ghettoblaster

Detritus, thanks so much for the info.

I remembered you mentioning Lightfighter today while at work, and I checked out their website. Good stuff, to say the least.

Unfortunately, RBA or Interceptor (without the newest mods, but with the neck collar) is as good as it's going to get. As I said, we're currently going through a really weird time where equipment procurement goes. The Battlefield Airman program was supposed to standardize the groundpounders in the USAF with the best gear, but--predictably--Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen so throught the joke of bean counters picking the item list and kept with their system while Terminal Attack Controllers such as myself are being hamstrung by non-trigger pullers as to what we can buy. I got the kiss of death today... I found out that the item they were going to get me was a rather good Tactical Tailor piece of kit, but which is really not good for my body size. I have to work with that price tag in mind, which is seriously going to hold me back.

All the same, I'll look at the links you gave me pronto, and I'll let the folks there know that Scott from Cuyahoga sent me. Thanks again, amigo--and let me know if you ever need anything within my power.

Oh, and P.S.: since I'll likely be deploying soon, I was wondering if you'd like to take over as SG Warlord again.