RE: Light infantry versus light infantry

Of couse the other side of it is that if an item you need is not on the
Standardized Packing List, it probably takes 3 reams of forms just to
request it.  :-)

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Atkinson [SMTP:johnmatkinson@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:19 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: Light infantry versus light infantry
> 
[snip] 
> Another part of the problem is that people carry a
> hell of a lot more than they need.  ...  The
> whole intent of "travel light, freeze at night" has
> been perverted into standardized packing lists at the
> batallion level which mandates carrying everything
> including the kitchen sink and were drafted by tubby
> CSMs who certaintly aren't walking anywhere.
> 
[snip]

> John