Marine Corps ALICE Gear

[@jastrapper190]

The Large Alice rucksack is still the finest military rucksack that was ever issued. In Iraq in 2004 I was issued all sorts of crap. From Alice to MOLEE AND THEN FILBE AND THEN ILBIE… But even given all the new systems I still deployed by my choice with an ALICE. My vehicle once hit a landmine with our LAV and my pack was shackled on the left from headlight cluster… a very “privileged location on an LAV because the rucks in the back get absolutely coated (with several inches sometimes after a day of hard driving through the desert) with what we called “moon dust”. It go into everything. When you unrolled your isomat to sleep at night it was like the dirty kid from Charlie Brown. A cloud of moon dust in your sleeping bag and everywhere imaginable. So having the left front headlight cluster to shackle a pack to in an LAR BN it’s to best spot… except when you hit a landmine. Then everything you own is blowing int the desert winds looking like Swiss cheese. I still have that Ruck Sack. If you hold it up to the light it looks like Swiss cheese. What did the most damage believe it or not wasn’t even mine shrapnel but rocks and dirt thrown at incredible speed by the explosives. But that ALICE ruck I could have patched and sewn for a few hours and made serviceable again. That ALICE ruck was far superiour to every other ruck. It was cheap and simple and fits the 99th percentile. It was light and had just enough in the way of pockets without being ridiculous like the MOLEE or FILBE. I also prefered the Alice magazine pouches for much the same reason. They were just an amazing design. I always carried four frags and six magazine as an infantryman along with a mag in the weapon and sometimes double mags taped together in the weapon for a total of eight.

[@jastrapper190]

Thanks for making me repost this eight times youtube… real good job protecting me and society from that evil evil free speech and expression. Which we should have codified by law as a citizens right to online freedom of speech and expression in exactly the same way as when I express myself in the town square. F youtube and their rules. Let’s put the hgenius yt executives rules up against Congressional legislation and see who wins. The Citizen or the do nothing good yt executives.

[@bryanknight1056]

There's a reason that even in the most high speed of units you'll still see the odd MALICE pack mixed in with the super expensive mystery ranch stuff

[@dalevodden1359]

Well you know how stupid the military can get with gear they come out with the most stupid crap they can dream of for you to carry in the field when the Alice equipment was the best they had over this other crap they came up with I have a large Alice ruck pack and will be using it when I hike the Appalachian trail the gear I used in the Army was all Alice T.A. 50 gare Korean War Ww-2 but mostly Alice loved it the Alice in my opinion should still be in use though out the military to day . Thank you for your service and God Bless

[@M167A1]

Alice, the most humped name in military equipment. 😊

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Oh I;ve seen her Wonder Land,

[@imperfectlump6070]

She's a heavy beast.

[@aaronkcmo]

until MOLLE came around

[@morganmckenzie1303]

There's a Jody joke in there.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

@@morganmckenzie1303 brain has lag but yes

[@calebdoner]

This is literally the "biggest gun" channel on KZbin. :)

[@GM4ThePeople]

Littorally. o/

[@paulbarthol8372]

The Marines don't issue uniforms. The individual Marines have to buy them. In the three years I was in the Green Weenie, I was required to buy five different sets of uniforms. That didn't include dress blues, which were optional in the real marines. khakis, OD green utilities, wool class A, Camos. Wool/poly class A. Never wore the Khakis, they were just clearing out their old stores. Only wore class A reporting to units and parades/inspections. Just stuff to lug around until the next whimsical uniform change. $3.65 a month uniform allowance to cover laundry, dry cleaning and new uniforms. The camos cost something like $20 a set.

[@michaelh.3555]

I remember paying $20 for cami trouser or blouse. Wore summer service alphas for the Platoon picture and Charlie's on graduation day (17Jul81) and in Hong Kong on liberty. The rest of my grunt days were poplin then woodland camis (woodlands suck).

[@michaelh.3555]

I still have a very unserviceable poplin utility cover from boot camp, but left all other uniforms, including my blues, at the curb one day.

[@MikeArnold-i5c]

Your initial issue in Boot Camp were issued to you. A recruit is given an initial uniform allowance (never see it and it is recorded as a "credit and debt") That issue contained all required uniforms and accoutrements (belts, buckles, EGAs, skivvies, boots, and shoes). Reason why the Marine was required to have and keep, (in serviceable condition) the initial issue at all times. And, if you still had obligated service time (after initial AD), you were required to keep that initial issue until expiration of OST. The Marine was required to purchase any needed replacement(s) for those issued uniforms and etc., as required. Officers are required to purchase their uniforms (and may receive a stipend to offset the costs). USMC .1978-1998

[@leftyo9589]

in the Navy, they issued it to you, but they also charged you for it!@@MikeArnold-i5c

[@DJF1985]

I was on the USS Iowa, BB61 and served with the MARDET 1985-1987 and we wore flak jackets and deuce gear when in duty as Post 9 Rover and white as a SAT or BAF team member. And yes we would be kitted out just as a normal grunt when we went to the field. Semper Fi.

[@bikecommuter24]

I was a Air Force Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Instructor for three years before I retired, prior to that was a Airrcaft Mechanic I cross trained during the big personnel shift during the early 90's anyhow I wore a web belt during our Range sessions I had one of those butt packs on my belt, LOL I used it to keep snacks for those long range days, usually candy bars, paydays and whatcamacallit bars. my belt was for my M9 pistol and spare magazine pouch, we already had big first aid kits and water containers available. I wonder if my Dad wore any of this type of gear he served 49-53, he was an Engineman- Fireman he served on three ships that transported troops.

[@mikezimmermann89]

I first saw ALICE gear in 1976. We were told it was new, New, NEW at that time.

[@christopherblare6414]

I joined the Marines in 2010 and moonbeams were still issued. As far as I'm aware the red sense was basically the only one ever used.

[@magtafcmdr8621]

Joined in 1997. Same use of the moonbeam.

[@robedwards9486]

God I hated cleaning that stuff after a nice low crawl through red clay. Big grey trash cans filled with soapy water and 1 or two way to big scrub brushes. Then at equipment turn in before going to another unit or base ahhh. They wanted it to look like new even in the seams even though you where probably the 700th and some person to have it before you all mostly older than you where. I joined the US Army in the very beginning of 1990 and can still remember every ding scuff and bit of worn away anodizing from the Vietnam era M16a1 I was issued, still had the triangular hand guards. Loved it though. Figured out how to make the MILES gear shoot it's beam without discharging the rifle. You could give the round sensor near the muzzle a small slap with your fingers and the pressure sensor would register it as the rifle firing and send the beam at whoever or what ever it was pointed towards. Last FTX at basic in the woods I drove the drill sergents crazy setting off their gear so they where beeping constantly. They wouldn't be looking and me or my fox hole buddy would point it at them and slap the sensor, they would start beeping indicating they where hit. Never have I seen such frustration and rage from them. It was the ultimate payback for many hours in the front leaning rest position.

[@bw1895]

Been in the Army for 25 years now, and I still use some of those items. I hate the camel back, so I still carry my canteens and canteen cups in the original Alice pouches. The right angle flashlight was generally a duffle bag item as we never really carried them, although they are still issued out today. When I carried the LBE “Load Bearing Equipment”, I much preferred it over the newer rifleman’s kit. All of the new stuff places your equipment onto your chest which doesn’t allow for laying in the prone position and makes firing your rifle difficult. The old LBE could easily have the front buckle released so you were laying flat on your stomach which makes for a much better firing platform. I still carry several items from the ALICE days including my ruck sack as I think it’s much more comfortable and smaller restricting how much stuff I can carry to the field meaning I don’t have to carry as much stuff on my back. I never used an M1 helmet only the PGST helmet but I will say that the newest helmets are by far more comfortable than the old ones. A 25 year Infantryman.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I retired from the army before the equipment which puts stuff on your chest. Never gave it a thought about the problems of lying prone. Good point .

[@SteveJ2824]

US Army 1992-98, spring 92 basic training we were issued the Kevlar (K-pot) helmets, - Summer 92 AIT Medic school, Ft Sam Houston we were issued the older Steel pot helmets w/ our TA-50 gear for our field training oct 92-93 S korea, our cold weather gear, parkas, mittens etc was the older OD green, not the newer woodland cammo pattern also heard some older vets say that early 80's when they were issued 2 field jackets, one was woodland cammo, & the other was OD green Support units (POGS) were issued a less amount of field gear than combat arms units

[@anonymousm9113]

We were issued the ALICE LC-2 kit in Army Infantry training back in '01. The 101st ABN, being one of the priority units, issued MOLLE in late 2002. My brigade had deployed to Afghanistan a year earlier with Interceptor Body Armor (IBA), and ALICE gear, to include the Load Bearing Vest (LBV). ALICE rucks remained more popular than large MOLLE rucks throughout my time in, though it was hit or miss as to whether your unit allowed the former. Most of us attached pouches straight to the IBA instead of wearing the Fighting Load Carrier. I wore a standard LC-2 setup (harness instead of LBV) for Air Assault School in 2004, then largely switched to MOLLE, though the earlier issues of that system included ALICE clip adapters. I kept an old M249 ammo pouch on my kit for years. The newest stuff is pretty decent. I managed to acquire a near-entire issue of Multicam MOLLE gear for Drill Sergeant School in 2016, when most Candidates were still wearing UCP ACUs and gear. The Tactical Assault Panel is far better than the FLC it replaced, and just before retiring I was issued a medium ruck that never went on my record. I wish I'd have just paid for the Modular Scaleable Vest. Incidentally, I brought ALICE back to life one last time in early 2018. My last FTX as a Drill Sergeant saw me wearing LC-2 kit, and even carrying my USGI machete and M9 bayonet. The Army no longer does bayonet training, so the Trainees loved seeing me fix bayonet and teach them some basic skills.

[@Riceball01]

Taht was the same gear that I was issued when I joined the Corps in the mid '90s. And that's how we configured our 782 gear too. We were never specifically told how to congifure out 782 gear, but we did learn in boot camp. But it really didn't matter since that was pretty much the only way configure it since it was the most comfortable, practical, and ergonomic way of doing so. One big drwa back of the 782 gear is that it's not that easy to adjust the width of the belt. It's a real pain to make it wider or narrower and it's always best to adjust it once and leave it. But osmetimes you have no choice. I was a Reservist and for our annual 2 week training my unit would usually go to 29 Palms for CAX or Combiuned Arms Exercise and when in the training grounds you had to wear your 782 gear with you any time you stepped outside your hooch so that you had your canteens with you. The problem was that, normally, you'd have your web belt confgiured to go over your flak vest, this means that it's too wide to wear over just your cammies so you had to live with eitherh having your 782 gear hanging loosely or deal with the hassle of resizing your betl down then back up when you were to go out to the field. I was lucky, being a gear nerd I found and bought a web belt extender, this allowed me to keep my web belt fitted for wear with cammies but when it came time to put it over my flak vest, I'd just clip in the extender. It was the greatest single piece of gear that I've ever bought.

[@OPENXAIMER]

Still use them as conscripts in the Hellenic Army...

[@TannuWannu]

with G3 rifles right?

[@OPENXAIMER]

@@TannuWannuYup

[@darrenerickson1288]

Really good video, thanks! You can tell the person knocking, “Come!” now. 😂

[@vaderdudenator1]

Love the A2 shoutout

[@Krahazik]

I got the web gear in basic and during my first enlistment from 99-03, I had Molly gear in 04-05 in Iraq.

[@klsc8510]

I had much of this when I was assign to the 601 Tactical Control Squadron in then West Germany. The unit was a MOVABLE radar squadron. We would deploy to the field and play war games! SO yes some of the Air Force got to play in the mud! We would live in tents and eat C-Rations three times a day.

[@dankehl4566]

The chapstick in those first aid kits is the best ever made. Lipstick, Antichap Cold or Hot Climate.

[@davidmarquardt9034]

Although I never served, I remember reading that when they first started issuing the Kevlar helmets in the early 80's to the army, some people complained that the bottom rim resembled the German WW 2 "Nazi" helmet (even though the design pre dates the Nazis, going back to WW 1). Even though the Kevlar was lighter and the design offers more protection than the older steel helmet.

[@specter7-1977]

I got to the fleet January or February 1996 and we had all that same shit.

[@johnnunn8688]

ALICE - All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment. (I had to Google it.)

[@31terikennedy]

I see you're being STRAC with your mil spec belt buckle.

[@brianbranson2306]

LOL you should go over spaghettis straps for your sleeping bag. now im wishing I had kept a set.

[@Bob_Betker]

This brought back memories. In the Army in the late 70s/early 80s we didn't carry that medical kit, we just had the compression bandage on a shoulder strap. I normally had a butt pack with poncho strapped underneath. Did the Marines carry the M-17 protective mask?

[@imperfectlump6070]

Yes. On the left side off the web belt.

[@thurin84]

thats what it looked like they had in the videos ryan showed.

[@michaelh.3555]

I have pictures of myself in full deuce gear as a US Marine.

[@tibour007]

I can't speak to NJ but was MARDET AS34 in late 80s. Alice is no good when Zeba is set as you can't get through the hatches. So pistol belts only for duty. Alice only for special occasions.

[@elsuperpollo2273]

Molle is cool, but I perfer a.l.i.c.e. which is cool retro

[@kanrakucheese]

How are the guns on New Jersey (and other museum ships) handled under NFA? Is there a tax stamp for each of them somewhere? Antiques because ammo isn't made?

[@Synergy7Studios]

They're probably all demilled, except for the big 5 and 16" guns

[@cruisinguy6024]

They’re all disabled non firing

[@libraeotequever3pointoh95]

"... ship's maroons ..."?

[@jfm562]

782 Gear or Duce Gear.

[@ckhenson]

Mine is still hanging in my garage.

[@yankepilot]

Did the Navy not call this Alice gear, an LBE Load Bearing Equipment like the Army? Just asking..I know some things are different between services. 🤣

[@chrisb9960]

0:12 Maroons?

[@RayFromTexas1]

ALICE (All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment), MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment)

[@coniow]

Thank you for that. Be helpful if Ryan pinned this to the top!

[@Sqwaush]

Thank you Ray

[@davidburroughs2244]

Thought the L stood for liquer...

[@CAP198462]

K, I remember being told ALICE stood for Army Light Infantry Carrying Equipment. The web gear was okay, but the ALICE pack is another story.

[@tylerromero]

P.A.S.T.G - Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

[@briangarvey6895]

When I joined the Army in 2003 we were still issuing 99% of this stuff. The ear-pro box is still the same, I got handed load-bearing gear, and the flashlight was the same model. In Iraq, we still used so much of the same gear. Only the body armor had upgraded. In 2005, we had a national guard company from Pennsylvania attached to my battalion, and they had the new ACU's. We were all jealous, but they said not to be because the ACUs were pretty bad. We still had a lot of guys who went to the on base Iraqi tailor and had their uniforms modified to remove the lower pockets of our DCU's and move them upper and angle them like more modern gear.

[@klsc8510]

I was a MI Army National Guardsman from 2000-2009. When in Iraq in 2003-04, we had the DCUs. We started with the Vietnam flak jackets for "armor". Half way through our tour, we were issued the Interceptor vests. After Iraq, we were issued the ACUs. I agree they were not the best as the fabric would not breathe. The Velcro for the pockets was not liked either. The only good was the location of the pockets. They should have used the fabric from the DCUs with the new pattern. I still wear my DCUs for Veteran's Day for my hometown ceremonies. I started this when I was on leave from Iraq in 2003. I do it today to honor those serving that are still in harms ways.

[@crazyeyez1502]

Same here. Went to basic in 2000, and had same stuff up until was time to get ready to go to Iraq.

[@SteveJ2824]

@@klsc8510 I believe that the ACU material was supposed to be more fire resistant, - I served 1992-98, we had BDU's, (Battle Dress Uniform) woodland cammo pattern, the worked ok

[@jasondiaz8431]

Never understood the movement of the pockets. The only thing I gave ever seen in the pockets was a pack of cigarettes. In 23 years in service i never stored anything in my pockets except my pants for my cover and my fron pants pocket for my wallet. Everything went in my alice or molle gear unless i wanted to be in pain on a foot march.

[@gabrielpalombo4384]

If you join the brazillian regular army today, you will use 99% of this stuff, and with US marked on it. 😂😂😂

[@spierig4488]

that gear mostly stayed in supply, flak jackets and helmets were staged in the berthing spaces. in Beruit we wore Helmets and flak jackets while on 50cal posts. Web belts and holsters for roving guards cpl and Sgt of the guard.. I can forward some pics of the det 84-86

[@cruisinguy6024]

Would love to hear what a typical day was like for the Marines while underway

[@johnnunn8688]

As he ⬆️ said.

[@dankehl4566]

@@cruisinguy6024 I'm going to take a guess, eat, sleep and clean. :-)

[@boondocker7964]

On the USS Guam, LPH, Carib cruise '67-'68, we did not have a lot of "training time", no place to train, just career talks, by lifers, not a whole hell of a lot of anything more than chow and finding some place to relax at.@@cruisinguy6024

[@m35benvids87]

You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurants

[@deanieedwards8117]

Except Alice..

[@tcpratt1660]

Alice doesn't live here anymore. (After a full main battery salvo from the Black Dragon, nobody does!)

[@kolt4d559]

Alice? Who the hell is Alice?!?!

[@carlanderson7618]

Way back when the earth was young and I joined the USMC we were issued ALICE packs etc. but were still required to know the various configurations for the pack system it replaced from the Guidebook for Marines - Light Marching Pack, Marching Pack, Field Marching Pack, Transport Pack and Field Transport Pack.

[@HootOwl513]

I had to lug all that historic M-42 Happy Horseshit in Boot, Brother. You didn't miss nothing. Ergonomics wasn't a word in 1942. Semper Fi.

[@boondocker7964]

782 gear.

[@carlanderson7618]

@@boondocker7964 Do they still call it that?

[@boondocker7964]

Dunno, I got out in '69. That's what we called all that web gear.@@carlanderson7618

[@Alcochaser]

I have a whole detailed web page on this subject if you would like to share and examine it. Google "US Nylon Field Gear of the Cold War and Post Cold War"

[@thurin84]

thanks for sharing that!

[@Alcochaser]

@@thurin84 Glad you liked it!

[@Hibernicus1968]

I was issued the same web gear in the army in the mid-90s. One thing about the grenade pouches though -- we were trained _always_ to seat the grenade with the spoon _inside_ the pouch, up against the body of the mag pouch. That way, if both the pull ring and the retaining clip snagged on anything and got pulled off (admittedly unlikely they'd both go, but still...), the spoon doesn't fly off and leave you with five seconds to live.

[@rvail136]

Im a jarhead who was plagued with the ALICE system. It sucked bollocks. Fortunately, we had a commandant in the late 80s who went camping in the early 90s with his sons in Alaska...his kids had commercial equipment, and the commandant had his ALICE 782 gear...he realized just how bad it sucked. The USMC now has modern, very heavy duth commercial grade equivalent field gear.

[@johnnunn8688]

A Yank using the word ‘bollocks’? As a Brit, I’m stunned. 🤣😂

[@tankman7711]

Oh, mixture of gear was USMC wide. In boot camp at P.I in 1984 we were still issued woodland cammies but an OD green cover and that was Corps wide. After Active duty, went Reserves but unit was on an Army post & we had trouble getting Marine specific headgear ( Engineer cover) so...some had to wear that nasty Army pogue looking woodland BDU cover....our company photo is a mixture of Marine covers and Army covers....HQ Marine Corps accepted it and said ok, its a supply issue, do what you gotta do!

[@bobwalsh2112]

I was in PI the summer of 1983 and were were issued woodland cammies and a woodland cover, No OD. I qualified with the M16A1. When I went to the fleet we had Alice packs and 782 gear

[@jastrapper190]

In addition to the cup.. you would have a canteen cup stove.. it’s a piece of metal that slides over the cup and allows the easy use of hexamine or some other form of heat tabs or wood or paper. Also most infantrymen I knew loved the canteen cup but they only carried one. And you did everything in that cup. You would have it for coffee. For shaving and washing… all in the same cup. It was also critical in the extreme cold. You can take a canteen that is frozen solid and heat up a small amount of boiling or near boiling water and dump it in the frozen canteen and keep repeating the process until you had a liquid filled canteen. It might take a dozen “back and forth” of heating and pouring but it eventually will completely thaw. It was the only way to quickly thaw out a frozen canteen other than body heat. Just some additional things I personally did and I know a lot of other marines did. In the first aid kit was iodine tablets and in one canteen pouch you would keep this water purification. Typically in the other little pouch I carried waterproof match’s and a “speed loader” which is a little piece of metal that allows rapid “charging” or an empty magazine with a stripper clip of 10 rounds (as you will find when getting resupplied with ammo). Three quick presses and your empty magazine is full of 30 (or 29 rounds once one is chambered in the weapon.

[@NIGHTSTALKER0069]

I can’t remember what all the colors are for. You could do command and signal. However, when I was in we blue was used by doc so he could see the blood and still have some type of light discipline

[@studinthemaking]

What no boxes of crayons for the marines?

[@boondocker7964]

You must be Einstein, eh?

[@TheGhost-xj8fu]

As a kid/teen I had some of the mag pouches and the flash light, the belt and a grenade vest that i would run around in that we had gotten at an army surplus store. Had a woodland camo jacket too, i should still have it around here somewhere.

[@Synergy7Studios]

I have an A2 grip and an A2 flash hider on my modern AR15 build. They both just work (but i have filed the nub off, it sat right under my middle finger lmao)

[@Echo_Reyes]

Many veterans and military enthusiast will be taking notes on the set up of the Alice pack shown in this video

[@eugenegarrett78]

If they are veterans they don’t need edeucated especially marines

[@SuperYooper11]

The plastic box for the First Aid kit made a great cigarette pack holder. It always kept my cowboy killers dry and uncrushed.

[@frankgellenthin3733]

The Rastafarian helmet trick is just the three rear flaps of the cloth helmet cover itself. Once the helmet and inner shell is seperated you just leave the rear flaps hanging and tuck the front flaps betwenn the helmet and shell. Excellent video! Semper Fi!

[@tankman7711]

Your woodland cammies does not have our EGA and USMC stencil on the left top pocket. As during that time period we did not wear ' nametapes' but were required to have to have the stencil/heat transfer of the EGA with USMC underneath and always on upper left pocket of our cammies.

[@cartman4885]

If you look on the left sleeve shoulder it has velco so I think it's ARMY

[@tankman7711]

@@cartman4885 Army didn't wear Velcro on BDU, it's been ' customized' for wear underneath armor , by someone. Possibly around time Army went to ACU uniform...

[@barrydysert2974]

4:26 Those are tighties alrighty, but they sure ain't whities !:-)

[@bigsarge2085]

Joined the Army, late 90's, and was issued Alice gear and used it up through ~2006.

[@johnwalsh4271]

Are those grenades hollowed out? The dummies, like the ship's dummy rounds, are usually painted blue.

[@harry503]

I hope

[@boondocker7964]

As long as the fuse has been cut off the grenade is okay to screw around with "gently".@@harry503

[@esmith3438]

The putting on the lower pockets on the sleves started in the 2000, mostly with Army SF or SEALS were doing that. the correct goggles were the black sun, dust, wind goggles. ditch the netting on the helmet nobody really wore it. i saw few Marines in OIF 2003 wear it. I wish i could come get your gear right...lol turn you grenade around its in back words...lol

[@imbetterthanyouis]

very basic to my original loadout , frankenwebbing a mix of alice / plce , 58 pattern and dpcu , but that was mainly because we were transitioning from 58 pattern to dpcu which was basically alice gear in aussie cammo , that m81 jacket you have i bet you will find is a marsoc modification , and the reason why the Rastafarian helmet cover were not issued is because generally ghilli suits are individually created but the netting on the helmet you have is the head part of a thing called a snipers veil it came with a poncho sort of thing and a piece to cover your weapon in the same material , during the 80s you would have seen a few different iterations of the woodlands from the 70s they would have had erdl and mostly the brown dominant version and the late 70s early 80s it would have been erdl transitional basically a slightly recolored brown dominate then when m81 came in there was a winter weight and tropical uniform defined by tropical being ripstop ( that square stitched material ) and the winter weight being a heavier drill material without the ripstop stitch , you can tell in the photos because the winter weight faded in a very distinct way mainly the black tended to end up with a blueish hue , in fact at the 1 minute 22 mark you can see both guys wearing the winter weight and how drastically it faded and is part of the reason it was discontinued

[@imperfectlump6070]

I hated the ripstop because it didn't stop the rips. They were thin.

[@imbetterthanyouis]

@@imperfectlump6070 yeah it did seem to make a tear worse , gotta admit but its more comfy in hot weather

[@erics362]

Which Marine Corps MOS's would be assigned to a battleship?

[@EDKguy]

Did he say Maroons? I only thought that was an insult Bugs Bunny called people.

[@1300BlueStar]

Umm at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGXceZSnr9l3r7s did he say ship's maroons?? Instead of ship's marines?

[@jacoballen3267]

At Parris Island back in 2002-03 I was issued the very same gear, with the exception of the K-pot. The golden standard 1970’s 80’s and 90’s deuce gear BUT we just started wearing the digital MARPAT camouflage uniforms.

[@almirria6753]

My wood land cammies did not have the velcro pockets but the rest of my 782 gear looks about the same 80-84 USMC 29 Palms, Ca [various commands] 96-99 USMC MCAS Yuma, Az

[@stevenckaroly]

782 gear or deuce gear were the common terms in the Seabees during this period as well.

[@steveskouson9620]

When I was in the Army, we were transitioning from the old "Steel Pot" helmet, to the new design, which was known as the "Fritz" helmet. It looked like the WWII German helmet, hence the nickname. steve

[@WillVogt]

At boot camp in 99 we used ALICE and in 2000 when we were in Okinawa my unit 2/4 tested the first version of MOLLE and it was JUNK, cheap plastic frames and so many broke during a field exercise that the whole company had to quit the training a few days early... few things are truly grunt proof!

[@charletonzimmerman4205]

Smoke-em, if you got em!

[@motomuto3313]

The light was always mounted to the non firing side. I still have my setup from when I was in CAP. It sits in the closet collecting dust and cat hair. I do still get milage out of the rucksack.

[@peterkirk6518]

Back in the mid 70's we just called it TA-50 or a ruck sack. Our helmets were called steel pots w/ liner.

[@GoldPicard]

Still called them that even when I joined in 2009.

[@michaelh.3555]

Steel pot and chrome dome (liner painted silver).

[@mm3mm3]

This stuff makes Ryan look extra manly lol 😊😊😊😊😊

[@johnbarron4027]

All Purpose, Light weight individual carrying equipment.

[@johnvanliew2821]

This gear is 782 gear. Marine Corps 76-80.

[@dragonweyr44]

The uniforms were called BDUs, or Battle Dress Uniform. The desert camo is the three color and six color desert camo. The Six color was the Chocolate Chip as you call it Fun fact: Enlisted personnel used red filters on their flashlights, officers used blue ones. At least, that was the rule in the Army. Marines, I don't know Red and blue filters reduces how far light travels at night We, in the Army, were issued 1 canteen and cup and no first aid kit. we had a single field dressing located on the chest No compass, no carabiner Our earplugs were worn at all times on aur BDU left breast pocket. NOT on the ALICE pack

[@DJF1985]

We never called them BDU’s in the Marines, we called the Cammies or Camouflage Utilities, mostly just Cammies. 1980’s Infantry Marine here. In the Army, which I joined after my time in the Marines, we called the BDU’s.

[@kevinbrick-jv3fe]

I'm 53 years old in the army and I got issued all that gear

[@zoopercoolguy]

The butt pack was typically used with the ALICE harness so that the backpack could rest on it. This transferred more of the backpack's weight from the soldier/marine's shoulders to their hips.

[@nigelterry9299]

More please, Ryan!!!

[@michaeldalzell6670]

That flashlight 🔦 was to keep low light disaplen

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

The ALICE equipment issue in the 80's (when I served) was pretty much exactly what you showed, although except as a REACT force on board ship, most of that would have not been practicle aboard ship for typical sea service/guard duty (as on board a battleship). I think you would find a war belt w/sidearm as typical for this duty. For instance, a compass, camo netting on helmet, rifle, etc., wouldn't serve much of a function on ship duty. Of course this would all be available in the armory/berthing area if a boarding threat existed. Now if you look at the Marines deployed as part of a BLT/MAU, these guys obviously would be fully equipped for an amphib operation going ashore. Sea service for a Marine grunt was both fascinating and deplorable if that makes any sense. I really enjoy your videos, thanks.

[@adamdejesus4017]

That flashlight sucked but you could use it as a hammer or a blunt weapon if needed.

[@jasonmoran7425]

I’ve used those ear plugs at so many concerts.

[@dougmartin1723]

Still have my my moon beam with all the lenses

[@soldierofmisfortune6284]

Sewing pockets onto the sleeves actually goes way back to the MACVSOG guys in the 60's-70's They needed to carry as much as they possibly could so any little pockets like that were a welcome addition. John S. Meyer, who was on Spike Team Idaho said they had tailors modify their fatigues to have 4 pockets on the front of the shirt, 1 on each sleeve, and there were 2 zippered pockets for maps and Intel on the inside

[@hololightful]

When I went through Army basic in 2003 we were still using Alice gear... And even at the beginning once I was done.

[@tvormwald]

782 Gear! ALICE is a Pack! "All Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment" - ALICE

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Spent 23 yrs in the army and when I did canoe trips in the BWCA of N Mn most of my gear was 100% military. Fairly lightweight, very durable and available. Many would ask me if I was still in the army.

[@btratemylegs.6342]

Rah?

[@fireemblemistrash75]

My first gear setup was an alice belt with 3 pouches, a reproduction buttpouch, canteen pouch, and suspenders. Y suspenders are so awful but it led to my current H harness setup from eagle industries for my Ak

[@ZygmuntKletterstein]

The ALICE belt was great, likewise your Quart canteen. The remainder? Meh....

[@davefellhoelter3299]

TWO! Hundred! Mile an Hour Tape? as "I Recall?" with "ZIP TIES?" or? plastic hand cuffs?

[@Karichi503]

That moonbeam looks like its never been turned on. I still have mine. Its worn as hell but it still works.

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

You can order an LED bulb for the moonbeam, making it a bright 80 lumens. Works great.

[@ZygmuntKletterstein]

We used to love stealin... Erm, trading ALICE packs with you guys. Cut the stupid frame away, leaving only the top bar and a quiet Bergan! Wonderful Ruck

[@baconknightt]

Marine corps veteran here 86 to 95. ARNG 95 2008.With regards to the butt pack,we still had them on our Alice/782,OE-252 gear up until we were sent to Ft Carson for train up to go to Iraq. But while we were there, literally a week from getting on the plane to ho, they handed us new gear, Ballistic body armor w/sapi, and a piece of 💩 new ruck. I'm not saying you're wrong, we just didn't get it all at once. Some units took way longer.😅

[@orlandosierra9109]

What about them sexy UDT shorts that RECON is wearing on 4:23 ... I remember the tighter the better. LOL Anyone who wore those was high speed dual cool! Ooh-Rah! Great vid, brings back outstanding memories.

[@DV9486U]

The blouse is probably not USMC issue due to missing the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. WRT the pocket mod, Brown Water Navy has been doing that since Viet Nam, allowing the blouse to be tucked and maintain access to all four pockets.

[@c3aloha]

Strangely enough I’ve been seeing young Marines hiking with ALICE packs recreationally. They say they like them better!

[@fredrickmillstead2804]

Well, in 68-69 in RVN we had non of that equipment. What we had was 782 gear, and most of it had seen better days. I had an army flak jacket with multiple layers of nylon(?) Rather than the overlapping fibreglass plates.

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

In July, 1976 while in Boot Camp, I turned in all my WWII leftover gear for the A.L.I.C.E. gear. It was far more comfortable to carry a combat load in one.

[@craykard8325]

I was issued ALICE gear with molle IBA in the summer of 2006 at Fort Benning, GA OSUT.

[@c.r.m.4689]

Get a proper lapel mic-and so professional audio-for heaven's sake. This is garbage. They're only like ,$75.

[@michaelmartin4552]

Sorry, not sure what uniform you are showing at the start, but that is not a standard Marine issue Camouflage Utility blouse. The pocket and velcro on the sleeve is completely wrong, the lower cargo pocket is missing, and the EGA is not ironed onto the left breast pocket. Plus they were not "ripstop" until the 1990s, for most of their time in service they were only standard material. That seems to use the same pattern as the Marine Utilities, but the blouse is not correct. And I can not really accept it was "modded" by a Marine. Removing the pockets and adding the sleeve, maybe. But I can't see a Marine ever not putting the EGA on the breast. We would put the damned EGA onto everything if we were allowed to. I even knew guys that ironed it onto their body armor for goodness sakes. As for the helmet, the M1 was still common with Marine Security and Sea Duty detachments into around 1985. The priority was issuing them to the Infantry units, not the security units. But the body armor was often issued first, replacing the M-1969 vest very quickly then the helmets afterwards. And the photo, they are holding an M-16A1, and the Marines very rapidly phased those out in 1984. So that photo would not have been any later than 1985 at the very latest, most likely 1983 or 1984. I was part of the Marine Security Detachment at Seal Beach from 1984-1987, so remember this transition fairly clearly. Then with the 2nd Division from 87-90, and the Marine Security Forces at Mare Island from 90-93. And I can honestly say I had never seen that blouse modification ever during my entire career as a Marine. And I can't imagine somebody doing that to a new blouse, as otherwise the EGA would have been ironed on.

[@shawncarter5619]

I joined the Marines in 1989, and we still had all of this crap as standard issue. The LC1 harness was a hot mess that spent most of its time sagging down to your ass and riding up around your ribcage in front. The pack was GREAT!!! I loved that damn thing. Quick release shoulder straps, good light weight frame...the design is still much better than modern issue. And it came in THREE sizes! Ahhhh nostalgia!

[@magtafcmdr8621]

I was issued 782 gear in 1997. Shortly after 9/11 it was MOLLE gear.