by Snake_Eyes » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:28 am
Alright I decided its time to make a contribution. I'll caveat this by saying that in AFGHANISTAN and CENTRAL ASIAN THEATRE does this apply. I work with many of the SOF team members you all are trying to make impressions of. First and foremost please Please PLEASE do not refer to our community as "Operators" we do not answer telephones for a living. Its stupid and if you talk to any of my team members.....you'll be mocked and instantly thought of as a MW3 fanboy.
SOF Team Members ARE wearing many of these items you posted. However the actual equipment used comes down to the individuals PREFERENCE. If you want to look exactly as a certain individual, you will succeed. If you want to look authentic wear what works for YOU! SOF is given the privilege to use what works for them as long as it follows the DoD safety guidelines.
HELMET - MICH 2000 or MICH 2001 (Norotos 3 hole mount or L3 G10 One Hole NVG Mount)
-I use the Norotos 3 hole personally, I prefer it along with many for low profile of it and its weight (or lack there of)
ANSI RATED GOGGLES - ESS Profile or Desert Locust
- I use the Army Issue ESS Profile, they were free and work. Sentiment is mutual across the team.
ANSI RATED PROTECTIVE SHOOTING GLASSES - Oakley A or M frames
-PERSONAL PREFERENCE, Oakley M Frames with Amber lense. These are the "IN" thing within the Army and the guys youre really interested in Ranger/SF/Virginia Boys
RADIO - MBITR, Harris, Icom F4S or other F series radio and ?
-Radios are whatever your unit has, its a mixture of MBITR, Harris(Vehicle Mounted) Icom F4S. As there are a metric fuckton of MBITR here almost everyone uses them. However if you want to be like the unit that doesn't exist, you'll skip the BS and get a Sat Phone (Iridium Extreme Satellite Phone) added plus the high end security contractors I work with use these along with Department of State and other GOs, you can even send me a MGRS grid.
The biggest thing here is getting the WIRE WHIP ANTENNA, essentially you can weave this through youre MOLLE plate carrier and makes the signal better. It looks like a long black cord and a male end which screws into the antenna portion. Weave the cord in a zigzag pattern on the back of your plate carrier.
RADIO HEADSET & PTT - MSA Sordin or Peltor Comtac headset with Nexus or other real brand U-94 PTT
The standard is Peltor, I see the majority of guys using these as they were bought by the unit, forget the NSN. Good stuff! Some guys went and bought there own that cancel the sounds of gunfire, these are awesome and amplify voice sounds.
CHEST RIG/PLATE CARRIER - EI RRV or LBT 1961 series MJK/Khaki or Coyote Tan)
-THIS IS ALL PERSONAL PREFERENCE.
GLOVES - Oakley SI Assualt gloves, Factory Pilot gloves standard Nomex Flight gloves or Mechanix gloves
-Myself and the majority of 7 Group use the Blackhawk tan gloves, they don't have a hard knuckle but its padded leather, these are light, allow use of touchscreens, fire retardant and breathe. Amazing in the heat and the cold.
GPS or WATCH - Garmin Foretrex 401
-Any Garmin will do, the only "standard" is that its a Garmin. Absolute must for any team member in the REAL WORLD. Makes PR so much easier. As far as Watches go, personal preference. I use an
UNIFORM TYPE (including camo pattern type or solid color type)
-Dependant on environment. Experimental patterns, Multicam is no longer experimental. Virginia Boys are running with a wierd mix of flecktarn-digi-faded montrocity....
BELT (for uniform pants only) - BHI CQC or LBT riggers belt MJK or khaki tan based
-Any kind of Riggers Belt in Green/Black/Tan
PADDED MOLLE BELT - Eagle Industries PMB (MJK/Khaki)
-Only saw it ONCE, a medic was using it as bandoleer for gauze and other medical stuff. I don't see anyone using otherwise
KNEE & ELBOW PADS - Arcterx or Crye pads...or no pads at all
-I have seen NO ONE wear elbow pads. For air assaults hell yes, they are amazing.
BOOTS - Asolo FSN 95 GTX & FSN series, Merell's, Danner Hikers
-Put the boots in the closet for a rainy day, we use Merrells with an elastic drawstring, comfy and light with a super great grip.
PRIMARY WEAPON - M4 RIS Block I or Block II
-Accurate, however the M14 EBR is the new hawtness and many teams have 1 or two platforms with trained marksmen.
SECONDARY WEAPON - Glock 19, 22 or Beretta 92 series
-Sig Sauer, Beretta 92 (New and Old), I have only seen a few 1911 (40s and .45s) mostly the Chief Warrant Officers have them or crusty MSGs in group.
OPTIC - Eotech or ACOG
-Mission Dependant/Roles
My sword runs at 450 FPS, try to out run that! 35+ Sword/Knife Kills and counting.
Also I have a few friends in SOTF-E I can call up and ask about your bros over there. PM a message you'd like to get out and I can pass it on! Also Unconventional, are you the one making custom "RAID" modded uniforms? I might have a favor of you if you are 
