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Get used to the weight. Good test to see if you're in shape enough to actually use your gear.

What is conditioning?

>>29323923
My dad says that body armour doesn't give much of an advantage because it slows you down making you easier to hit. He also said it tended to make his troops take more risks. Maybe he's right because there isn't a massive difference between the percentage casualty rates of Vietnam and Iraq.

>>29323460

Serrations a shit.

Don't buy shit knives with shit serrations.

I use my Spyderco Salt to cut rope constantly, and I've had the thing for 5+ years of daily USCG use and it's never failed me.

>>29324216
They let you use knives in the Coast Guard?

>>29323312
buy a gun through private transfer and shut up about it.

what >>29323428 said or build your own.

AR15: http://www.polymer80.com/Buy-Build-Shoot-Rifle-Kit-Keymod-Handguard-Version_p_1767.html

Glockish thing: http://www.polymer80.com/Pistol-Frame_ep_60.html

1911s for days: https://www.stealtharms.net/1911-phantom-jig-320.html

More AR: http://www.80percentarms.com/products/80-ar-15-easy-jig

If you can weld: http://www.theflatspot.net/

AKs: http://ak-builder.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30688 this place also sells all the parts you need to finnish an AK or 20 AKs

There you go cunt. Now go have some fun

Damn that sucks OP. Good luck.

If anything, height is a hindrance in Oper8ing

>>29323054
>u.s. army doesn't operate

>literally the origin of the phrase

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>>29323054
Simo Häyhä was 1.6m, which is 5 foot 3 in American measurements.

It isn't roasting. They have no endearing affections toward you.

Stop being a parroting faggot.

>>29322012
Fuck you piles of shit.
You deserved everyone of those bars of soap.
Fuck worthless is a too good of a title for you.
A FUCKING JELLY DOUNUTS ARE YOU INCAPABLE OF LISTENING TO BASIC FUCKING RULES YOU MOUTH BREATHING SACK OF SHIT.
Fucking private piles fuck you and your fat bellied bullshit costing them unit to do push ups while you eat the fuckin DOUNUT.

Have fun in the sun

Helmets were an air item in LRS. An "air item" was something you stowed away after parachuting into your objective. We wore patrol caps, drive on rags, boonies, watch caps, skull caps or whatever we felt like that was issued equipment. The ability to keenly hear and observe outweighed the precaution of incoming fire.

However, have you ever worn a helmet with MILES gear strapped to it? Your neck gets a good workout. That shit is so heavy, it is distracting. Would you want a platoon of men thinking about the weight of their helmets sucking ass or would you want them to remain vigilant?

>>29321605
Helmets aren't much good if they're so heavy nobody ever wants to wear them and when they do they slow you down.

Also no the old Steel pots don't provide the same level of protection as Kevlar, which is why we use Kevlar and not steel.

>>29321544
I'm definitely picking up a Glock 43 before the summer for the days it's too hot to carry my P239. I feel like I could just carry my Glock 19 on the days when I would probably be carrying a 26.

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>>29321544

IMO if you can conceal a 26 you can probably conceal a 19. Doesn't seem like a big difference but the thinness of the 43 makes it really easy to conceal. Grab some mag extendos and you can get 7+1 or 8+1 and you've pretty much got 26 capacity.

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>>29321578
>>29321591
I've heard a few others say the same. "If you could a 26 you could a XYZ" But I'm worried these little differences add up in being comfortable carry it everyday. I'm not so sure I'm willing to go bigger than a 26.

But yeah, maybe the +2's for the glock 43 would be a good compromise.

If you buy shitty proprietary Level IIIs probably. I've had my IVs, for 2 years of army field life and stuff. They are fine, no broken pieces etc

>ceramic only takes a couple hits
Maybe in the same spot. No one is that accurate anyway for the argument to be relevant. If you are taking multiple rounds you will catch one somewhere else anyway. The idea is to protect vitals like lungs and heart, which are more vulnerable then the other parts of the torso.

>>29321509
In addition they aren't your mom's dinner plates they aren't that fragile. I've smacked mine around a lot.

>>29321509

Oh that's good then.

I didn't really want to spend a small fortune on level IVs to just have them break apart because they got bumped

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Stab his horse, slap his shit, get his wife to kill himself.

>>29321328
>dating girls

I'm not pedo.

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>>29321352
I have no idea what you are going for

Are you fit?

Are you *reeallllly* fit?

You can't ever be fit enough.

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/role-finder/roles/royalmarinescommando

>After two years as General Duties Marine developing a range of commando skills, you will then train in one of the specialist jobs. These include Metalsmith, Assault, Engineer or Mountain Leader. Display your leadership potential and you’ll start moving up the ranks. And when you show the right commitment, skills and academic ability you could also have the chance to become a Commissioned Officer at any point in your career.

Want some links for helpful advice?

>>29321113
>Is 24 a good age to start a career within the Royal Marines?
People have passed the course at the age of 30+, its all down to grit, determination and preparation. As for a specialisation you will need to ask for it, they won't force you into being a cook or something.

>>29321171
My friend got put into working in the supply store without him wanting it

>>29321081
Phaser and lightsaber

Suppressed Ruger 10/22 with night vision scope and a good knife -- as a tool, not for zombie-chopping.

Decent sized fighting knife and UMP 45

>>29321041
Going outside.

Aspen stake, duh.

>>29321077
Why aspen

>>29320097
Mobility

>>29320100
they seem to be larger and more cumbersome than other designs

>>29320105
They come in all sorts of sizes though

>>29320092
it's like posting on 4chan

you can get away with for a long time then some guy who doesn't like you pops you in the back of the head at the range

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>>29320092
Why are you making baseless assumptions?

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Who wouldn't feel smug when you can sit scratching your ass 800m away from the action and just wait for some poor sap to show himself for too long?

>>29319762
Since you are yuro or a canuk, I'm assuming you took physics in school. Why don't you look it up and do some math?

>>29319822
>Europoor or canada fag education
>he could do this maths himself

Too kek

>>29319836
>Implying any yank could.