Field eXpedients: WHAT WRONG LOOKS LIKE

This U.S. Army 68W (formerly 91W) Combat Medic needs some serious Field-X help! He and his comrades are to be praised for "what-iffing" their load bearing system's functionality but now have to DO SOMETHING to fix it.

1. Buy MULTI-CAM (MC) ACUs or wear Nomex, fire-resistant TAN flight suits; get MC or TAN helmet cover, its your life, get into effective camouflage

http://www.combatreform/bdufixes.htm

2. Get rid of BLACK leg holster it imposes energy cost/mobility loss with every leg motion, attach pistol to chest

3. Ditch LARGE BLACK medical backpack; use smaller MULTICAM or 3-color desert or ACU (if you must due to unit politics) SKEDCO M3A CPT Ernie Blanco Assault Pack with quick-release shoulder straps

http://www.geocities.com/skedco2000/m3aclsassaultpack.htm

4. Cover NVG mount with Bull Simons IFF/Rank-ID/Cover or at least paint exposed mount TAN

http://www.combatreform.com/nvghelmetcover.htm

5. Camouflage your M4 carbine; TAN spray paint 30-round magazines, handguards and buttstock, pull-carry cord the mags

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcNzuWIJaX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_3b2umSSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmcoyL01KgA

6. Use some of that middle class $ income to buy MULTICAM or TAN Nomex gloves and elbow and knee pads. Consider using BALLISTIC knee/elbow pads to get a 2-for-1 capability:

http://www.tacarm.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d38z04iBXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6CV_xPSkcc

If you are stuck wearing ACUPAT ACUs whenever you can cover it up with better camo color

7. Attach MOLLE pouches DIRECTLY to IBA flak jacket to save 3 pounds of load bearing vest weight or if you prefer a TLBV draped over IBA, USE A TAN MOLLE ONE OR IDEALLY A MULTICAM ONE to rectify the ACU's ACUPAT colors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_7zT1Hhzk

8. Get burlap sacks, cuts strips and tie to everything to break up outline as taught at EIB

http://www.combatreform.com/camie.htm

If the Soldier LOOKS overloaded its because HE IS.

http://www.combatreform.com/combatlight.htm
http://www.combatreform.com/combatjump.htm

This is the REALITY of what the non-linear battlefield demands. FANTASY sports attire PT every morning in the Army must be stopped FOREVER

http://www.combatreform.com/apft.htm

by wearing ALL your combat gear EVERY DAY to duty so we can shake-down these things NOW and build weight-carrying stamina and speed not BS high school distance running team deja vu.

http://www.geocities.com/strategicmaneuver/battleboxconcept.htm