Is that the case? I thought that when I left last year they just
changed the policy that all ORDING troopers from the unit could ORD
with their PE i.e. LBV etc. Heh looks like I should go back for a
visit and look see look see again.
I agree about the current NSF issued LBV-- the material is feels
pretty crappy and the velcro pile quickly fades to a very tactical
orange colour :P Also, the small toothed zips quickly jams with any
dirt or mud. And of course the integrated waterbag works better in
theory than in practice.
All that said though, there have been some slight improvements
such as the inclusion of the velcro to attach the toggle rope like
on the old SBO webbing-- which shows that change is not impossible,
but as always the limiting factor is cost-- or rather how much
importance the Army places on each piece of equipment. The amount
of money they spent on the new uniforms, for example, could be used
to equip every single NSF for at least a few years with the good
LBVs with a far greater marginal utility. But thats just my 2
cents.
