[kattracks]

socks, cushion sole	1 pair
boots (mark left boot with blood type/ssn)	1 pair
nbc booties worn over field boots	1 pair
M-40 series field protective mask w/ filter	1
NBC meds: atropine and 2pamcl (in M-40 carrier)	1
armor, body, upper torso (mark w/ name and blood type)	1
canteens w/covers and NBC cap	2
first aid kit (contents listed below)	1
bandage, adhesive	18
bandage, gauze	1
bandage, muslin	1
bottle, snap-on	3
dressing, first aid, field	2
instruction card	1
chap stick	1
providone-iodine solution	1
bottle, water purification tablets	1
wristwatch	1
desert floppy cover (hat)	1
eye dressing	1

The following items are prohibited.

   no pornography or sexually explicit material.

   no drug other than prescribed medications which must be accompanied by the original prescription

   no alcoholic beverages

   no firearms, ammunition, explosives

   no bright colored/multi-colored bags — please use a black, tan, olive green, or woodland/desert camouflage bag.

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And stay the HE$$ out of our way!

[TomB]

Be prepared to get and stay dirty for extended periods of time.

Somewhere, Ernie Pyle is either laughing hysterically, or sobbing uncontrollably.

[ken5050]

Beautiful...absolutely beautiful....all it lacks is the "have a nice day"....LOL.....

Ya get the feeling the Marines are trying to discourage the reporters.....I can almost see them wanting to ad a qualifier...

"If you can't run three miles in 30 minutes while carrying a 25 lb ruck....don't bother to come..."

[mhking]

Paging Geraldo!

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[mhking]

We recommend males shave every day. Your NBC mask will not get a good seal if you have a beard or facial hair growth. Without a good seal in a chemical or biological contaminated environment, you may suffer severe adverse effects or die.

I presume this means that we'll finally see Gerry Rivers without his mustache...Ewwwww!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Considering the type of reporters we have these days, that's not enough underwear.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Approval to transmit live from the battlefield rests with the battalion commander of the unit to which you are assigned. Hostile forces have the ability to "direction find" electronic emissions on the battlefield. When they triangulate that position, they usally fire on it with artillery. Media traveling with the 1st Marine Division will have restrictions placed upon the timing of the usage of communications equipment.

I can already hear some of the liberal moron media demanding their "right" to transmit the location of every U.S. division anytime they want.

[wimpycat]

No smoking at night and no alcoholic beverages at any time.

Those two prohibitions are enough to keep Christopher Hitchens from "embedding" with the 1st Marine Division.

[1Old Pro]

nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) suits...

I knew NBC was bad news.

[piasa]

INstructions from the Navy for those media staying with them:

Bring along: Toilet paper
Momma's special rum cake(be discrete)
Swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated
More toilet paper
Mail, lots of it.

Instructions: Don't touch anything and try not to get trampled by marines.

[Wolfstar]

Priceless!

[Starrgaizr]

We strongly encourage you to purchase your own body armor (i.e. kevlar helmet and flak jacket).

...they will kill you.

...they will kill you.

Please ensure you have identification to assist us in the case you become unconscious. [Now, that is a soft touch!]

We look forward to having you here at the 1st Marine Division.

[martin_fierro]

   If you see this joker...

...shoot first and ask quetions later.

[Mr. Silverback]

antibacterial soap... 1 bar

Note: Correspondents from the Village Voice, please bring 3 bars.

[RugerM77]

>>> no firearms, ammunition, explosives <<<<

I thought this kind of funny.

[Britton J Wingfield]

This is a story told by GEN Tommy R. Franks, who commands Central
> Command:
>
> "I ended a recent operations briefing for a lot of our folks over there
> (in Afghanistan) by discussing some of their morale issues. I related
> to them about a recent meeting and tour I had with the American
> ambassador when we went around inspecting all of our Marines deployed
> into their fighting positions. "I reminded all of the assembled
> officers that Marines live in holes and don't have a house to live in
> like 'heavy forces.' No tank or lots of tents to sleep in. They carry
> their 'house' on their back and they live in fighting holes. Although
> the Marines had just lost a buddy (in a Humvee accident), their spirit
> was 'uplifting'. "A question posed by the ambassador to a Marine drove
> this point home. The ambassador asked a young Marine private sitting in
> his hole, 'how is it here in the hole?' The private answered, 'Kind of
> like the beach without water.' The ambassador then asked, 'If you could
> get something, what would you like to have?' "I related to all of our
> folks assembled there in front of me that most of us would have
> answered, 'a hot meal', 'a cot', 'a shower,' but this Marine private
> said, 'I could use some more ammunition.'
>
>

[strela]

The Camelback packs are the greatest thing since baseball for these guys. You can carry enough water to get you through a good portion of the day, even in a hot climate. And, you don't have a canteen swinging and smacking you all the time.

I have two of them, one in my 3-day kit, the other I use on hikes/camping/etc.

[CapandBall]

ping

[Experiment 6-2-6]

This sounds like way too much fun!

Is there a way for someone to become a war correspondent? Do you think they have enough who want to go? I'm kinda bored on my little island, and would love to play with the Marines..

Not too keen on that "no firearms, ammunition, explosives" clause though..