it at the house.

Paper/ Pen/ Pencil - You?ll need to write, the shit you write in combat is usually a little more important than
normal shit. Keep in mind that sweat and water will destroy regular paper. Use waterproof paper or index
cards. Rite-In-The-Rain waterproof index cards are available in tan and green. Ordering info for them: NSN:
7530-01-536-2359. The tan ones are NSN: 7530-01-536-2360.
Ink will run, so consider your favorite brand of mechanical pencil as well, I like the .7mm ones, they tear
paper less and break lead less.
If you need to reference prowords, battle roster numbers, sketches, UNS', GRGs, radio frequencies,
callsigns, whatever. Put it on a fucking index card and punch a hole in it then tie it off with some 550 cord.
You really don?t want to lose shit like that on an operation. Reinforce it with some clear packing tape so it
doesn?t tear off accidentally, regular duct tape works in a pinch too.

Knife - Something you can use to cut with that you can get to easily. Leave the Rambo III Special Ninja Edition
bullshit at home. A locking folder with a pocket clip works. Don?t forget a sharpening stone, you don?t need
fancy honing oils for the stone, your gun lube or some water should work fine.
Multitool - What do you need a multitool for? I guarantee someone makes a tool that does what you need.
Find one that fits your needs, a good pouch for it on your rack is invaluable as well.
Adjustable nylon pistol magazine pouches work great for this purpose, just place your tool or knife away from
your reloads.
It's funny to watch a guy trying to reload with a Gerber during drills, not so much in real life.
Camelbak - Get one, use it. But if you're on a vehicle and you need water, drink bottled water from the truck
first. This way, if you need to get off the truck you're still topped-off on water.
You can get rid of that "new" plastic taste with hot water and lemon juice (which is better than hot water and
vinegar or bleach). Duct tape works fine for fixing most small leaks.
Eye Protection - Whatever it is, make sure it's on the APEL (Approved Protective Eyewear List) that list is
put out for eyewear that is authorized for protective use by military personnel.
Pissed-off that you don't get wear your Limited Edition LiveStrong Oakley Half Jackets? Fuck you, I don't get
to wear my favorite hiking boots.
Eyepro sucks? Start saving up for that seeing-eye dog.

Zip-ties - A handy place to put zip ties is behind pouches or woven into PALS webbing. Check to make sure it
doesn?t interfere with your kit or shooting. If you can't figure out a use for zip-ties then you just need to off
yourself.

Blow-out kit - Most of these are unit-mandated i.e. they have a certain packing list. That doesn't mean that
you can't pack more though. Add some penny-cutter scissors, some extra CATs, Remember to add a Sharpie
marker or something like it. I attached my blow-out kit to a Velcro tear-away panel with an elastic pig-tail cord
to keep it attached to me. It?ll be easier to get to and access what?s inside.
Make sure you know how to use it and that it?s not out-dated.
You can also shove medical shit into pockets on your uniform. The calf pockets on your ACU pants hold a
Bloodstopper bandage perfectly. In fact, go ahead and do that anyway.
Mark the outside with something permanent, distinctive and visible. A red cross sewn to it is pretty good, but a
little red sharpie marker (touched up every once in a while) would work too.

Bungee Cords ? If I had enough bungee cords I could probably conquer Asia.
Sling - Two-point. Keep as much of the plastic snaps and buckles and shit to a minimum, it breaks. If you need
to replace a plastic slide adjustment, find an old M16 sling and use the sling keepers at the ends of it... they're
metal. Don?t use plastic when ever possible. You?ll figure this out when your plastic buckles crack from getting
smashed between a seat-back and some body armor for five months.
Worse comes to worse, use a piece of 1-inch OD webbing and tie it off at the ends. Don?t start off with it
though, there are better options out there? don?t begin in a disadvantaged position.
Signal panel - A bright piece of orange or pink all-weather cloth used for signaling, get a piece... keep it
handy. Maybe think about sewing some ScotchBrite reflective cloth to it as well. Whatever you use, try not to
put call-signs and other stupid shit on it.

The best issued item for this is an aviator signal panel, NSN 8345-00-140-4232 (comes in packages of 4).
Keep a rubber band handy so you can attach it to shit or keep a rock in it (for lifting/shifting fires or keeping it
from blowing away in strong winds).
Shooting gloves ? Most of the time, they?re mandated.
Use gloves, don't use gloves... do what you want, they're your hands.
Just keep in mind that Haj is smelly and dirty and that you'll be handling everything from flash-bangs (with
some hot fuses) all the way down to hanging out with broken glass, jagged metal, industrial adhesives,
solvents, shit like that.
Like I said, they're your hands.
Bandanna - Handkerchief, bandanna, rag, same thing... lots of uses. Carry a few. Dust mask, sling, t-kit, blow
your nose, clean your lenses, stuff a bullet hole, whatever.

Lighter - Cheap pressurized butane ones are best. My favorites are Scriptos, no child-safety shit, adjustable
and they're translucent so I can see if it's almost empty.
Electrical tape ? you can?t fit a roll of 100MPH tape into your kit, but this stuff works well in a pinch. Roll it
around an cleaned section of chemlight tubing, a Sharpie, chapstick tube, whatever.
Sunscreen - My favorite is this shit called Banana Boat, it looks like an oversized tube of chapstick and it
works just like one too. The unscented stuff is made for babies and comes in a pink and white tube. Go ahead
and laugh.
Shit paper - Sound funny? You try finding shit tickets on a new COP or Iraqi compound. Bring a short roll of
the good stuff from home and fold it down flat. If you wanna prevent Klingons, put some individually-packaged
handi-wipes into the cardboard tube. I just keep mine in a squad bag in my vehicle.


Ghost

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Re: Things to know before you get deployed
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2011, 11:58:30 AM »
Chapstick - Make sure it's also SPF rated, sunburned lips are hard to eat and talk with. This is especially true
when you spice your food up (probably while trying to disguise bad KBR cooking).
Tabasco and Texas Pete will fuck your shit up if you have chapped or sunburnt lips. It can be used in a pinch
for sunscreen if you really need it too.
Hot sauce ? Speaking of Texas Pete, KBR isn't mom's cooking and no matter how good they are, the menu
isn't that diverse. Bring some with you in case someone?s always stealing the stuff at the chowhall.

Fuel Pills/Heat Tabs - Fuel tablets are so fucking useful I have no clue just how to explain how motherfucking
useful they are. Yeah I do... cold food sucks.
If you can smell it, then the packaging has a hole in it, use some tape to re-seal it. These stink, so I usually
tape them up as soon as I get them.

Ear Plugs - For 'terps or in case you lose yours and need to talk after a demo breach. Safety pins can hold
these inside a pouch pretty well... so you don't have to dig for them.
Use a drop of alcohol in your ears every other day to reduce the risk of ear infections, especially if you use
earmuff-style earpro that seals.

Binoculars/Monocular - compact and as high-powered as you can afford. Not being able to ID anything sucks
ass.

Some people use their ACOG to identify friendly forces, from a distance this can make you look like a threat to
a dumbass that doesn?t have an optic. Just play it safe and try not to aim at friendlies.
USB drive - a little thumb drive kicks ass, you can get them for about $30 or so and they carry a lot of shit...
trade mp3 files, photos, whatever. The best use I found for mine was keeping all of my military records on me...
I scanned them and took them with me.
It kept me eligible for a huge fucking bonus because I had my own records to help back up what the army lost.
This is also a real life-saver when you find yourself going to a real easy promotion board and you?re overseas
with a shitty S-1 section.
I like to use a memory card in a USB adapter, that way I can use it in a camera (as an SD card) and in pretty
much any non-government computer as a USB memory stick.

Laptop - nothing fancy and make sure it's on your home-owners/renters insurance. Movies, music, games... I
used mine to write my emails home in a simple text document, then I saved it to a thumb drive and took it to
the MWR computers and simply cut and pasted to a web-mail provider's email program.
It sure beats wasting my allotted half-hour typing-out an email and then sending it.
An Acer Aspire One or Asus Eee netbook is just what the doctor ordered for deployments for new soldiers;
wireless, good sized hard drive, small. They both go for about $400.
On that note, if you?re a Joe and you stay up all fucking night playing motherfucking Xbox, you?re fucking up
big.
If you fall asleep in a truck during a mission, expect someone hitting you with something heavy? maybe in
the face.

mp3 player - Rock out. Just start thinking about how you're gonna load it, power it, shit like that. Oh yeah,
don't bring that shit with you on missions. I'll fucking kill you.
Safety Pins ? The kind you get off an ammo bandolier are the best. Black, strong, rust-resistant? they?re
great for staging earplugs, index-cards, LED lights, chemlights, signal panels, whatever.

Drink Tablets/ Powders - The tablets are relatively new and don?t make a huge fucking mess like powders do.
Nuun, Zyme and Elixer are awesome, carbonated tablets (kinda like Alka-Seltezer) that you just drop into a
bottle and wait a couple of minutes. It's bubbly for a few hours and basically flavored water with some good
shit (like caffeine) thrown in so you can justify using it. Water gets a little old after a while.

Things to know before you go
Keep a smoke grenade on your shit. Pilots can't see that little signal panel while you're huddled next to cover
dumbass. Yellow smoke and white smoke are hard to see. Use green, red or violet instead.
We all saw Blackhawk Down, but don?t be a fucking retard and modify any grenades with tape or zip-ties.
If you tape the fucking safety clip (some idiots call it a spoon) down and remove all the original safety features,
then throw it here's what happens:
Not only does your grenade not go off, but now a bad guy potentially has a hand grenade, it's lost, someone
kicks it or removes the tape or the tape rots off. Way to go dick-hole, you fucked yourself, maybe a buddy or
two or even a stranger or kid that didn't deserve to get blown the fuck up.

I've never seen anyone at a grenade range that trains to remember removing tape.
You didn't train with your ordnance that way, don't use it that way.
In a panicked, confused or rushed situation, you're probably not likely to remember until after the fact.
I don?t want to explain to your mom that you were a dumbass and killed yourself with duct tape.
Belt-fed guns are your friend, never leave a belt-fed behind. Load a teaser belt, grab an AG and leave the M-4.
Keep your Lasers zeroed.
Better yet, keep it zeroed with a pattern generator on it so you know which one is yours. ?Hey dude, I?m the
circle, you?re the triangle, the team leader is the cross?.
Your dot looks like your buddy's dot in a night-fight. It blows when you can't find your laser in a crowd.

Tie your shit down ? Learn an End-of-Line Bowline and maybe a Double Figure Eight knot. Use tie downs.
Put a little carabiner on the end of your tie-down to attach it to your helmet, your rack, etc.
If it?s mission critical, tie it down? not just the stuff you get from the arms room.
Wear wool socks, even when it?s as hot as the surface of the sun. Wool wicks moisture, you?ll figure it out.
Put your shit on and shove yourself into as many positions as possible with it. Know it, know what you can do
with it, but more importantly... know what you can't do with it.
Rehearse. But If you're running finger drills, take a break and pick up later.
Have a bag or box with some water, smoke, ammo and frags in it.
Mark it and don?t use it until you need it? you?ll know when you need it.
Mark your shit: Use name tapes, laundry markers or both. Remember, there's only one thief in the army...
everybody else is just trying to get their shit back.
It's good to pack some shit that'll keep you comfortable... but there's a time and place for everything. I'm pretty
sure you don't need a carton of cigarettes for a three-day combat outpost shift. You could probably do some of
your missions without an iPod or your coffee cup too. I like Red Man and everything, but I don't put in a chew if
I think I'm gonna hafta talk on a radio a lot... you get my point?

If you?re particular about your gear, make a list or a photo-catalog of what you prefer to use. This way, when
something breaks or wears out you can get someone stateside to get it for you. With a good description and
a picture, they?ll know what to look for and send it.
Include sizes, colors, names, accessories, where to get it and how much it?s going to probably cost.
It sucks when you get the wrong sized shooting gloves and the used ones you have smell like rotting chicken
and are torn to rags.
You don?t have to include everything, just the hard-to-find shiz.
Don't do anything because it looks cool, do it because it works. If you hafta convince yourself it works, it
probably doesn?t work as well as you think. Always refine your tactics, techniques and procedures.

Don't bullshit yourself: If you don't need that ninja sword... ditch it. Looking cool is not the same as being
effective... chances are you're the only one that thought you looked cool anyway.
Cool? Going home is cool.
If you need access to some chemlights, just run a zip-tie or 550 cord through the little eyelet at one end and
keep it loose enough to attach to a small carabiner. When you need the chemlight, just rip it off the zip-tie and
smack it on something to activate it.
Maybe use a rubber band to keep them from flopping around.
Ear protection: $200-350 for Peltors, depending on the model, is worth it. You can hear
incidental/environmental noise, radios and people talking. If you have a radio and don't get issued electronic
ear pro, buy it yourself. Take care of it and sell it (or just give it) to the next guy.
Ear plugs cost about $0.15 and don?t take batteries. Con: ear plugs aren?t selective, you can?t hear anything.
Stage magazines everywhere, be like the fucking ammo Easter Bunny.

Keep a list of National Stock Numbers for ordering shit from Supply, they conveniently forget or miswrite the
NSNs for your order sometimes so your request doesn?t get completed.
If you?re a Joe, a Sarge or a Sir, everyone should have a list of their favorite NSNs.
Wear your helmet. Nothing is dumber than the guy who doesn't want to wear a helmet because he saw a
movie where the SF guys don't wear helmets.
Same goes for your body armor. Wear it? or someone?s gonna rearrange the furniture in your living room.
Training: PT, movement, shooting, commo and medicine. You can be the best IV-sticker in your platoon, but if
you can't call for a bird? your partner dies.
Know your routes. Know your alternate routes. If you don?t have alternates, your plan is incomplete.
If it'll make your job easier, buy it. Or you'll regret it later, out in the field, and miserable... where it's not
available.
If you?re out for a long walk, maybe think about bringing something small and calorie-packed. You don?t wanna
go overboard with the Rip-Its? you?ll really fuck yourself up.
Try water/Gatorade and energy bars instead.
Bonus: you don?t piss neon green shit, your sleep patterns aren?t fucked and your kidneys don't join the circus.
PACE.
If you don?t know what it is, here goes:
Primary
Alternate
Contingency
Emergency
Commo, Trans, CASEVAC? fucking PACE everything.

Don?t be a nasty motherfucker.
Shower, clean up after yourself, keep your uniforms clean. Yeah, we got it, you were sprayed with blood on a
mission, now clean it up douchrocket. It?s not a badge of honor, it?s biohazard.
Don?t be the asshat that takes all the hot water, refuses to clean anything or becomes a card-carrying member
of the save-the-piss-bottle-foundation. Hey Princess, you?re not the center of the fucking universe.
Keep your windows clean enough to lick.
Hatch Operator nomex gloves may cost $10 more than issue aviator gloves, but they last twice as long. So by
that logic they're cheaper. If another brand is even better, tell your friends.
They?re knee pads, not ankle warmers.
If you wear them and they?re on your ankles, they can?t stop your body weight from driving that little rusty nail
into your fucking patella.

Even if you know a 9-line/ UXO report by heart, keep copies on hand where you can get to them in a hurry.
Heck, go ahead and tape one to the sun visor, ceiling, zip-tie it to the radio, where ever. You can get
mentally lost when you?re wounded or watching one of your friends all fucked up.
Reading it can help kick-start you back into what you?ve trained? kind of a mental reset button.
Use a rubber band to attach a one-hand tourniquet to your armor so someone can get to it in a hurry. Check it
for dry-rot every once in a while.
PMCS your vehicle before EVERY run.
If you can't, at least pay attention. Get out, kick the tires, check the fluids, look underneath, get to know your
truck. End result: make your truck reliable.
Basically, baby it before you have to beat it to death.
If you do a lot of housework, think about having a magazine on the back of your armor for a buddy.
This way, he can see it easier and doesn?t have to go to his shit when he?s in a hurry? This is especially
nice if your weapon goes down and he has to use a lot more of his own ammo to cover your malfunctioning
ass.
Trade. Three things you don't need and three things you do? That's one and the same my friend.
?Fuck it? Let?s go? syndrome is eventually terminal.

Favorite National Stock Numbers
4-Inch Israeli Bandage NSN 6510-01-460-0849
6-Inch Israeli Bandage NSN 6510-01-492-2275
8-Inch Israeli Bandage with 12? Abdominal Pad NSN 6510-01-532-6656
36-Inch SAM Splint NSN 6510-01-225-4681
Bolin Chest Seal NSN 6510-01-549-0939
Combat Application Tourniquet NSN 6515-01-521-7976
Airway, Nasopharyngeal, 28fr, 12s NSN 6515-01-180-0467
Aviator signal panel, comes in a package of four NSN 8345-00-140-4232
OD green 550 cord, 400 yards NSN 4020-00-246-0688
OD green 2-inch tape, 60 yards NSN 7510-00-266-5016
Strobe light, marker, distress ui ea (MS2000) NSN 6230-01-411-8535
Kit bag od green ui ea (aviator kit bag) NSN 8460-00-606-8366
Viking Tactics VCAS sling NSN 1005-01-534-4359
Viking Tactics VCAS wide (padded) sling NSN 1005-01-534-4361
Surefire L4 Digital Lumamax NSN 6230-01-522-6611
Petzl/SKEDCO TacTikka medical NVG green/white headlamp NSN 6515-01-527-8068
Green Rite-In-The-Rain waterproof index cards NSN 7530-01-536-2359
Tan Rite-In-The-Rain waterproof index cards NSN 7530-01-536-2360
Lubricating Oil, Weapons, TW25B. unit size: 1 syringe. NSN 9150-01-448-2266
M249 collapsible buttstock assyembly NSN 1005-01-515-8268
Garmin Foretrex 101 wrist-mounted GPS NSN 5825-01-554-6352
Strider SMF folding knife NSN 1095-01-531-5015
CR123A batteries (Surefire batteries) NSN 6135-01-522-6679
6 inch infrared chemlight 8 hour, 10 per box NSN 6260-01-396-1704
6 inch chemlight orange 12 hour, 10 per box NSN 6260-01-195-9753
6 inch chemlight green 12 hour, 10 per box NSN 6260-01-074-4229
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Re: Things to know before you get deployed
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2011, 12:50:45 PM »
"Fuck it, Lets go " syndrome...

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Re: Things to know before you get deployed
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2011, 06:41:15 PM »
damn i wish i would have seen this a few weeks ago, my cousin left for the stan on the 10th. and hes always been a "fuck it lets go guy" have had to do some ridiculous shit hunting because of that lol

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Re: Things to know before you get deployed
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 11:53:58 PM »
Awesome post!!