Complete Marine Corps Gear Issue 2020 

I like how this Marine took time in preparing and organizing everything in just spending time into making this video.

12:08 "to be honest, I never use these" haha that's the CIF issue in a nutshell. I will say the Marine Corps CIF issue is much better than the Army's as far as practicality. Plus, that sleep system is so much better! Solid video dude

I have a bunch of old gear...I'm looking like I served in NAM!!!

Save your knees while you are still young because when you get older everything starts to hurt

Thanks for posting this. As a Marine who came in 50 years ago it is fascinating how much the gear has changed. At least you could take the liner out of the old M1 helmet and have a bath bowl. Glad to see the helmet cover still has two sides. We used to say "Green side out, brown side out, run in circles scream and shout." In the old Corps the poncho liner was known as the Snoopy blanket and when put together with the poncho made up a ranger roll. The item you put on the end of the barrel is actually a Blank Firing Adapter or BFA. Based on your video, issue gear is no longer called 782 gear or deuce gear and the junk on the bunk is a thing of the past. Great video.

Remember, there's only one thief in the Marine Corps...

What's nuts is those IFAK's just get thrown away after you turn them in. I found this out as I was EASing, apparently they have an expiration date on them and don't get re-circulated. After I found that out, the CIF in Horno let me take a trash can full of them back to my battalions BAS for CLS training. Its good to know what's in them even if some Marines don't want to open theirs. I was covering a pistol range once and a Marine had a beretta bite in his hand. He seemed annoyed that I didn't waste any space in my medbag on band-aids and was saying something about how I wasn't a good Corpsman but got caught off guard when I took out his own IFAK on him and got a band-aid out while I stated 'never knew you had it in you did you?' and then quickly reminded him of the self aid, buddy aid, then corpsman. Strangely he didn't seem too cheered up, but hey you cant win em' all.

This channel is so damn underrated

Milsim communities desperately writing this all down for their next arma op

Man what a great idea for a video, I hadn't even thought that this was something I'd want to see! Thanks again 👍

Lol I don't know what is worse... living with the old "deuce" gear or keeping track of all the un-needed stuff they make you take as issue.

Use the small waterproofing bags to compress your gear, so that you can minimize the space taken up in your pack, ultimately keeping the pack small and tight. That’s what I did when I was in.

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I was in during the switch. Started with m16a4 with metal mags in fleet then 8 month later got m4 and pmags with the foregrip bipod

Fascinating, the innovations. Been out 17 years, watched from beginning to end. Thanks for sharing.

BFA, blank firing adapter. It goes in the end of the barrel not to keep debris from flying out but to cycle your bolt with the gas through the gas impingement system, without it the gas wouldn't go down the gas tube to push the BCG back to eject the old round and extract and chamber another blank from the magazine. Keep up the good work and videos.

I knew at two and a half minutes in that this was gonna be one of the most informative vids on RU-vid. Thanks.

Thanks for the video, I can't believe how much gear has changed since I left in '96. We thought we were the coolest thing when we dumped the plastic gumby rain jackets and got Gore-tex. Literally everything you showed looks more comfortable and useful than we had. Glad the Corps finally spent money on updating the gear. Semper Fi, thanks again for the video.

I left the Marines in 2012 and for some reason when I look at your gear I feel REALLY old. I still have some of my gear and it feels and looks antiquated after watching this xD. Semper Fi

Pet peve of mine. The "black laundry bag" is actually for the sleeping system. Your suposed to keep everything in there to keep the fill from getting compacted and reducing efficiency. Anyone with a expensive sleeping bag would know that. Also read the posters for the new sleeping system in IFF.

Awesome video, dude. A big ass THANKS to you, and all current and former members of the military for all that you do!!!

Great video! Man have things changed since the 80's! Gear turn in was an SOB then also. Thank You for Your Service!! Semper FI!

Bravo Zulu - Great video! I'm in PM ICE (Program Manger Infantry Combat Equipment), the MARCORSYSCOM Program Manger that provides that gear to the Marines. You did a fantastic job going over all the details of the gear. There are a couple of new items being fielded that will replace a couple of the items you showed such as the ILBE is being replaced by the USMC Pack, but still very similar, and a couple of other items. Again, fantastic job on the breakdown of the gear.

2011-2015, and boy do i want to go back in, thank you for posting this and helping ALL future marines!

Another great video Sargeant thank you for your insight on the new issued gear from and old Master Sargeant 1978- 2009 Semper Fi!!!!

Solid video. Informative, no extra BS, and complete. I'll be checking out more of your work. Thanks!

Nice video, as a former Seabee I always enjoyed working with Marines. The device is called a blank firing adapter 'BFA' and it doesn't keep anything from flying out of the barrel because that's would be catastrophic. It allows the gas system to work. Thanks for your service.

Thank you for your service, Jar Head and God bless you! Semper Fi!

I watch the whole thing man, I been out 25+ years now, its interesting to see what ya young bucks are sportin these days! I wish I had that helmet back then, my fkn neck still hurts from wearing my big fkn space helmet compared to the one you showed lol. Wish you well dude.

Wow! Our deuce gear was a lot simpler in '83, but I wasn't 0311 either. Outstanding presentation Marine!

Thank You Young Man For Your Service to this Great Nation. Thanks for the Run Down on the Gear. Things Have Changed.

Great video. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone show what we actually issue you guys. Good to see Camelbak, Goretex, Streamlight, Magpul, etc. all made in the USA products. All brands I buy as well. Thank you for your service brother!

Thank you for doing this video much appreciated.

Awesome presentation! I left in 09 and I didn't realize a CIF issue changed so much! Thanks for taking the time to film and post this!!

Great to see how far the gear has come. Alot better than in the early 90's. Thanks for the vid. Semper Fi.

Awesome video. So cool to see how much the gear has improved from my days. Thanks man, and stay safe.

Awesome video man! I'm not in the military but I thought this video was really interesting. So much cool gear! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to go through everything.

Probably the best breakdown video I've seen for issued gear, great job.

I really enjoyed seeing this. Great video. Thanks!

Gear a Drift is Gear a Gift! Seriously cool to see the difference in gear compaired to what i had a decade ago

Very informative and very articulate. Nice little trip down memory lane as well.

Watched the whole thing. USMC 1964-1968, I never got issued that much stuff, ever. Semper-Fi, Marine. Nice job on the video.

Thank you for your service. Semper Fi!!!

Great work on the video really enjoyed it

Amazing video, thanks a lot for your time to show us all that !

Great video. Fun to see how much has changed since I got out. A little surprised to still see canteens. We all used Nalgene bottles back in the 00’s.

LOL! The only thing I recognized that we had were the canteens and e-tool! Trust me, I washed mine thoroughly when I was issued them. Good channel! Carry on.

You didn’t waste our time. I’m not even I the military and I enjoyed this. Thanks for taking the time

Great video man...brought back some memories! ..but 23:40...hike? We called them humps :)

great video, Marine! I didn't know any of this modern gear except for the daypack :- )

Great information for a old war dog and superbly presented! Happy Marine Corps Birthday!!

Semper Fi my Brother 👍🏻🇦🇺 God Bless, always loved working and training with the USMC in Australia and overseas

Oh dude, I laughed out loud a few times, hilarious video. I was Army, not Marines but a lot of the same gear is issued. It's amazing the difference 30-something years makes. We had the M-16's with the triangular fore grips, long barrels. Steel pots...when the kevlar helmets came out everyone felt like a damn bobble-head doll, they were so heavy you could barely keep your head up! We had none of that gore-tex stuff. Love that fancy flashlight! The yellow blank adaptor (ours were red) is to provide the back-pressure needed to reliably operate the bolt since blank rounds do not have the same pressure. And I LOVE that cleaning kit! One thing never changes though, you lose that stuff and you'll suffer, or like you said, leave that laying around and it's GONE. Flip side though, you sign for some inventory and find out you have TWO of something, well then one of them is yours to keep! Great video, best of luck with your military career.

Damn Marine, that's a lot of gear you get issued. I don't remember getting half that much stuff when I was in. Some of that stuff looks like a good improvement over the old gear and some looks like it would never come out of the locker. I remember when we would put as much stuff as possible in an Alice Pack and we thought it was pretty heavy. I can't imagine how much you could get in that main pack. Thing is huge. Semper Fi Marine, and thanks for the video.

Another great video thanks

We would take our 'Guidebook For Marines' turn to chapter we called 'Junk on the Bunk' a guide to make everyone's inspection look uniform. We lay our gear out to ensure that we packed all our gear & that we didn't forget anything. I always had 4 canteens with 2 canteen cups of the WW2 variety that was made of stainless steel. You could put them in the fire and the canteen cup had a handle where it would accept your bayonet to extend your handle. I would have 12 extra magazines, 6 per trouser cargo pocket. Make a baffle system keep them from making noise. I wore knee pads when it was unauthorized, under my field uniform. I'm almost crippled now. I always prefered the wooden handle E-tool with pick. You could get a real hot edge on them if you work it. Loved your cold weather, body armor, sleep system, much superior. We ALWAYS improved our sleeping area by building up our ground surface before we put down our mat. We had shelter halves where you could put together some ingenious configurations. The poucho liner was used everynite as we would use it on top of our rack that was made into hospital corners. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I'll be 72 in September. If I was 25, I'd be back. Semper Fidelis Warrior. USMC 1970-1998, 2003-4. Great video. You didn't waste my time.

Love your channel! No bullshit!

I put all my Army issue gear in 3 Tuff Boxs, under lock and key. Great video Marine.

Thanks. The video may have been long but you didn't waste anybodys time. Everything was straight to the point. It couldn't have been any shorter with all the gear you have. You explained it well. Identified each article and its use, or the lack there of.

Great video, great breakdown of the IFF issue. I retired after 30 years in the Army, and now work with inventory control at an IFF location. I came here to learn some more about USMC IFF. I must say, the Marine Corps gear seems much more practical (especially the sleep system and large pack/assault pack) than what I was most recently issued in the Army. Oh, and for sure, I had plenty of items that I said "Honestly, I've never used this before". Heck, half of the gear I turned in right before I retired was still in the plastic bag it came in. After so long in the Army, I knew exactly what I needed to take to the field or the range. Deployment was a little different, but I had the field down pat. Good job on the video!

I was motivated to see all the new gear being issued today. I served in the Marines from 1987-1999 and it looks like gear has come a long way since then. When we went to the gulf war, we were still using 782 gear and ammo left over from the 60’s. It pretty much looks like every piece of gear has been updated except the canteens and canteen cup. We use to joke about our gear as being left overs the Army did not want. You should be grateful to have such superior gear and weapons. It makes me proud to know the basic infantry man’s gear has improved so much. I know you said you do not use a lot of your gear but I can tell you every piece of gear we were issued was used and most had to come out their own pocked to get other items. If you wanted good boots, gloves, cold weather gear like the neck gator or beanie you bought it yourself. Optics on your weapon was unheard of unless you were a sniper. I will say one thing I am not envious of though, the weight of the new gear, looks to be 20-30% more then our basic issue. However, I was a mortarman and had to deal the carrying a tube or base plate. I could go on and on but thanks for the video, it did motivate me to see the new gear.

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You said Okinawa... man, look at that NICE hotel room! We had cubes in the barracks at Hansen! And, our cold weather mats were a pain! Worse than those! Even those PMags are nicer than the old metal A2 mags! And our cleaning kits were in the buttstocks of our A2s!

I wish we had gear like that back in early 2000's! We had the M-16A2 ... irons only. Semper Fi Devil! Good video!!

Outf--king standing presentation! One word of advice - NEVER apologize for doing things RIGHT. BZ!

First vid of yours that I've ever saw. I'll help you with the road to 7K.

Thanks bro! It’s nice to see the improvements since the ALICE stuff in the 90’s. We WERE using stuff from viet nam still.

I guess I'm officially Old Corps now (1974-1980). M-16A1 rifle, steel-pot helmet, field marching pack. Semper Fi. Thanks bro...I learned a lot today.

This is very cool to watch. I was in from '98 to '02. Its interesting to see what has changed and sadly, what hasn't.

Proud of you man

This was very helpful thank you

LOL Semper Fi and Happy Birthday

Also noteworthy about what we called the blank adapter attachment. I found out the hard way that the blanks will not fire without that barrel sealed completely at the end. The device is there to keep the gas tube functioning because nothing is expelled from the barrel. In brief the bolt will not retract without that device on when using blanks.

Cool video, thanks for taking the time

Great video! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸

Awesome video. I'm glad marines haven't changed since I was in.

Amazing, I was in 20th Engineer Fort Bragg back in 1999... not much has changed. I DO WISH I HAD A SMART PHONE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME WE WENT TO FIELD OR BACK FROM WHEREVER; when you are leaving, new unit WHATEVER S3/S4 Supply is the HARDIEST thing to get done!!!! This Marine is smart and going places because of this. Semper Fi solider!

They oughta start issuing KA-BARs again. That knife... dude, it never gets old.

basement jesus approves this. Great channel keep up the great work!

Great video, I was in the corps 62-66, gear certainly has changed over time, just wondering where do you store all that stuff, we only had a foot locker and a regular locker. Semper Fi brother

Thanks man planning on joining up and just wanting to see what I would be carrying thanks agian 👍

I was in the Army and man you are right, you leave gear anywhere and that shit is gone

Thank you man

Ooh Rah! Awesome video!

Watched it all the way through. I’m a civilian but I like to see professionals explain/discuss what they do & their gear. Wonder if the old timers still call all that stuff 782 gear? Thanks & respect, Marine, for all you do for our nation. Semper Fidelis & hope you’re able to be w family for Christmas.

This really helpful me and my History buds

loved the vid. subbing

Thanks for sharing, man. There's always loads of shit to keep track of. I know.

Gear adrift is a gift...that is some very nice gear now too!

Sensational bro.

Little has changed in 25 years. Marine Corps is more worried about something not returned than Marines using the gear they need. Stuff gets lost, broken, etc. In my day we had two sets of everything. The kit we used, the kit we were issued and would turn back in. Semper Fi brother.

Great video semper fi

I like the Marine backpack! Cheers my friend

I’m digging the new main pack. When I was in from 2006-2012 we had the old style and I ended up buying the pack exactly like the new one y’all have now. Ended up spending 4-500 bucks on a good Ruck. 0311’s best friend lol. A lot more comfortable than the old ILBE that was taller than some Marines that were 5’5 and below lmao.

LMAO!! I love how you started out about the wallet and the gear. “Gear adrift is a gift!” You ain’t lying brother HAHA!!

Outstanding

Great vid. Way better gear than I had. The military could learn a few things from the Boy Scouts though. There are far better insulating, lighter, and smaller replacements for that iso-mat. I have one that inflates a few inches off the ground and has memory gel foam.

Wow that’s some nice gear. When I was in the core you had to buy a gore-Tex if you wanted one and the gear was Vietnam era or maybe even Korean War lol. I did get issues one set of woodland digis though and boots.

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Thanks for your service....!