MikeL, McTAz riposi tutte due, calmati per piacere..(both hands, palms down making a downward motion) Veramente, lui a un po geloso, come me. Io sono canadese, Io voglio tante cose in CADPAT ma non trove...(cupping my hands over my face, hiding the tears)

Se McTaz e un ladro, lui e un ladro molto intelligente. What can I say?
the guy has good taste in canadian gear.

Shadow (unofficial canadian ambassador to Italy)

Lithium. Only CF members are supposed to have issue CADPAT. Civilians are not allowd to have it.

Guess what, reenactors are civilians so they CAN NOT have CADPAT.

And by the way by SOP Cadpat AR is supposed to be issue to certain regements as a primary uniform such as Southern alberta which is classified as a semiARID Desert.

Where'd you hear that BS? AR CADPAT an Desert boots are not authorized for wear in Canada.

I've seen Brits wear Desert DPM in Suffield though.

Also, whats SOP CADPAT?
AFAIK SOP only means Standard Operating Procedure.

and put 2 and 2 together and you get the SOP for CADPAT... :cheers:

but CADPAT AR is still just for theatre use.

last breifing i was in had the new Standard operating procedure (thanx for clarifying hawk) for units in semi arid desert regions were in the works to receive Cadpat AR As primary camo. that was general Beire forgive the spelling after he took command of land force western Area.

because if you have been to sufield then you know that temperate cadpat sticks out like a sore thumb in lovley yellow fileds of grass.

As it stands right now AR CADPAT is not authorized for wear in Canada; just because someone said it was gonna happen doesn't mean it will, or anytime soon.

I doubt it will happen though.

it still seems like an ineffiecint system To give a soldier his kit for and only for operations overseas thats like saying sure well show how to operate the LMG but well only let you handle it when you come under fire

A different color uniform will not make his/her training any different or make them a better/worse soldier. Also, this is a lot different than training troops in weapons.

lol

i never said anything about the quality of a soldier due to this. Im simply stating that the equipment issued should be issued from the get go because it is an inefficent system to issue the kit only prior to overseas deployment. i dont know about you but i like to get used to my gear and strap it to fit in the most comfortable and usefull way i think our supply system needs to work that out. Every soldier should have ALL of his gear from the start not just when they think it might come in handy.

lmao, your still pretty new or a recruit aren't you, wanting all the shiny kit ASAP.

A uniform is a uniform, no different than the TW CADPAT combats. Don't need to get used too that, or get it adjusted, etc.

If you were too go overseas, guess what you already got most of the kit, Tac Vest, Small Pack, Rucksack, etc Prior to deployment you would be givin your AR CADPAT uniform an boonie hat, desert boots, rucksack cover, camelbak, etc


Than why'd you compare getting AR CADPAT too getting trained on weapons...

wow mike let me geuss your a what captain? Major? cause you know everything right? And yeah i was a recruit just like you. About 3 years ago. So tell me what happens when you go out on a march with new boots you must know. i could give two craps whether i have my ar or not all im saying is its a bad systemif you think it works just great to temp loan every soldiers kit well thats your opinion. but when you go and train down in the states in a desert scenario you let me know how well that Temperate cad worked for ya.

Nothing against the point you are pressing MikeL, I agree totally with you, but ROFL, why would they have and issue rain gear in AR CADPAT since it’s only being used in Afghanistan Theater at the moment. I don’t think it rains that often to need rain gear....