We called them the radio spooks hahaha.
But the signal guys in the infantry was great and fit guys.
They had to carry those twin old battery backpacks and the full radio kit on patrol.
And I know that they hated it!
Yeah and I bet that the signal guys that go out with the foot patrols love all of the new lightweight stuff.
I presume that they can even us mobile phones now in contact situations lol.
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Signals I think in most military is always so different from the rest if the army
We called them the radio spooks hahaha.
But the signal guys in the infantry was great and fit guys.
They had to carry those twin old battery backpacks and the full radio kit on patrol.
And I know that they hated it!
Ohh yeah carrying the radio was hard work but luckily I didn’t have to do that often I was a Radio tech and nit a signaler
So, you also worked a move like I did lol.
I heard that nowadays they carry small Lithium batteries and they don't know how blessed they are.
I have seen the new radios and batteries so much lighter than what we had in our day for sure
Yeah and I bet that the signal guys that go out with the foot patrols love all of the new lightweight stuff.
I presume that they can even us mobile phones now in contact situations lol.