04-20-2004, 16:18
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Consigliere
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Originally posted by Roguish Lawyer
That is none other than the Sky-God himself.
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I was referring to TR.
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04-20-2004, 16:19
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Okay, based on the stretchy-looking fabric, it's after Viet Nam and probably in the 1980's till today?
I haven't been able to access uniform pages.
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I think he meant the rig.
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04-20-2004, 16:19
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What "stretchy fabric"?
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04-20-2004, 16:21
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Again, look at the equipment. It will give you the no-earlier-than time.
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Given the specialized nature of the equipment, I will have to defer all information to those who are HALO qual'd. It's a lot easier when looking at standardized Army gear.
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04-20-2004, 16:24
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Cough cough cough /edit... where's that edit button?!/ cough...
Damnation. I was referring to the flight suit. I guess it could be TR. I can't tell anything from the rigging, but then again I've yet to jump out of a plane.
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04-20-2004, 16:26
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Flight suit is cotton.
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04-20-2004, 16:29
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Quote:
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Not the TS from the previous pic.
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Isn't this the TS sky god from the original pic? 
Last edited by Sacamuelas; 04-25-2004 at 19:58.
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04-20-2004, 16:31
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My guess is that TR's posted pic is a self portrait. 
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04-20-2004, 16:33
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... Sacamuelas, you're crazy.
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I agree, but that's not TR from the 'good to go' picture.
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04-20-2004, 16:35
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I will post a couple of pic's...Anyone care to guess?
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WOW. this thread just went from amazing to super amazing!!
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04-20-2004, 16:35
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Quote:
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Flight suit is cotton.
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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04-20-2004, 16:37
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Originally posted by Sacamuelas
Isn't this the TS sky god from the original pic?
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That's a PJ I think.
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04-20-2004, 16:40
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Nomex is little better for warmth, and if you want to see what happens to most synthetic fabrics in an aricraft crash, set fire to a piece and watch.
Polypropylene will turn you into a hard shelled, roasted insect before you can get out.
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04-20-2004, 16:42
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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
That's a PJ I think.
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Now, now Doc. That wasn't nice. Have you never been told the story of the lion verses the.....
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04-20-2004, 16:44
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Well, I've been gone for a while, so they may have changed the rig.
But if that's him, he stole that helmet.
LOL
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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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