Post #2402630
2026-01-20 18:34 UTC
This meme (motivational poster?) has to be circa 2003 - 2009. Looks like Marine recruits with M-16 A2s. The newer tan canteen pouch with the old green 782 alice gear belt and harness is a weird combination.
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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-20 20:38
I think the used picture is even older than the meme itself, my guess would be that it is from roughly the Gulf War era. EDIT: I am wrong, see below comments.
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@Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2026-01-20 19:34
Yeah this picture is confusing. I went to boot in '09. We wore deuce gear, but it was green. I can't tell if there are picatinny rails on the rifles or not. There's no ACOGs. I'm definitely leaning toward your timeframe, but something definitely feels off about it. Dunno.