OPEX, equipment and gear of French soldiers

External military operations require solid and resistant equipment, as well as cutting-edge gear for each French army soldier. However, from combat uniforms to camping equipment, according to several media sources, even though they receive a kit before departure, many French military personnel would supplement it themselves to perfect their basic overall equipment.
This phenomenon has a name: self-equipment.

Focus on equipment and military gear adapted to overseas missions…

Table of Contents:

• The entire world, theater of French Army operations
• Complete equipment, adapted to all environments!
• Where do military personnel self-equip?

With a budget increased by 44% this year (2018) for OPEX, external operations of the French army continue to take place worldwide: Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, Chammal in Syria, Harpie (fight against illegal gold mining) in French Guiana, mission Corymbe in Africa, operation Lynx in Lithuania…

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Source: Twitter @EtatMajorFR

Source: Twitter @EtatMajorFR

Temperature variations, humid and hostile environments, the "secret weapon" of combat boots for a soldier, is above all durability, just as thermal performance is the main parameter to consider for a sleeping bag!
If on average, a French military personnel would spend about 500 euros per year to self-equip, it's primarily to ensure they have quality equipment, especially when deploying on OPEX. Tactical vest, backpack, waterproof bag, tactical gloves, adapted insoles and socks that are more comfortable, durable fatigues, mosquito nets… These are basic items that nevertheless guarantee the soldier can deploy under optimal conditions for the successful completion of their mission abroad.

VET SECURITE, specialist in equipment and gear serving soldiers, law enforcement, and more generally security professions, is among the online sales sites where French military personnel can find everything necessary for their OPEX deployment, for example. It's clear that to better understand the needs of these men on mission, one must be passionate about their extraordinary profession.