Just what are you allowed to have from private suppliers?
It seems mostly "keep warm under the uniform" stuff.
Depends on what line of work you're in and who you work for, but yeah, most of it falls in the accessory category. The Army was flat on its a$$ in 75. They just didn't have the money (or the equipment- our M16 handguards were wired together with baling wire to keep them from falling apart) to issue us OD jungles and boots for a course that pretty much required them. The old cotton two piece (and later, permanent press)fatigue was a lousy field uniform. I shelled out most of my pocket money to get what I needed in downtown Columbus at Ranger Joe's. I think I still had $1.50 in my pocket after cab fare when I reported into 3rd Rgr Co (not that it mattered at that point).
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