This area is a little private area for us 4...
Right... First job we need a new welcome post in the main forum.
Something that welcomes people to doughboys, says what we are and tells people what they need to do to join.
We should need a required kit list for that I would think? Me and Lipton were just discussing, or should I say he was telling me (I learn all the time) what this would be.
From the memory of our conversation/my lecture it was
Brown boots (obviously roughouts preferred)
Gaiters
Wool/HBT trousers (though I also learned that HBT's were issued in 44 and not earlier so I will have to get me some wools)
Wool/HBT shirt
M41 Jacket
Tan webbing - not sure what this wants to be on 'required', Belt (Garand/pistol+pouches), Doughboy pack/suspenders, water bottle and medic-pouch-thing
M1 helmet
1st infantry/82nd Airborne badge
and a gun, M1 Garand preferred
But more importantly we need that opening post...
HBTs... they were around for ages. But only worn in battle in NWE in '44 as far as I know.
They're great for far east stuff as well 
Tan webbing is correctly called "OD3".
"medic pouch thing" = carlisle dressing pouch
Gaiters are I believe properly called leggings.
Good day to need it 
. I would right something now, for approval, but I am sort of chasing a 4pm deadline for too many words on a dull subject (time management not particularly me...) Dean should be back from work early afternoon and I can ask him to start writing on the non-internet computer to transfer when I'm done?
Is it wanting a long involved post - like the PBI one, ore something shorter?
I must not think about it just now as my skills of procrastination are immense.
Something short and snappy for now... backed up with a more in detail post later...
Sorry Guys, didnt see this section of the thread!
