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Offline Raith

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Geardo Certification Test!
« on: August 29, 2006, 11:24:27 PM »
Don't post the answers.  Comments are welcome.  Haha.

01. The Paraclete RAV is an evolution of a design that another company manufactures and sells.  What is the name of that company?

A) Tactical Tailor
B) High Speed Gear Inc
C) AWS
D) None of the above

02. Which of the following vests have a single cord release system?

A) Tactical Applications Group Spartan Vest
B) Eagle CIRAS
C) Paraclete RAV
D) None of the above

03. Which gear manufacturer makes a dump pouch that is extremely similar to the Artie Ellis dump pouch?

A) Battlelab
B) CSM Gear
C) Recce Gear
D) None of the above

04. What does MJK stand for?

A) Matt Johnson Khaki
B) Mostly Just Kit
C) Mojave Khaki
D) None of the above

05. Who was the manufacturer of the few Warhammer vests that Lightfighter Tactical sold?

A) Special Operations Technology
B) Eagle Industries
C) Special Operations Equipment
D) None of the above

06. The Combat Medic Vest System (CMVS) Michael Bianco vest is a PALS webbing covered version of what vest?

A) Eagle Industries TAC-V1
B) LBV-88
C) Specialty Defense SPEAR BALCS Carrier
D) None of the above

07. What does PALS stand for?

A) Pocket/Pouch Attachment Ladder System
B) Pocket/Pouch Anchor Linkage System
C) Placement Assisted Linking Set
D) None of the above

08. Which bomber did the United States want to make Hitler believe they'd use in Europe, but never really did?

A) B-29 Superfortress
B) B-17 Fortress
C) F-86 Sabre
D) Um... Thats not a gear question.

09. Ranger Green is most similar to which color?

A) Olive Drab
B) Buffalo Green
C) Smoke Green
D) None of the above

10. The Infinity Tactical Load-Bearing Chest Rig is a copy of a rig from which manufacturer?

A) Eagle Industries
B) Blackhawk Products Group
C) High Speed Gear Inc
D) None of the above

11. What is the origin of the naming of Emdom USA's "Grobes" glove pouch?

A) A misguided asian vistor to the Lightfighter forums
B) A misspelling of globes
C) Eli Grobes designed the pouch
D) None of the above

12. Which MSA helmet is the "gunfighter" model?

A) TC-2000
B) TC-2001
C) TC-2002
D) None of the above

13. What is the name of the attachment system that Specialty Defense, Blackhawk, Eagle Industries, Battlelab, and others use for attaching their pouches to PALS Webbing?

A) MALICE Clip
B) SOF Snap
C) Natick Snap
D) None of the above

14. Who invented Paraclete's SOF Snap?

A) Tim D'Annunzio
B) Matt Johnson
C) Logan Coffey
D) None of the above

15. Which of these vests is not a "side entry" armor vest?

A) Tactical Applications Group Spartan
B) Specialty Defense Interceptor Body Armor (IBA, OTV)
C) Eagle Industries CIRAS
D) None of the above

16. You're using a Magpul Speed Threader to put a Tactical Tailor Single 5.56 Magazine Pouch onto a rig and it isn't working.  What is the most probable reason?

A) You don't have it looped around the snap correctly
B) You're not pulling hard enough
C) You're trying to use it backwards
D) None of the above

17. Which is the stiffest material listed?

A) 1000 Denier Cordura
B) Blackhawk's Nytaneon Material
C) 5038 Webbing
D) None of the above

18. What does AWS Stand for?

A) Always Watch your Six
B) Al's Welding Service
C) Arnold's Welding Service
D) None of the above

19. How many magazines is a Paraclete TXII Pouch intended to hold?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) None of the above

20. Which version of the Special Operations Technology Hellcat has a fastex buckle in the front center?

A) Hellcat MK1
B) Hellcat MK2
C) Hellcat MK3
D) None of the above

21. The Tactical Command Inc Liberator Headset uses which electronic hearing protection as its base?

A) Peltor 6S
B) Sordin Supreme Pro
C) Peltor Comtac
D) None of the above

22. Which company does Tactical Applications Group use to manufacture its Spartan vests?

A) Eagle Industries
B) Special Operations Technologies
C) Tactical Tailor
D) None of the above

23. Which quality gear manufacturer has more or less closed their doors to non government individual sales?

A) Special Operations Equipment
B) London Bridge Trading Company
C) Battlelab
D) None of the above

24. Which of these vests has the highest MSRP, but the lowest "open market" price?

A) Eagle Industries CIRAS
B) Battlelab Predator
C) Paraclete RAV
D) None of the above

25. What is the difference between Wellco's mil-spec and commercial desert boots?

A) The leather is made from premium grade cowhide
B) They are hand-stitched in South Carolina
C) They have a more exactling sizing chart
D) None of the above
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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2006, 11:35:27 PM »
Rockin...I got about 2 or 3 wrong, tops. :)
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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2006, 11:41:41 PM »
16/25, which ain't failing.
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2006, 12:08:48 AM »
Certified geardo... it is this hard. It has nothing to do with money.
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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2006, 12:35:29 AM »
Wait a second!  You said if I gave you all that money I get into all those cool places I see in those pictures!!!
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« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2006, 01:04:38 AM »
I think I actually know a good deal of those…  When do we get to see the answers?
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« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2006, 06:47:14 AM »
Quote from: "Vince"
16/25, which ain't failing.


Actually, it is....that'd be 64/100, which would be a "D".  Ok...TECHNICALLY passing....


Kurn, if you know the answers, why do you need to see them?  :D
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« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2006, 03:13:15 PM »
Did I cause this?? :roll:
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2006, 03:14:54 PM »
Quote from: "TimW"
Quote from: "Vince"
16/25, which ain't failing.

Actually, it is....that'd be 64/100, which would be a "D".  Ok...TECHNICALLY passing....


Goddamn right that's passing, what's with this trying to discount my D? A D's just a B without it's belt on, for shit's sake.
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2006, 07:23:35 PM »
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A D's just a B without it's belt on, for s***'s sake


ROFL!!  and in my case, my arse knew where the belt had gone....
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