Share This Page:

  

I've got to buy what...?

General discussions on joining & training in the Royal Marines.
User avatar
Peds
Member
Member
Posts: 747
Joined: Wed 22 Jan, 2003 4:11 pm
Location: Kenilworth, Warks

Post by Peds »

alright, what is the difference between a pack and bergen? is it just the military terminolgy kicking in there or summat?
User avatar
Skiffle
Member
Member
Posts: 803
Joined: Fri 07 Feb, 2003 7:02 pm
Location: English ExPat in Scotland

Post by Skiffle »

The bergan is the term for a 'Rucksack', the large pack i refered to was an other size pouch for carrying all your kit in that attached to the 58pattern webbing
Chaos, Disorder, Destruction.....My work here is done!

*****
"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been. --- Alan Ashley Pitt"

*****
Why can't you accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
K24io
Member
Member
Posts: 598
Joined: Sat 24 Aug, 2002 4:23 pm
Location: Scotchland
Contact:

Post by K24io »

MOD at their best, I got a copy of soldier magazine this morning as I'm thinking of advertising in it. It shows up the Globe and Laurel as its free and possibly slightly better. In it there was a letter complaining that lads were short of kit yet the MOD were selling it off!

Why are they giving them 58 pattern stuff? thats a joke. Im not saying they should have gucci kit for basic but PLCE stuff was a big step up.

Fair enough, RMR don't give DPM 95 to Phase 1A ( probably not a disadvantage as its warmer at Phase 1A is now always in winter :roll: ) but they do issue it for Phase 1B now - DPM 95 won't take on as much water and hence weight when doing Endurance course, won't make it any easier but at least you won't have as much chaffing.
Skiffle wrote:They have issued 58 pattern to TA nods on there basic, its hillarious watching them trying to pack all their current issue kit into the old style 'large pack'

Its even funnier watching them trying to repack it in the field when they have had a kit explosion pre morning inspection
User avatar
Skiffle
Member
Member
Posts: 803
Joined: Fri 07 Feb, 2003 7:02 pm
Location: English ExPat in Scotland

Post by Skiffle »

It was back in 96/7 when they issued the 58 webbing, from memory it was just for nod training (some ot the smaller TA units didnt have enougth kit to issue so issued 58 until trained)

I didnt see cs95 until 2000, but that was more down to the old 'stores are for storing things in' storemen
Chaos, Disorder, Destruction.....My work here is done!

*****
"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been. --- Alan Ashley Pitt"

*****
Why can't you accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Post Reply