fun topic, national uniforms

[Magnus]

Nation - Canada
Dates of service - 1995 - 2000
Branch of service - Army Infantry Reserves
Description or photo of uniform/gear
Well, this is basically what I wore (the guy in the shot is a friend of mine)


I have more pics at home, one of me in combats and one in a dress uniform, i'll try and post'em.


Weapon(s) - I received training on the following weapons:



Rank - Corporal

Critique on weapons and gear
Well, at the time the forces were severely under-funded. It's only getting better now, since Canada has taken on a greater role in UN and Nato missions. The uniforms were pretty good as far as being quick-drying and durable, but the boots weren't all that good for the spine, as they had a pretty hard sole and junky in-soles. Wasn't a huge fan of the scope, it tended to become un-zeroed pretty easily. The new equipment that the Army has is right up to date and pretty solid.

Any other interesting information from your time in the service.

Just the usual stuff, like putting stones or weights in our platoon commander's rucksack before we went out on a ruckmarch.
I have a lot of stories, but they're better in person.