gdp's Comments

Kit Up! DEV : Contest: The Larry Vickers Approach

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:51:48 +0000

why?

Kit Up! DEV : Sniper Comp -- Don't Bring Your Guns

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:54:48 +0000

It means "regular Army" as opposed to SF...some in the USASOC sniper community say Benning wants their snipers to win so they shoved their weapons down the competition's throats...

Kit Up! DEV : MARSOC Crye Uniforms Not Holding Up

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:30:02 +0000

VTGunner, I appreciate your participation in the comments and discussion but I ask you not to personally insult other commenters please. Take another look at our commenting policy and please abide by it... Thanks, Christian

Kit Up! DEV : Special Forces Worry About M110 Durability

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:43:33 +0000

Easy there chief...please be respectful of our contributors...here is our comment policy: "We welcome your comments on our blogs. We ask that you keep your comments on topic, socially acceptable and free from slander, personal attacks, threats, and discrimination. We will moderate and delete comments we find to be beyond acceptable, as well as comments containing phone numbers and email addresses. We will block commenting from users who abuse our policies. You can read the official Military.com User Agreement for more information." If you don't adhere to the policy, we can't have you post in the comments... Thanks,

Kit Up! DEV : T&E: TAD Gear Force 10s and BlackHawk! Slicks

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:14:17 +0000

Good point...but hard to find that kind of value for $20 these days, so you're a lucky man!

Kit Up! DEV : VIDEO: More on the ADCOR B.E.A.R

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:57:17 +0000

They do make civilian versions...and they also make a direct gas version if you don't like piston guns. http://www.adcorindustries.com/wordpress/

Kit Up! DEV : USASOC Drops $5M on Ops-Core Helmets

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:51:03 +0000

Jeez, enough with the pic critique!... Fixed. Now can we stay on topic?

Kit Up! DEV : IMINT: SEAL and PJ Rescuing their Buds

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:00:25 +0000

Seriously guys?... "white" meaning non-Tier 1kinda thing....ugh...

Kit Up! DEV : An Italian 'Thousand Yard Stare'

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:47:12 +0000

Thanks for your support Maurizio and sorry about the disrespectful comments. We got hit over the last couple weeks with some trolls and are working to head them off on future posts. I'll be doing a better job of policing the comments and I appreciate our dedicated readers doing their part to shoulder these guys out of the mix as well.

Kit Up! DEV : Blue Force Gear Sheds Ounces With Pouches

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:51:36 +0000

Guys, please be respectful of other commenters...no need to do a peepee size contest here. Thanks...

Kit Up! DEV : Checking out Big Guns with the Tac Girls

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:38:44 +0000

Guys please...enough with the racist comments ok?

Kit Up! DEV : Navy Riverine Units Make Kit Compromises

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:59:10 +0000

Agree 100 percent SFMedic...but a couple quick things... These guys do do infil/exfil. They have an on the ground element call the RST and -- though we missed it during our trip with them -- they practice hot extracts with live ammo day and night of the RST at Knox. Also, in discussing with the instructor (who are all SWCC vets) and the riverines themselves, the main differences between the SWCC and RIVGRU is that the SWCCs work almost exclusively at night and they also tend to work/train less in the river/brown environment and more in the near shore/green waters... Just what I heard/saw when I was there...

Kit Up! DEV : Navy Riverine Units Make Kit Compromises

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:58:00 +0000

Chris, I meant to address this in the post, but I simply forgot. Deal is most wear closed cell foam blocks under their plates. It's not nearly enough to totally float them, but it's enough to give them time to pull the quick release on the armor or keep their noses above water til their wingman comes and plucks 'em out. A couple wear the old school yoke inflatables over their armor...but those are mostly the more senior guys who have kids to send to college...;-) Since I was wearing a plate carrier, took at gigantic coast guard life jacket and pulled the flotation out of it and slid the foam blocks between my chest/back and underside of the plate carrier... Hope this helps...

Kit Up! DEV : Daniel Defense and Your Tactical Cam

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:13:45 +0000

I gasped when i saw it too...yikes...

Kit Up! DEV : Mighty Mite: The Eagle Yote

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:29:36 +0000

if you have an iPhone i strongly suggest using Pulse reader...I use it to read all the blogs I follow and it allows you to see the mobile version then click over to the full version if you want...saves a lot on load time. and don't freak me out like that again my man...i can't lose one of my best commenters! thanks,

Kit Up! DEV : Revision's Vipertail Revisited

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:55:00 +0000

When i'm wearing the clear lenses on the Sawflies...

Kit Up! DEV : Coast Guard Suspends SEAL Program

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:36:04 +0000

Hey folks... One thing that I left out of the post above is the timeline for a coastie who becomes a SEAL. The way the program is set up, the coastie will serve in the Navy as a SEAL for seven years...then have the option of returning to the USCG or staying in the USN. I THINK that if he opts for the latter, he has to become a sailor and won't be on the USCG's dime any longer. The INTENT was for him to do the former and bring some of that NSW experience back into the Deployable Operations Group units. Be sure to read the entire story at Military.com and also be sure to look at the link in the post above that refers back to the story I wrote about this in 2009 -- it provides a lot of logistical background... Thanks for the discussion, though, guys -- it's interesting to see the pros on cons here, whereas the commenters on Milcom are by far and away in favor of disbanding it...

Kit Up! DEV : The Father of ST6 Speaks

Fri, 6 May 2011 15:15:35 +0000

Just FYI, Lew...18,000 people didn't think the "AK-47 of pistols" poll was stupid... Guess I shoulda put "Chuck Norris" as an option

Kit Up! DEV : bin Laden Down -- (Spoof) of Death

Mon, 2 May 2011 11:02:50 +0000

Moving fast Doc...that's why we have readers like you...Thanks!

Kit Up! DEV : Marine Special Operators Placing Big Crye Order

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 21:46:26 +0000

Sam, I'm assuming it's MARPAT...Checking with Crye, though, to make sure...