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Had no issues with the gear as I'd rather wear things for safety's sake (minus the stupid digital camo, heavy, too many straps survival vest when the old mesh green one from the early 2000's was SO light and much cooler in the summer). Just pointing out that "cool military gear" isn't what most people think and if you'll have to fly the Lakota expect it to be almost unbearably hot. The Army has the AC removed after it comes out of the Airbus plant in Mississippi as it wasn't in the bid contract. If the bird was originally slated to be a Medevac ship then an aftermarket AC was then installed (and a few did make it to Rucker but most of them aren't repaired when they break... at least they weren't repairing them when I left there in 2020).