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782 gear
· noun · military
Standard-issue field load-bearing kit — pack, belt, pouches, the lot.
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Marine Corps shorthand for the personal field gear you sign for and carry — web belt, suspenders, canteens, magazine pouches, pack, the whole load-bearing setup. Lose a piece and you're paying for it out of your next paycheck. Also called deuce gear.
“Lay out all your 782 gear on the rack — gunny's doing a layout inspection at 1400.”
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782 gear In A Sentence
Lay out all your 782 gear on the rack — gunny's doing a layout inspection at 1400.
Origin & Usage
Named after the old NAVMC Form 782, the paperwork a Marine signed to draw individual field equipment from supply. The form's gone; the name stuck.
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