irl-gear

[empty sorrel]

I mean, 200 is still pretty good

[tawny bane]

this is for one

[empty sorrel]

That's pretty close to pricing for cheap civilian plates over here

[tawny bane]

yeah

i see your plates prices

[empty sorrel]

The lowest end plates that would be considered "acceptable" are ~$150 per

You don't want the Chinese stuff

[tawny bane]

best our plates like for 230 for one

this is not granit

[empty sorrel]

Too bad you can export them without going to prison

[tawny bane]

but it realy good

[empty sorrel]

Have you heard of adept plates?

[tawny bane]

withstands everything except 12.7

[empty sorrel]

I actually have a 12.7 plate...

[tawny bane]

i know only steel, ceramic and UHMWPE

[empty sorrel]

It's a brand, not a material. European company making some novel stuff.

Selling a plate for stopping m993 to civilians, $650, 6.5lb

[tawny bane]

oh i see they on demolition ranch

[empty sorrel]

You might like the channel "buffman range" he does a lot of armor tests, and is a lot more scientific

[tawny bane]

my granit stops 7.62x54 armor-piercing incendiary bullet idk about m993

[empty sorrel]

B32?

[tawny bane]

yeah

[empty sorrel]

Iirc that's pretty similar to m61 or m2ap, a bit lower than m993

Closest analog would be 7n37 I think?

Here are my old plates

[tawny bane]

nice

[empty sorrel]

The black one is rated for 12.7 ball ammo

[tawny bane]

civil granit B-23 12.7 the plate is broken, there is no ballistic package behind the plate

granit 5+ 200$ for one plate

We always have ballistic bags behind the stove to catch fragments

because we dont have good standalone plates

[empty sorrel]

I thought the bags were for steel plates to stop fragmentation

[tawny bane]

We place an anti-ricochet in front of the metal plate so that the fragments do not injure the soldier and ballistic bags behind

if we use ceramic we have only ballistic bag behind

[empty sorrel]

So a soft armor backer

[fresh roost]

pistol brace than you!

[tawny bane]

let's take for example my vest, where the black is an armor plate, the zones without protection are highlighted in red, and so that the red zones catch fragments, we use soft armor, also known as ballistic packages, the drawing is very approximate and not accurate

[empty sorrel]

@tawny bane allegedly the plate can also stop 12.7, but only at ≥300m
https://www.ade.pt/product/rf3-armor-plate/

[empty sorrel]

The army IOTV does the same, but many special forces (and civilians) chose to only use plates and no soft armor

[empty sorrel]

Also this plate is made for the VPAM standard, so very little deformation, like GOST standard

[tawny bane]

i see they, but in modern warfare, the main deaths are from fragments,not from bullets

[empty sorrel]

War, yes. For domestic issues though it makes a bit more sense.

[tawny bane]

this is true

[empty sorrel]

Fragmentation is a much lower risk, and you are likely not far from a hospital, so hits to other areas are able to be treated.

[snow scarab]

that looks extremely uncomfortable

both to shoot with and to wear in general

[snow scarab]

even then it’s not that squared off

[tawny bane]

I had 3 vests, this is the most comfortable one I had

[snow scarab]

just is far too wide

[tawny bane]

this is so that there is more anti-fragmentation protection

[snow scarab]

anti fragment protection is great until it gets in the way of shooting

[tawny bane]

it doesn't interfere with shooting

[snow scarab]

looks like it would. completely covers your shoulder pocket

[plush topaz]

Front looks like Israeli hasmonean cut

[grand mountain]

Do you guys run any shit on a thigh rig

I don't want to run my holster on it, I planned to run my holster on my belt with one of those things that lowers it a bit, but I think that a thigh rig could be nice for something

I thought about running a trauma kit/ifak on it (I wanna kinda do a medic cosplay with my kit)

[coarse laurel]

not a fan of thigh rigs in general

[empty sorrel]

this plate is only 18 years younger than the (modern) israeli state lol

its a relic

[plush topaz]

Wow

[plush topaz]

I sometimes use a gp pouch on thigh rig for maps and stuff

[cobalt bramble]

I thought about doing stuff like that does it bother you when you’re leaning up against walls and barricades?

[grand mountain]

My belt currently. I wanna get a better dump pouch, a better holster (and a sidearm for airsoft instead of the real one,) a bfg mini ifak, an m4 mag pouch, and a couple pistol mag pouches

Might eventually see if I can cram a grenade pouch or 2 on there

[plush topaz]

Not really. Just annoying if it's super full of shit and you have to run lol

[plush topaz]

It can be done 🤤

[grand mountain]

I finally got a pic in all of my gear (my headphones and kneepads aren't here yet)

I need to get an actually good plate carrier, finish up my belt, and I'd like a better helmet eventually

[plush topaz]

Looking good. You're light years ahead of most people

[outer leaf]

The esstac front placard is a vibe. I might cop some L211’s next

[empty sorrel]

Get m210s instead, or 4400lvs

[snow scarab]

gross

TRA

and hesco 🤢

[cobalt bramble]

hesco has failed a lot of tests no?

[outer leaf]

The M210’s are tempting tbh

[empty sorrel]

Yeah, most companies making cheaper plates have

or they just don't certify them to begin with

[cobalt bramble]

is LTC good

[empty sorrel]

Mint

[cobalt bramble]

thats what ive been running

[empty sorrel]

Which model

They do make some cheaper models that aren't spectacular, but they do what they claim to

[cobalt bramble]

https://midwestarmor.com/products/ltc-26135-26151-nij-04-level-iv-multi-curve-plate-set/ these

[empty sorrel]

Not great not terrible

[cobalt bramble]

they are a little heavy

[empty sorrel]

You'll pay a lot more to lose a pound

Or you can start threat maxxing

Adept Colossus

https://www.ade.pt/product/rf3-armor-plate/

[outer leaf]

I think my case is full. I need a new one or a bigger one

[plush topaz]

Isn't this the one that'll stop 50cal

So thick it won't fit any carrier lol

Might be a diff one tho

[ashen edge]

Put it in an IBA💀

Add the add on armor

Coverage maxing

Maybe add the PASGT EOD pants

Boots too for added drip

[empty sorrel]

They made a variant of it where they basically just stacked two of them on top of each other, yeah

This one can stop it, but only at like 300 yards, and only regular ball ammo, not the AP

[plush topaz]

Oh true lol

[plush topaz]

Ya I saw a video of someone hitting it with the ball round. Then Raufos

Hahahahahaha

[snow scarab]

best there is

[low fox]

Lada😍

[coarse laurel]

@snow scarab mmm another instructor is trying to sell his AVS MBAV plate bag to me

[snow scarab]

just one? or both?

[coarse laurel]

Both

Both medium plate bags

[snow scarab]

don’t be the weird with a front plate on his chest rig lol

how much he want for it?

[coarse laurel]

300

[snow scarab]

i mean, they are 400 new

just the plate bags? no soft armor? how fucked is it?

[coarse laurel]

Lol I don’t see anything wrong with it

[robust seal]

if anyone needs plates or tactical gear dm me. I'm a dealer for the US military.

[snow scarab]

no you aren’t lol

go away

[snow scarab]

yeah i mean they look fine. if you plan on doing an entire kit with the harness and you want soft armor i would definitely do this

[coarse laurel]

It’s just a side project right now

It’s such a pain in the ass this get pouches

[naive maple]

what is this special olympics shit

[robust seal]

😂 nah but it feels like that sometimes. We do a lot of agilite, propper, T3, LBT etc…

[naive maple]

[muted gate]

[robust seal]

If anyone doesn’t mind cold calling and lives in the US, send me a DM. I’m hiring. Come work with me @naive maple

[marsh flint]

[storm peak]

He wants $300?

[coarse laurel]

Yeah lol

[grand mountain]

Thank you
It used to look like this lmfao

I was like 16 when I started airsoft and now I'm 18 and have much better taste

[snow scarab]

so you aren’t a dealer, got it

[coarse laurel]

Plate bag secured @snow scarab @storm peak

Just waiting on my harness

[snow scarab]

nice

harness and 3 band cummerbund

[snow scarab]

is that a fuckin mini WRX

god you’re such a nerd

[coarse laurel]

Yes some guy doing a tiktok guy gave it to me while I was washing my car lol

[snow scarab]

😂

you gonna use soft armor in the plate bags? only real reason to buy the MBAV plate bags

[coarse laurel]

Yeah, I’m just doing it so some CSM don’t throw a hissy fit about soft inserts

[muted gate]

Fuck outta here with the tan beret. i am jealous

[naive maple]

you want a tan beret? i can get you a tan beret, believe me

there are ways, dude

you don't wanna know about it, believe me

[marsh flint]

[muted gate]

not really, id never pass

[marsh flint]

What are the requirements

Here the wine red beret is the badass

Paratrooper jaeger beret

[muted gate]

rangers assigned to the 75th or the school

[marsh flint]

Oh yea

[muted gate]

yeahhhh, fuck going ranger school

ill go mountian instead

CEPT I CANT FUCKIN WEAR IT

[marsh flint]

Mountain guys did alright in the sniper competition here

[muted gate]

not 10th, im talking mountian warfare school

i want that damn ramshead by god

[marsh flint]

AMWS in Vermont apparently

[muted gate]

it is

used to have an infantry school up there too

[marsh flint]

Nice

I only know that it is not mandatory to wear a seatbelt during driving

In Vermont

[naive maple]

and you dont need a motorcycle helmet in new hampshire

[marsh flint]

Hmmm

Was it new Hampshire that I was thinking of

Vermont is probably more advanced

[coarse laurel]

We have a mountain course up In Dahlonega, GA ran by infantry school

Same place where mountain phase of ranger school

[marsh flint]

What do those include

Running in thin air

Angeled shooting

Toleration of misery

Climbing?

[small pine]

Thank goodness you dropped that skull half-mask

[grand mountain]

16 year old me was... She was something

I did do a full photoshoot in my gear. Yes I do all of my photoshoots in my workshop

I need to get a small multicam JPC (hmu if you have one)

[small pine]

Looks awesome man

I wish I could do something similar soon but in a Soviet/Russian style but some of those uniforms or rigs just seem so overpriced

I plan on getting into airsoft myself, tried it once when I was 14 but that didnt go well with my cheapass Chinese G36 airsoft replica lol

[muted gate]

It's almost as if there's a unnamed conflict that Caused all of the supply lines to stop existing

[grand mountain]

Someone sell me a small multicam JPC

[small pine]

Havent heard of anything on the Telly lately

Even if they havent stopped

The producers still sell them for crazy money

[grand mountain]

Anyone know what series I should be looking at on gcode for every day iwb/appendix holsters?

[latent dock]

none, gcode is shit

probably not a smart idea to appendix carry a fuckin airsoft gun e

[grand mountain]

...?

This is for my real gun wdym?

[latent dock]

then dont get gcode

lmfao

[grand mountain]

Safariland doesn't make any iwb/appendix holsters for my gun and gcode is the only other one I've heard is decent

[latent dock]

sorry to hear that

[latent dock]

not to be weird but how old r u bruh

[muted gate]

Alien gear

T Rex arms

[grand mountain]

18

[muted gate]

Fucking literally just go on Reddit

As much as we dog on Reddit fucking you'll be able to get an idea

[latent dock]

well you legally arent allowed to conceal carry

[grand mountain]

Oh, I'd heard shit talked about alien gear. Thank you

[grand mountain]

Yeah I am

[latent dock]

no

ur not

[grand mountain]

I literally am

[latent dock]

oh ok

u have a ccw?

[muted gate]

Depends on the state

[grand mountain]

Tennessee. Thanks for letting me know you're not knowledgeable <3

[muted gate]

Technically they can't purchase a pistol under 21 but they can be gifted one And then depending on the state you can conceal carry but you can't it's weird I Don't remember the entirely galilee so I'm just not going to comment on it

[latent dock]

relax, ur poor

[grand mountain]

Good point lmao

[muted gate]

the fuck you mean good point just fucking do it

oh this place has given me information why don't I look at a different place

Whoopty shit

[grand mountain]

It's technically "illegal" but it's non-prosecutable

[grand mountain]

thats what im doin

[muted gate]

Then it's illegal

[latent dock]

As of July 1, 2021, an adult can carry a handgun, openly or concealed, in Tennessee without a permit, if the person is: 21 or older

womp womp

[grand mountain]

that's from fuckin 2021 bro

[latent dock]

oh ok

[muted gate]

You are trying to commit a crime

[grand mountain]

the settlement that lets me carry was in 2023

[latent dock]

doesnt change the law, just changes the way its enforced.

[grand mountain]

(response from an attorney)

[muted gate]

So do you still carry license

[latent dock]

tn has cc

so no

[grand mountain]

Gonna get one

[latent dock]

why

u literally do not need one

lmfao

[muted gate]

Because the way that he's writing that is that you Won't be prosecuted if you don't have a ccw

Insurance

if you Do use your firearm it's better to have the concealed carrier lights in the state that you don't need it than to not have it because You cannot prove that you are a qualified shooter

[grand mountain]

Because I want one for peace of mind, insurance, and because an enhanced carry would let me carry in some other states afaik?

[muted gate]

and a lot of insurance companies require you to have the CCW course to be insured and then there are a lot of weird idiosyncrasies and where you can carry and not carry it depending on your state

[latent dock]

so u plan on crossing statelines with a handgun that u are illegally conceal carrying?

that u, cannot purchase from an FFL?

sounds super smart

good luck bro

[grand mountain]

In this hypothetical, I'm legally carrying it because I have an ECP?

What are you even fucking on about

[latent dock]

what gun you have does not matter

lol

[grand mountain]

holy shit you actually do not know what you're talking about

An ECP is an enhanced carry permit

[latent dock]

i figured u were talking about the ecp as in the firearm

[grand mountain]

Yes, I, an 18 year old, have a nearly $2k 1911.

[latent dock]

yeah

get ajob

not hard

[grand mountain]

Not takin the bait anymore

[latent dock]

u alr did

[grand mountain]

i know

[grand mountain]

wasn't bad bait i won't lie, gotta give you props for that

[latent dock]

ok

[storm peak]

I got a spare harness

Peeps in my office might lay claim to it, but spear don't want it back

[coarse laurel]

What size

[storm peak]

Whatever the default size you got from spear

[coarse laurel]

Medium then

[storm peak]

My r-series just came in

[grand mountain]

ok

[coarse laurel]

Very nice I’ve been eyeing these for awhile now

[storm peak]

They just released like Feb 14th, I don't got all the super fancy stuff with it yet - in due time as it's all super expensive

I'm surprised that it came in the mail so quickly, maybe a week turnaround? Crye got bad rep for long lead times

[coarse laurel]

Maybe you just lucked out haha

[storm peak]

500? With the normal cumberband and plate backer

[coarse laurel]

I had to get my fucking harness from eBay

Because I didn’t wanna order from crye

[storm peak]

Lmao I hope, I panic bought it as I imagine crye got alot in stock in prep for release day

[coarse laurel]

Because of those very long lead times

[storm peak]

Spear also didn't give you a harness?

Habibi, you are talking in a gear chat. I got issued plates for it

[coarse laurel]

I didn’t get spear issue, the unit issues stuff internally some of the stuff we get comes from RIF

[storm peak]

Ah F. There should be a bunch of old crye and patagonia stuff popping up on the market for the next 2 years as spear isn't asking for alot back

Like I'm able to keep my harness and crappy old crye belt

[coarse laurel]

Dude I heard they aren’t giving anymore to grp support folks coming in

The gravy train is over I guess

At least that’s what my buddies from 7th grp are saying

[storm peak]

Certain people will be keeping theirs. Like my office

7th grp ain't important

[coarse laurel]

Yeah I don’t think they are taking them back but the new guys aren’t getting stuff

I went to school with a dude from 7th who had to sign out a helmet from his supply

[storm peak]

Certain enablers are still getting spear, it's just not literally everybody

Crd, sot, flight surg, still get

[coarse laurel]

Makes sense

Dude is just some 25B dude

[storm peak]

Ye he ain't getting shit lmao

There's no mtoe for them for spear

[coarse laurel]

Sucks they are cutting people from USASOC

[storm peak]

In fact I'm turning my spear in next week

[coarse laurel]

We really are in peace time now

Lol

[storm peak]

Is more of a funding and mission change issue, 5th will keep rolling how they be for a few more years

[coarse laurel]

Im trying to go to group if I end up staying in as a medic lol

Sadly my broadening assignment dude contacted me and said in on a list for recruiting at some point when I asked about assignments

[storm peak]

Eyyy come with me to recruiting

[coarse laurel]

Lmao

[storm peak]

I got hit

I done got got

[coarse laurel]

Fucking oof

[storm peak]

You might get lucky and get to do medical recruiting

[coarse laurel]

I wouldn’t mind AMEDD recruiting ngl

[storm peak]

Or sorb

[coarse laurel]

For now I’m stuck helping organize best ranger competition

It’s that time of the year again

[storm peak]

F, you at a rtb?

[coarse laurel]

Yup

[storm peak]

Is it a rtb atleast in a cool place

[coarse laurel]

We got teams from all over the army doing train ups right now

So it’s crowded

Competition isn’t until mid April

[storm peak]

That's a mega rip lmao

I wouldn't wish that on anybody

[coarse laurel]

Meanwhile I’m helping set up the medical operations concept and the medical lanes lol

Upside is I’m getting swag from all sorts of companies for showing up

[storm peak]

Hey that's a rating bullet

[coarse laurel]

Silver bullet to the ass of my ncoer

[storm peak]

Lmao

[coarse laurel]

Can’t wait for this special Olympics to be over

Lmao

We all know who will win again

@storm peak gibsons outside of Benning seems to be the only decent surplus shop that sells crye and Patagonias around here

I just grabbed a few pairs of lvl 9’s

[storm peak]

Ebay got alot of it now for some reason, there was a giant giant dump these past few weeks

[storm peak]

@coarse laurel @snow scarab

She complete, a little bit on the more snug side

[coarse laurel]

It looks like they reinforced the JPC’s shoulder strap

Which is good

That invisio PTT looks comically huge haha

[storm peak]

On God it is bro

I ain't paying $2k for an atak/phone capable ptt

[shy charm]

Me ofc

[rigid panther]

Based cat mags

[paper path]

Both technically mine but who likes what better

[eternal shuttle]

Me likey

[shy charm]

That one looks better

[paper path]

😂

[naive maple]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZN2r_UrvQM

[tawny bane]

Nice set, but too much patches

[hollow kelp]

Idk rate 😂

Got bored and did this

[plush topaz]

Hah. That's my shop!

[empty sorrel]

get rid of the steel plates

[low fox]

wdym?

i dont have steel plates

[empty sorrel]

then what are they

because nobody makes flat ceramics

[low fox]

these are foam inserts

i dont using real balistic plates

[earnest talon]

would it be a good idea to put kevlar and new padding inside of a ww2 helmet?

[naive maple]

no

[marsh flint]

[marsh flint]

Ok, explain!

[naive maple]

you have the weight of a steel helmet and the added weight of kevlar inside it

the steel adds nothing

it's just dumb

[marsh flint]

Yup

Well it adds ricochet chance!

[naive maple]

[coarse laurel]

Just waiting on the AVS harness

[naive maple]

do you really like having double mag pouches and flaps on the front

[coarse laurel]

Yeah

It’s a temporary setup but I have those there just so I can satisfy the requirements of having 7 mags

[plush topaz]

That's all I've used for 18 years

My new carrier is first one I've ever used with single open pouches

[marsh flint]

Really

[compact dagger]

Idk what's the upside of having open pouches, especially if you have double stack ones

[plush topaz]

Much quicker access. It's a clear difference.

I get killed on mag changes by guys with open placards

[compact dagger]

with open pouches you mean ones with the elastic that keeps them in place or the ones that just hold them in by friction

[plush topaz]

Both are quicker

[compact dagger]

I guess for AR mags it is true

[plush topaz]

Yes. Not sure about others

[compact dagger]

for g36, especially if you get old ones then you are fucked

[marsh flint]

This is quick af

Also reindexing

And yes that's agilite AG3

[compact dagger]

and sadly you can't even buy the mag yourself

[plush topaz]

You didn't have to tell me. I can see lol

[compact dagger]

i'd print my own mags if i'd have acess to springs

[marsh flint]

Oh I know if you said to me

[compact dagger]

and would have confidence of them not exploding at some random point

[plush topaz]

I have the same one

[marsh flint]

So its really battle proven

[plush topaz]

On another note. Double stack mag pouches just saves space

[marsh flint]

[plush topaz]

Space on vest. Cummerbund. Belt. Etc...

[compact dagger]

because for ones with the rubber on top, unless you got the new slick mags you wont be able to put them in really quickly

or even get them out of the pouch

the useless piece of plastic likes to catch on the rubbers and just say fuck you

[marsh flint]

Id keep the rubbers on during transport

[compact dagger]

so i shifted to double stack closed pouches

[plush topaz]

@compact dagger it's annoying if you have magpuls on your magazines. They get stuck lol

[marsh flint]

But in case of fight id probably take them aside

[coarse laurel]

Wait. I just reread this comment, it’s an AVS 3 mag pouch with the flap

If that’s what you were referring to

[compact dagger]

1. because mags dont catch onto rubbers, 2) because less dirt gets into them so wont have to waste as much time cleaning the mags after training and 3) can change mags and if you have 1 left it wont fucking fall out of the pouch

[marsh flint]

Why do you hate G36.

[plush topaz]

[compact dagger]

even with the little wall dividers they manage to fall out

[plush topaz]

Here we go

[compact dagger]

because fuck g36

'nuff said

[marsh flint]

[plush topaz]

@marsh flint his hate for the g36 is known

[coarse laurel]

@compact dagger be me trying to find Hk417/M110A1 mag compatible pouches

[marsh flint]

Are you Latvian?

[plush topaz]

[compact dagger]

yes

the LV in the name points to that

[marsh flint]

Cool

[coarse laurel]

The one that fuckin worked is the AVS 7.62/MBITR pouch and the AVS 3 mag 7.62 pouch

[compact dagger]

yes but no

[compact dagger]

yea, feel the pain of finding your own 762x51 compatible pouches

[coarse laurel]

It also worked for the SPEAR mags

[compact dagger]

I can speak for KV1 and 3 models, but the rail is imho unnecessary tall, at least for MIL purposes we don't get the stubby red dot mount, so you are carrying extra weight of rails for what you will never actually use, after like 4-5 mags handguard gets toasty and during summer you can actually get some light thermal damage if you dont have gloves on, the mounting holes for sling are ass

[naive maple]

THREE?

[compact dagger]

then the fucking gun is mostly polymer but weighs about 3.6kg, and from doing a really quick google search 20inch barrel AR-15 weighs about 2.7kg

which iirc is made out of metal

[naive maple]

i feel like single pouches with a document pouch is too bulky as it is

[marsh flint]

That's pretty many

[compact dagger]

then there's the mags, the OG ones could be considered fine if you would find use for coupling them, personally never did, the gen 2 (idk whats the official generation tho) have plastic "lip" which seems to be fucking useless, but i ain't no gun engineer

and they make reloading from pouches for 2 mags ass

[marsh flint]

Well with guns I'm just like it is what it is

[compact dagger]

like if we dont fire all of the rounds we just put them back into the mag pouch, not the dump poucyh

the newest mags are fine tho, so when someone leaves the unit that has at least 1 of those mags we tend to trade in

so the guy gives me the new mag and i give the gen 2 mag to him

since he doesnt give a fuck and i can use the good mag

only redeeming part of it that I can see is that it has interchangable magwells that you can swap

so you can put AR-15 mags in it but only if you have the magwell

[marsh flint]

Do you have any conscription btw?

Or is it just like some guys who work for nato

[compact dagger]

thats why i want to get a mag from some americans that we meet on trainings just so i can print my own magwell and test it out during trainings where we have real ammo

yea, like a year or so ago conscription was initiated

[marsh flint]

Oh

Interesting

[compact dagger]

so far it was voluntary, so just sign up to do the 1 year and fuck off

but they are starting just full random conscriptions

[marsh flint]

Europe isnt so cucked as you think @muricans

Okay... Yea you probably need a transition phase

[compact dagger]

im in the """""professional""""" military

[marsh flint]

Is G36 your main rifle

[compact dagger]

ye

[marsh flint]

Yea so I thought

[marsh flint]

I actually remember seeing a pic recently

Of your guys with g36

Random choice tbh.

[compact dagger]

well better than what "proper" NG are training with

which is AK-4

aka g3

[marsh flint]

Yeah...

Swedish G3 iirc

Well i've always considered g36 as tactically advanced

[compact dagger]

how so

[marsh flint]

But then again we are so used to a fundamental akm variant

[marsh flint]

Probably video games

Movies

[compact dagger]

idk what's advanced on those tbh

since we don't get the old variant that Germans themselves use

with integrated scope and shit

[marsh flint]

Well now that I'm more aware of shit

Id hate an integrated scope

Id go with irons instead

Any day

Id like to try that awful AUG scope

[compact dagger]

damn dont have any pics of that piece of shit pastic on my new phone

[marsh flint]

Hating it before trying

[compact dagger]

everything is on my old one

yea id want to try an aug

saw a lot of ?austrians? walking around with those while in kosovo

[marsh flint]

One guy had a semi AUG at my range. Even offered me to try

[compact dagger]

think those were austrians

[marsh flint]

But I was too excited about my new ar15

[marsh flint]

Yea they use aug

[compact dagger]

also they have the chill job over there

[marsh flint]

And funny enough australians also. Their variant

[compact dagger]

same as danes, but I at least saw danes do something except driving people to and from the airport

[marsh flint]

Austeyr or wtf it is

[marsh flint]

Haha

I so well understand why murican grunts are not impressed by euro nato guys

Nobody is

[compact dagger]

Right now im just hoping to get onto 2nd rotation to Kosovo

if its the same as this one then im chilling

[marsh flint]

What's in Kosovo any more?

[compact dagger]

Just existing tbh

[marsh flint]

Un operation was dismantled

Oh

[compact dagger]

Unless some shit kicks off, but thats politics which i think is a nono in OEFT

[marsh flint]

My friend was there like 10+ years ago. He was one of the last Finns there

They didn't even carry anymore

[compact dagger]

finns are still there

[marsh flint]

Oh

[compact dagger]

or at least started again

[marsh flint]

Okay 🤔

[compact dagger]

6 days before leaving we met some of them on a hillside

idk why they were on our point tho

[marsh flint]

Well sadly I havent seen any of my peacekeeper friends in like 10 years

Some were in Lebanon

[empty sorrel]

I may have just done the best trade deal ever

Traded an IHPS helmet for two pairs of comtacs

[compact dagger]

Only major thing that has happened there recently for the people stationed there was a little riot where like 10-20 peacekeepers got injured

some got disabled after that

[marsh flint]

😔

[compact dagger]

Also just now realised, that hatered for people from specific countries is contagious, my squad lead was always shittalking itallians and hungarians

[marsh flint]

I've also heard some hate towards french etc

[compact dagger]

Now while im remembering what I wanted to say i just had that rush of hate for them for whatever reason, but can't say here what he said about them

well french shittalking on the internet is normalised

[marsh flint]

I've heard that locals like Finns cos they don't act like dicks around them

[compact dagger]

yea, heard same about Latvians and Poles

[marsh flint]

I have no doubt

You latvians are always cool

[compact dagger]

We even met a grandma on one of our points, she invited us for coffee

[marsh flint]

There were a lot of you in IIHF games

[compact dagger]

even tho we barely spoke same language

[marsh flint]

Here

[compact dagger]

we could understand her because serbian sounds like russian a bit

[marsh flint]

Hehe

Yeah

[compact dagger]

she just gave us her wifi password so we can use translator

[marsh flint]

That's nice

[compact dagger]

but we feel like it was her setting a trap, with offering us coffee and Rakija

since later on she pulled out a bag with knitted socks and scarfs and other stuff, and she knew we'd feel bad to not buy some

[marsh flint]

Haha

[compact dagger]

but she sold nice socks and scarfs tho

bought a pair of socks and scarf/hat combo

for like 40€

[marsh flint]

I think I would have bought them all just to bring them here

Oh that wasnt that cheap

[compact dagger]

ye

socks were 10 and hat+scarf are 30

[marsh flint]

Well one Pmag costs like that here

[compact dagger]

and 1l of Rakija is also 10 for both apple and some other one

15 for pear one

[marsh flint]

G36 eats new pmags?

[compact dagger]

cant test it since cant buy it here

[marsh flint]

Oh yea

[compact dagger]

as i said i want to buy one mag just to try out magwell

[marsh flint]

Well those are also regulated here

need a special license for extremely dangerous gear lol

[compact dagger]

sadly impossible to get americans or whoever else uses stanag magwells on guns together with us on range day

[marsh flint]

Damn

[compact dagger]

at least with real ammo

not blanks

[marsh flint]

Those mags are dirt cheap in the us

[compact dagger]

yea

[marsh flint]

Like 8 dollars. Probably less for our dudes on this channel

[compact dagger]

i just keep hoping to find a mag like that on a random field

[marsh flint]

Hehe

[compact dagger]

since i've heard of some guys finding american mags back in the day

some usefull stuff for LMGs too

[marsh flint]

Some of them grunts should litter a bit

[compact dagger]

yea

like lose it while firing with blanks

i'd recon at the end of deployment its more lax for them since they can buy a new one when they get back home

if they'd lose it in the beginning/middle its harder because they'd need a mag to use during excercises

[marsh flint]

Yeah think so

[compact dagger]

anyhow need to hop off

at least now you know why I hate G36

and that Finns are still deployed

[marsh flint]

True

Nice talking to you

See you

[limpid chasm]

Them nogs

[ashen edge]

Bro got the polish truck driver nods

[marsh flint]

Lool

[shell saddle]

Final earned the cat eyes

[ornate plover]

I want thermal

but I also want to upgrade to PVS31

difficult life

friend has contract overrun 31s for sale no spec sheet but look crispy

[stable stream]

this is how i felt in the Lockheed Martin door gunner sim, wearing the helmets they have

[naive maple]

[grand mountain]

First time buying crye, does this look legit?

[muted gate]

i hope to god i can nab one

[compact dagger]

huh ?

wdym

[muted gate]

hoping i can nab a deployment

[compact dagger]

Ah

It's rare for us to get any, in my batallion this was the first deployment afaik

Hopefully they'll be able to get us another one

[muted gate]

im gonna see if i can put in one through tour of duty and have command approve (whatever its called now)

[coarse laurel]

Yes it’s legit

[gritty bay]

𝓲𝓽 𝓬𝓻𝔂𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 ™️ 𝓽𝓱𝓸

[cobalt bramble]

Looks the same as mine

[grand mountain]

Yeah I paid for it but PayPal is holding the money so he won't ship it until it clears

Fuck PayPal

[cobalt bramble]

How much did you pay

[grand mountain]

$250 for the carrier with all the pouches on it

[cobalt bramble]

Damn if all them pouches are the real deal you got a great price

[grand mountain]

Which seems a little low so hopefully I don't get scammed!

[grand mountain]

I will probably end up replacing the mag panel eventually

I hate Velcro pouches

[cobalt bramble]

Ah

I love them lol

[grand mountain]

Idk about the rest of the pouches on it tho, might leave em might swap em

[grand mountain]

I hate them because they pick the material on the top of my gloves and it annoys the shit out of me and makes them all fuzzy

That and they make my reloads take longer and are more annoying to do. I know plate carrier mags aren't for speed reloads but still. Would much rather have mag panels that retain elastically or with a kydex clip (esstac kywi or defense mechanism)

I've heard good things about the BFG ten speeds but I don't know what kinda retention they have

[cobalt bramble]

Totally get that I just like them aesthetically. That and it’s what I’ve used for ages so I am just used to it

[grand mountain]

I plan to go defense mechanism for my mag pouches, at least my belt mag

When I get around to getting it

[gritty bay]

what is that spectrum of chemlights lol

[cobalt bramble]

Two green and two red

[gritty bay]

looks like red orange green yellow

purple and blue when

[cobalt bramble]

Just due to the way the liquid is sitting because the plate carrier is slightly leaning back due the map pack

[cobalt bramble]

Well you can get those to

[coarse laurel]

Lol I used placards for awhile until I ended up going back to the good old AVS flap

[cobalt bramble]

I would get placards but they to expensive imo

I’ll just run my surplus eagle industries stuff

The khaki stuff is dirt cheap in most cases now when your getting into the NSW and the RLCS stuff it starts to get really expensive but the CB and khaki stuff is cheap and reliable

[coarse laurel]

As a medic I swear by the HRT Maximus placard

Because of the pouches and I can convert it from a dedicated Med/admin pouch to mag pouches

[elfin silo]

It's real....

[compact dagger]

Im guessing you're an american/western european if you didn't know beforehand that it's an actual chocolate, so im wondering, how much you had to pay for it

[elfin silo]

well your entirely wrong i live in armenia which is eastern european i just wanted to share to everyone that it is infact real since i just bought tarkov a couple weeks ago, i paid 4 dollars for that entire huge bar

also u can find it in literally every supermarket in my country

this would probably go for around 20-30 bucks in usa

and yes tushonka is real too

[naive maple]

is it good chocolate tho

[muted gate]

Nah you used to be able to buy ethnic shit off some websites

[compact dagger]

It just seemed that you said it in a way that would imply that you didn't think its a real life chocolate

And i know that tushonka is real, just different cow pic on the ingame one, same as the condensed milk, which used to be made in a factory not too far from me in Latvia

[small pine]

Russians only eat iodine clay plates they never heard of chocolate before

[compact dagger]

Cant really tell if its braindead take or poor attempt of baiting

[marsh flint]

Cool!

[small pine]

Damn aint you a bright one

[compact dagger]

so baiting it is

sure kid

[small pine]

Oo Im such a baiter

You must be smart if you managed to see through my plot

[compact dagger]

k

[small pine]

Don't hit me with that you pumpkin pie

[compact dagger]

ok buddy

[small pine]

I get it that you want to appear in here that we are just buddies but we both know how wild you were last night

[compact dagger]

huh ?

elaborate

[compact dagger]

huh

you okay ?

on drugs ?

Need someone to call medics to get you to hospital ?

[small pine]

Nah man

Im so glad you care so much about me

[compact dagger]

k

[small pine]

You seem to be something like an empath or smth, caring about strangers that much

[compact dagger]

nah im just good at pretending

[small pine]

K standing for keep rubbing my dicc

[compact dagger]

yea you can keep doing that

<3

[small pine]

Damn bro you an actor or smth

You show great talent

[compact dagger]

ok bud

[small pine]

Maybe you can try your luck in the porn industry because they want people like you there

[marsh flint]

[coarse laurel]

UH WTF

[tardy berry]

Norwegian Mercs under Wagner in Syria

[marsh flint]

🤔

[tardy berry]

most of them or probably all of them died in the Battle of Khasham

that's what you get fighting for blood money

[plush topaz]

Rocking that predator self destruct patch

[marsh flint]

Among others

[plush topaz]

Delete. I got warned for posting mine

[marsh flint]

Mmkay.

[plush topaz]

Ridiculous eh

[marsh flint]

Yea well this wasnt even mine

Just saw it recently

[plush topaz]

Whatever. Just watching out for you.

[marsh flint]

Hehe

Thabks

You packing to go back?

[plush topaz]

For real?

That's a thing?

[plush topaz]

I will on Saturday.

[marsh flint]

Oh

[tardy berry]

https://www.warfareblog.com.br/2021/09/foto-mercenarios-noruegueses-do-grupo.html

[plush topaz]

Interesting thanks

Didn't realize there was a large pro Russian population in norway

Although I'm quite ignorant on the history there

[tardy berry]

there really isn't, i was surprised aswell when i came over this

[plush topaz]

Maybe a minority of ultra nationalists

[marsh flint]

I only know one guy and he got killed pretty early

[tardy berry]

this was before Ukraine war tho, so it was diffrent

kinda

[plush topaz]

You remember we had a Russian soldier in irl weapons for a bit

Wonder what happened to him

He was in.... Fuck what's that area called. Belgorod?

[marsh flint]

Yea, somehow. I also remember that Ukrainian dude

[plush topaz]

Let me check the map

[tardy berry]

now if a Norwegian would put up arms for another it would be against the Russians and against Wagner

so it's kinda ironic

21 year old Norwegian got killed in Ukraine as a volunteer

against the Russians

[marsh flint]

There are lots of volunteers, some of them are nordic

"lots"

Well, there are some

[tardy berry]

better then joining Daesh at least, if you are going to fight for something

[marsh flint]

Mmhm

[grand mountain]

JPC paid for

Should be shipped tomorrow mornin

[tardy berry]

don't fight for anything else than your own flag and your own border. Let them figure their own problems out on their own sake.

[grand mountain]

huh

Oh

I get what you're saying now, though I'm not sure if it was a joke or not

If it wasn't a joke, I meant that the plate carrier I just bought should get put in the mail tomorrow

[tardy berry]

I read that as I'm shipping out to fight

it was not a joke

[grand mountain]

Oh yeah no lol, I couldn't enlist if I wanted to

I'm medically ineligible

[tardy berry]

if your country get's invaded they won't care

[storm peak]

Which jpc

[storm peak]

What's that funny looking patch he's wearing there

[tardy berry]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegvísir

[storm peak]

Iceland is weird

But neat

Old sailor lore

[tardy berry]

Hail Odin

[grand mountain]

JPC 2.0 Small Multicam

With some random pouches

Paid $250 for it

[storm peak]

Das not bad

[storm peak]

I just for my first jpc on monday

[grand mountain]

I'm pretty fuckin' happy with it, I haven't been able to find any other small multicam jpcs for less than $300 (and I've only seen one other one, and it was a sketchy listing)

Being a twink makes finding gear so fucking hard

Thank god for the crye precision owner fb group

[storm peak]

why not just bulk

Be cheaper at that rate

[tardy berry]

@grand mountain do you milsim airsoft

[grand mountain]

I want to

[grand mountain]

medical reasons

[tardy berry]

why are you buying military gear if you are not going to use it

[grand mountain]

I play airsoft, and I want to try milsims someday

I just don't have good enough gear to really milsim yet. Working on it

If you're referring to the medical thing, I can still do shit, it's just really hard for me to gain weight (and I usually need a recovery period after doing said shit)

[plush topaz]

Size small. Cute.

[grand mountain]

how did you get that image of me, delete that i didnt consent

[plush topaz]

[wet vine]

Jesus those legs

[cobalt bramble]

Tactical enderman

[compact dagger]

Stork looking legs

[naive maple]

because it's fun

[elfin silo]

enderman gearin up for the netherite armour player coming to the end

[untold sable]

no it sucks

[naive maple]

@plush topaz any preferred padded pouch for the pvs14?

[marsh flint]

Prices are not always 😦

[naive maple]

never

[plush topaz]

I was using my meprolight m21 pouch for it. Got this one instead. Fits with the j arm much better.

Sec I'll send it

It's actually meant for Binos

[naive maple]

yeah i keep finding bino pouches

[naive maple]

[naive maple]

yours is the "XL"? https://coldharboursupply.com/products/woven-apogee-node-xl

[compact dagger]

damn sadly it doesnt come in plain olive or smth like that

[naive maple]

they dont have any in stock but this site has pics of one in coyote and green https://www.osuvaoutfitters.com/woven-apogee-node-pouch_1

but i dont think this is the "XL"

it looks narrower

[plush topaz]

Yes

I carry my shroud in it too

[plush topaz]

It stays in my pack.

It is molle capable of you want to put it on a belt or something

[compact dagger]

nice, i'd want to have it on me for the times i dont have to wear my nvg but need it on me

the issued bag is ass

and I hate that we have to carry the US helmet mount, plus the all bags

still don't get why they give us US helmet mounts even tho we use different helmets

just throw them in a box so they don't get lost and that's it, when you have to send them back for repairs or anything throw one in

[naive maple]

because it came that way, as a kit, and if anything ever changes with any part of any item that comes across the eyeball of a logistics troglodyte you will be court martialed

[compact dagger]

yea, but maybe im a stupid grunt but I don't get why the leadership can't just throw US mounts in a box and throw it in a corner of armory

not like any of our helmets are compatible with US helmet mount

[compact dagger]

at least the one spindrift sent doesn't seem that it has molle straps, just hte loops

[naive maple]

it has rows on the back for using clips

[naive maple]

quick af answer

[compact dagger]

ah so clips to the loops of MOLLE ?

[naive maple]

clips like malice clips, hsgi clips

https://www.highspeedgear.com/91sc-91lc

[compact dagger]

to be fair never heard of those

ah

[naive maple]

molle was introduced with integrated straps that had snap fasteners

they kinda sucked, and so tactical tailor saved the world with malice clips back around the iraq war

and lately we've come full circle with integrated straps again only this time without the shitty snap fasteners

[compact dagger]

understood

still, when we get back from vacation will need to ask the armory guy if we could get permission from up top to not carry the mounts with us

literally waste of space and risk of losing it

[tacit steppe]

what is this

[surreal dagger]

How many roubles is that worth

[naive maple]

@plush topaz do you use the cadex mount?

[storm peak]

Last I recall grandpa don't got cadex mounts

[plush topaz]

I do! I own several

[marsh flint]

Osuva 🎯💪

[tardy berry]

why don't they use this gun against Hamas?

[plush topaz]

[naive maple]

have you compared them with others? i see people brag about the adjustability of the cadex vs wilcox

[plush topaz]

I've used a few others. Don't remember the brand though. The cadex has so many features it's wild

[naive maple]

hm i will buy one

ive got the regular j-arm and mount coming with it, i got it for peanuts just so i have a babbys first nvg kit

but considering how bad it is im just looking at upgrading immediately

[small pine]

I will never get that on the range

This thing screams ultra expensive

[summer girder]

$20000

[small pine]

Yeah this might be a few paychecks for an American but for me that would be like 5 years of working

[summer girder]

It’s a 1 of 2 signed by the man himself

[empty sorrel]

Yeah unless that's a pre86 That's a good bit too much

[summer girder]

Some cool shirts the gun expo

[night mural]

holy fuck

slenderman if he was a tacticool operator

[night mural]

is the first one the front or the back of the tshirt

[karmic bramble]

are most people running side plates with the mbav avs set up?

[low zodiac]

To mock me someone created this emote

[summer girder]

Two different shirts. Both are the back of the shirt

[desert ruin]

do you have the full image of that 😭😭😭

[coarse laurel]

@storm peak @snow scarab lol I got the harness now

[harsh crown]

Im pretty sure americans average yearly wage is only $40k-$60k a year lmao

[outer leaf]

46k

[storm peak]

Harness is a super nice add-on, dunno why people don't like it

[cobalt bramble]

I think most people do like it at least those that can afford it

It’s a considerable price increase for your setup

Well worth it imo I loved my AVS while I had it

[mossy pecan]

@rich wharf I was scrollin through the voice channels and recognized your name. This is one of my most prized possessions. (Posting in this channel cuz others don’t allow pics)

Hope your wipe is going well 🙏

[naive maple]

[rain pebble]

Man if only there was a screenshots channel for the game

[karmic panther]

people in a video game discord upset that a screenshot from the video game is in the discord

[burnt arrow]

you know im rocking, stop playing w me boiiiiiiii

how much for the fit?
got the bape jacket, slick, meta HK, roller on the wrist, G-fazo's, stop playing w me

[naive maple]

[burnt arrow]

know yourself 100*

[worldly orbit]

garand thumb and agilite vid came out, good shit

[plush topaz]

@low mulch

The absolute state of the idf

[naive maple]

he looks like his mom put out his gear for him this morning

[plush topaz]

Hahaha!!!

I'm bringing him a k19

And a ton of other goodies

I should've copped him a helmet light

Looks like he's going sperlunking in Vietnam

[empty sorrel]

You'd think with a trillion dollars they could do better than what we sent to vietnam

[plush topaz]

A trillion dollars?!

[plush topaz]

Respect for him to do such a video

[naive maple]

now it's actually out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQS97fJY4Q

[plush topaz]

Long one

I'll watch at the airport

I wonder if I know the dudes in the video

Prolly not if active duty

[empty sorrel]

Was being mildly exadurative

*300 billion

[worldly orbit]

its lev from agilite there, saw in his ig post

[plush topaz]

Ah cool

[plush topaz]

It all goes to the air force

Rest of the army is poor

[low mulch]

is that Donny O'Malley?

[low mulch]

airforce jobnicks dont sleep in barracks, they sleep in 5 star hotels

[low mulch]

istg thats a fucking jobnick wannabe warrior

[small pine]

https://youtube.com/shorts/g9Ig5fIcLVQ?si=kjAgpUrepR9Y1HOt

[naive maple]

[plush topaz]

Kitat konenut in the golan

[muted gate]

101st airborne brigade dude and an sf boyo

Both reservists

[low mulch]

uniform makes sense then

[plush topaz]

You guys oughta do a story about me sometime. I'm so fucking good. And that ain't no shit neither. I've done got me 157 confirmed kills. And 50 water buffalo kills too. They were all certified.

[outer hollow]

@sick forge

[naive maple]

[thick jasper]

Is that what the red words say?

[thick jasper]

Cool looks like ODST night vision from Halo

[outer hollow]

we have the mounts on our helmets that give us HUDS. shows your ammo count, friendly units, compass. shit youd see in like halo.

ill mess around with it next week and show you

[blazing salmon]

all i got is the shittiest army issued gear known to man. also im aware my MOLLE isn’t setup correctly on the FLC

[outer hollow]

Oh lord

[blazing salmon]

i hate that IBA bro

[outer hollow]

Man you gotta do something with those pouches up front

[blazing salmon]

yup like i said my MOLLE was wrong lol

[outer hollow]

Is that your ifak? On the left?

[blazing salmon]

i fixed it after the pic

yeah ifac and then small aid bag

im a medic

[outer hollow]

Ok ok

[blazing salmon]

that pic is weeks old

[outer hollow]

I can’t hate you too much then 😂

We love our docs

[blazing salmon]

haha

im probably gunna buy a shellback soon

don’t wanna keep wearing this shitty IBA

[outer hollow]

We got gen 3s and 4s

Gen 4s are so comfy basically a plate carrier

[blazing salmon]

all i got is kevlar

plus the thick ass plates in the front and back

the thing is heavy and bulky

i’d rather wear an IOTV than an IBA

which is even heavier lol

[outer hollow]

Have you gotten to your unit yet?

Prob not since you have an IBA

Or you’re guard

[coarse laurel]

dude

let me guess

232 A co

[blazing salmon]

haha

[coarse laurel]

he's still in AIT

[blazing salmon]

bout to be done my friend

[coarse laurel]

where to next

[blazing salmon]

korea

[coarse laurel]

LMAO

[blazing salmon]

lol

[coarse laurel]

65th med?

unless you dont have pinpoint orders

[blazing salmon]

yeah 65th

[coarse laurel]

korea was my first duty station a a medic, 19th ESC 94th MP though

[blazing salmon]

what’s your rank

[coarse laurel]

E6 lol

[blazing salmon]

good for you SSG

[coarse laurel]

i work at ranger school in moore rn

[blazing salmon]

im an E3

watchu doin there

[coarse laurel]

medic stuff

[blazing salmon]

awesome

[coarse laurel]

that iba was a give away

[blazing salmon]

what fort were you at in korea

[coarse laurel]

freaking soldier medics

casey

[blazing salmon]

im going to camp walker

[blazing salmon]

yeah soldier medic type shit

[coarse laurel]

you are going to daegu

[blazing salmon]

yeah

[coarse laurel]

to work in a TMC probably

dont get in trouble lol

[blazing salmon]

no yeah i am

[blazing salmon]

trust me big dog i don’t get into trouble

this damn company is killing me

[coarse laurel]

i was in casey but i worked in a provost marshal office with the military police up there

i got to wear a MP vest and walk around with a gun and shit

[blazing salmon]

i haven’t been given an M4 yet in AIT

about to be given one at camp Bollis

[coarse laurel]

lol have fun

[blazing salmon]

i sure hope i d

[coarse laurel]

bullis was a fun time

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i gotta pass ISV’s tomorrow

then CCA’s later this week

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better pass that shit

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i rlly hope i do

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What do you do for ranger school?

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im a medic lol

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yo how you know i was A co tho lol

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Better be tabbed

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the 233 part wouldn’t be that hard to guess

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your patch

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If you’re working there

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232 is the battalion patch tho

company isn’t specific on the patch

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idk i saw the patch was white lol

i saw some E 232 fucks with orange

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gold phase

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lucky guess then

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orange PT belt?

that’s echo company

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they still wear PT belts?

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yeah we do in basic and ait

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sheesh

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my pt belt is white

bravo company is blue, etc