What happens if you lose military gear?

The military will literally shut down an installation to find an errant weapon. The very smallest punishment for misplacing a weapon, if it’s found within a reasonable amount of time, is a “Company Grade Article 15.” That means you can lose one grade of rank, a week of pay, and two weeks of extra duty.

What items would a Revolutionary War soldier have put in his pockets?

Items a Revolutionary War soldier would have put in his pockets include some or all of the following: spare flints for the musket and for use with a striking steel to make sparks for starting camp fires loose ammunition a pen knife, pencil and small diary book coins or paper money and maybe a leather wallet

What percentage of soldiers in the military fire their weapons?

When asked what portion of their fellow soldiers fired during any given engagement, the veterans estimated that about 84 percent of a unit’s men armed with individual weapons (rifles, pistols, grenade launchers, shotguns) and approximately 90 percent of those manning crew-served weapons (generally the M-60 machine gun) did so.

How did they carry their gear in the Civil War?

There were two larger pockets in the outer coats, two in the inner vests, and two small ones below the waistband in their breeches. They did use backpacks and those were used to carry their larger necessaries such as extra shoes, stockings, shirts, and other wearing apparel, as well as extra outer clothing, food, boots, and personal items.

Did any 1st Cavalry soldiers ever personally fire on the enemy?

Only nine of the 1st Cavalry Division veterans reported that they never personally fired on the enemy, a far different result from what Marshall had written was the case in the Pacific and Europe. But some might suspect that a man would hesitate to admit his own shortcomings under fire.