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I guess my point here is that we are always looking for the right bag (ruck, aid bag, ammo pouch, etc) but with such a variety of environments and missions I don't ever see the ideal "one size fits all" ever being developed.
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Roger that Sir, it is a quest. In addition, IMO, medicine changes probably more rapidly than any other discipline due to the strong civilian input and lessons learned from the field. Mog changed in a very drastic way my thinking about several things, not the least in the weight category IV fluids. When I went to school it was 2 large bores and squeeze the bag. IV bags weigh a considerable amount when you start adding them up. I have changed my thinking about IVs and now don't need as big a bag. I am currently working out of the TT FRB and leg panel and since I have access to resupply (sort of) I don't carry an aid bag per se as much. Just throw a couple of refill items in my RAID with my snivel gear.
One of my worst fears was always not having the one item I would end up needing and not being able to treat a teammate. So I carried everything I could get my hands on.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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