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Originally Posted by Scott Bentley
There have always been those little icons that we hone in on Rob. The plate bags of Velika Kladusa were eventually replaced by the little LED lapel lights at the Kandahar Airfield 
Lets face it, combat arms guys always need to find something to try and feel superior and more hard done by, and sadly its usually cultivated by Sergeant Majors.
I never had a plate bag, but if i'm being honest, I always admired the utility |
Since we are telling the truth, when I was in 2PPCLI, we (the maintainers) used to get rifle bags so we could stow away our rifle during excersize and they would not get dirty nor in the way.
Funny thing though. My next posting (Moose Jaw) I did not need one as I never once touched a rifle for that 5 year posting. Nor did I need it for my next posting in 1RCHA. Heaven help you if the BSM caught you scurrying about without the rifle on your back during an ex. I used to loathe that front sight post (superflourous with the issue of the Elcan) whilst climbing atop my MLVW and beneath the cam net trying to single handedly put the net up myself. By the time I left the service, I had mastered the one-man erection of the cam net, still doing so as a Sgt. They should have issued medals for such accomplishments.