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Soldiers (And other military members) are expected to be self-contained for the entire time they're in the field, with enough food, water, clothes and other gea
by thesuitonym 9y ago
Soldiers (And other military members) are expected to be self-contained for the entire time they're in the field, with enough food, water, clothes and other gear to cover the time they're out and then some. When you're in hostile territory, you don't want to run out of anything you'll need, so many soldiers overpack.
- gaius 9y agoThat was the lesson of the movie Black Hawk Down. Many of the Rangers didn't take water, body armour, night vision etc because they thought it would be a quick in-and-out job.