[Rukus]

Mikel it depends on what ass clown they put in charge of you at the time. I've seen it go either way, one unit you can get away with it, others you can't.

You have to be cautious buying your own kit at times. Some units don't let you wear non issue. I had a buddy that went overseas and they were getting shit on for not wearing the issued Tact Vest. I think it's BS, your having people shoot at you, I would want to wear whatever works for me issued or not. Fucking kit Nazi's. Some units who are sticklers on this have to get out of their heads the idea that the issued stuff is end all for everyone, it isn't always the best and you have to go with what works but common sense isn't always applied. So check with your COC before you go drop a load of money on non issued kit just for the off chance that you may not beable to use it.

The rig I built for myself works better than my issued Tact Vest but on Ex I cannot wear my own rig.

My person Tact Vest holds 10 mags plus all the shit I need, ( I wear it for airsoft to keep in practice with it)
Issued tact vest holds 5 mags, and half the shit I need yet I'm not allowed to wear my own personal rig during training.