"What you come with is what you fight with."

[YellowRubberDuckie]

http://rense.com/general52/gear.htm

Apparently, there's not enough gear to go around. They're telling the guard members that are being called up that what you come with is what you fight with. They're not only out of gear, they're short.
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In a few weeks we will report to our mobilization site and begin the admin process, which is followed by the training prior to actually going over. We currently have a platoon-reinforced size group. Our mission is limited scale raids and mobile reconnaissance.

The current issues that I am concerned with include: 0 ñ Reinforced Humvees 0 - Body Armor 0 - Goggles 5 - pistols. Supposed to be one each

The list continues and all the way down to a simple shemagh/balaclava.

Now for the kicker. I have personally spoken with my counterpart at our gaining command and this is a person who sits on the meetings. They not only have nothing for us, they are also short. The word now is "What you come with is what you fight with."
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So much for the conservative's posturing about how much they care about the Americans over in Iraq. What a load of crap.
Duckie