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.
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.
I made another comment but my guess is the image in the meme is roughly Gulf War era… I’ve not been in the military but I don’t think ACOGs became a thing that was basically standard issue untill… well even before you went to boot in 09.
I’m thinking this picture was taken some time in the 90s, probably, maybe early 00s, is what I’m trying to say.
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.
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.
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.
I made another comment but my guess is the image in the meme is roughly Gulf War era… I’ve not been in the military but I don’t think ACOGs became a thing that was basically standard issue untill… well even before you went to boot in 09.
I’m thinking this picture was taken some time in the 90s, probably, maybe early 00s, is what I’m trying to say.