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Originally Posted by Groombug
Where do you think all that gear comes from? Did you not read my post at all?
Moreover, depending on what government you work for and what unit you're in, you might get shafted with all sorts of useless issue shit. Yes, there's authentic shit too. In such cases, soldiers are forced by necessity of survival to go outside and purchase kit.
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Didn't you read my post at all? I'm not even talking about your post. 2 kind of replica gear, the one thats a exact replica and the one thats the cheap replica that i wouldn't even use for airsoft (but thats just me). Don't assume which one i'm talking about (especially when i'm generalizing).
I don't know about third world government, but you will never see the US, France, England or any other big country issue REPLICA gear to their soldiers. They might issue useless shit, but no one is talking about that. If you are issued something wrong (wrong item, wrong size, etc), you don't go buying it, you go to your supply depot, or what ever it is called and you get the mistake fixed. If they don't have what you want/need i'm sure theirs way to work around the problem, but buying it with your own money? That only happens when something is NOT issued (aka the bullet proof vests that should have been supplied for soldiers in Iraq) and thats when you buy it (which is wrong but not what this thread is about).
So yeah, if they don't give/issue it, well yeah you have to buy it. If you are issued something wrong, they fix the mistake.