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Several years ago during Gulf War 1.0 in Guns and Ammo magazine, Col. Jeff Cooper wrote something like:
We (he always used the royal â Å“weâ ?) note with some concern that our soldiers have been told to bring shoe polish and boot brushes with them to the Gulf, but NOT their personal sidearms. It seems to us that if a soldier is a better shot and is more confident with Grampa's 1911, he should bring and carry it in theater.
The quote is definitely not exact as I'm composing this from memory, but you get the sentiment.
My question then is: Does the CF have a stated policy on the use of personal weapons (as opposed to other types of personal gear) in an operational theater and if so what is it?
D.D.C.O.S.U.& F.
We (he always used the royal â Å“weâ ?) note with some concern that our soldiers have been told to bring shoe polish and boot brushes with them to the Gulf, but NOT their personal sidearms. It seems to us that if a soldier is a better shot and is more confident with Grampa's 1911, he should bring and carry it in theater.
The quote is definitely not exact as I'm composing this from memory, but you get the sentiment.
My question then is: Does the CF have a stated policy on the use of personal weapons (as opposed to other types of personal gear) in an operational theater and if so what is it?
D.D.C.O.S.U.& F.