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Originally Posted by rob love
Perhaps thye stealth suit = ghilli suit? They were for the most part ad-hoc, but certainly not for everyone. The Brisith Dennison smock was on issue to snipers under a Cdn NSN, but again, not something just any one could order (or wear).
Goretex in the cold war? There were those goofy oversize goretex socks, but I never saw any other goretex during the cold war time period aside from a set of goretex work boots issued around 1991.
When it came to flashlights, they are right. There was only the straight or right angle US flashlights, with the multitude of filters. I did manage to order in some Brinkman flashlights out of the depot around 1980, but they were not an army light. It wasn't until a engineer in Bosnia compalined on W5 that they had to buy their own maglights in order to clear mines that they suddenly became availble.
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To add to Rob's comments.
The "Stealth Suit" they are referring to is the Gortex Jacket Liner made by Peerless. They were a common 2 CMBG kit shop item, but were from the Yugoslavia era. They were popular as they flew under the radar better than US rain jackets. The one I had was labelled 1996.
The first pair of wide scale issue of Goretex boots were the "Prospectors" issued for IFOR Bosnia, in late 1995 early 1996. This was the same time we got the first run Goretex Combat Jacket, and the fall apart when wet, leather palmed Combat Gloves.
Rob, you're dead on regarding the Mini Maglight. We received those while I was at 2 CER in 1996, as you stated, after the Passionate Eye segment on Mark Isfeld. IIRC, the program was called "The Price of Duty". As Sappers, we also got Super Leatherman's at the same time. To me, the is was the lowest part of the Decade of Darkness, where it took big negative press like that to get a better flashlight and pliers, never mind the big items like the LSVW.