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Military uniforms and equipment can vary depending on the tactical situation. Fighting order typically includes a rifle, bayonet, sling, combat jacket, trousers, boots, steel helmet with camouflage net, and a face veil. The belt has four pouches and a water bottle. Grenades, ammunition, and rations are carried in the pouches. Identification tags and insignia are worn. Fighting order generally weighs around ten kilos and includes webbing and a digging tool.

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Pre Readingtask:: Post Reading

Military uniforms and equipment can vary depending on the tactical situation. Fighting order typically includes a rifle, bayonet, sling, combat jacket, trousers, boots, steel helmet with camouflage net, and a face veil. The belt has four pouches and a water bottle. Grenades, ammunition, and rations are carried in the pouches. Identification tags and insignia are worn. Fighting order generally weighs around ten kilos and includes webbing and a digging tool.

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Pre readingtask :

1. What types of uniforms do you know?


2. What item of clothes and equipment do soldiers wear in the field?
Reading:

The next step (stage) is to look through the text and point out the missing item(s) of field dress
uniform.

Text. Military dress


Depending on the tactical situation, riflemen wear either fighting order or marching
order. Fighting order uniform includes a rifle as personal weapon, a bayonet and a sling on the
rifle. A soldier usually wears combat kit (e.g. combat jacket and trousers) and boots. There is
also a camouflage net on a steel helmet, a face veil round the neck. There are four pouches and a
water bottle on the belt. In the two front pouches are some grenades, extra ammunition for the
personal weapon and spare rounds for the section’s machine gun. In two rear pouches, there are
personal combat rations and various items of essential personal equipment.
All personal clothing items should be marked with emblem of arm service and insignia of
grade. Servicemen should (also) have identification tags with their surnames and blood type.
Fighting order in general weighs about ten kilos and includes all the equipment the soldier
needs to survive for two to three days. As usual, the fighting order includes webbing and digging
tool.

Post reading:
Task 1. Fill in the gaps.
1. Depending on the tactical situation, riflemen wear either ……. or ……. .
2. Fighting order uniform includes a ……… as personal weapon, a ……..and a ………. on the
rifle.
3. A soldier usually wears ……… (e.g. combat jacket and trousers) and …… .
4. There is also a ……… on a steel helmet, a ……… round the neck.
5. There are four ………….. and a …………. on the belt.
6. In the two front pouches are some ………, extra ammunition for the personal weapon.
7. In two rear pouches, there are ……… ……… ……..and various ………. of essential
personal equipment.
8. All personal clothing items should be marked with …… ……. …… and insignia of …….. .
9. Servicemen should (also) have ………. ……… with their surnames and blood type.
10. Fighting order in general weighs about ……..kilos.
11. As usual, the fighting order includes ……. and …….. …… .
steel helmet сталевий шолом

camouflage камуфляж

combat jacket бойовий жакет

personal weapon особиста зброя


(rifle)
belt пояс

rear pouches задні підсумки

front pouches спереду мішки

water bottle пляшка води

combat trousers брюки

boots чоботи

face veil сітка для обличчя

badge Значок

epaullette погон

name tag Тега імені

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