USAF Pilot Survival Vest: Part 3

A tour of one version of an actual and current USAF Pilot Survival vest by Nutnfancy. In this four part series I go over the non-classified items in the vest and impart a little philosophy as I go. The vest itself is made by Ultimate Survival Technologies (mostly a military supplier) and is an outstanding, functional design. It has numerous pouches that can be configured in a variety of secured locations. Note that each item is also 'baggied' for moisture resistance and tethered to the vest for security. Strong points of this particular vest are its signaling and communication capabilities. This vest shows a basic loadout which is often supplemented by GPS units pre-loaded for theater, extra ammo, cold weather supplies, and other items. Several improvements to this vest could include: a medium sized fixed blade survival knife (like the KaBar Utility Knife, the Ontario RAT-7, or Fallkniven A1), better flashlight (like Streamlight TL-2), better multi-tool (like Leatherman Charge), better water storage devices, inclusion of Trioxane fire starter, double mag pouch for M9 pistol, CamelBak system, and an emphasis on lightening the overall carry weight. However upgrading the items in a USAF vest like this is often limited by scarce command/unit funding and the military supply system (NSN) that often excludes the best and most suitable gear.

Note: Pilot I was trying to remember was Scott O' Grady. Apologize for the poor quality of this video series, I am working to fix it!

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Science & Technology

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• usaf
• pilot
• vest
• survival
• clinic
• survivorman
• shot
• down
• flare
• pen
• gyro
• jet
• prc90
• rescue
• radio
• signal
• mirror
• escape
• and
• evasion
• E&E
• life
• support
• scott
• o'grady

[sempergumbyusmc]

I' m military too; I'll tell you what the secret item is. It's a vial of Chuck Norris's blood. It can only be used as a last resort because no human can survive more than an hour after injection without a complete blood transfusion.

[nutnfancy]

@sempergumbyusmc Hahahaha!  :D -- Veri

[donniecr]

It's probably cyanide capsules in case the pilot prefers suicide over capture.

[WarCriminaI]

painkillers like Morphine and Codeine as well as Amphetamines in them

[TheComradical]

yeah it's either dextroamphetamine or something like modanifil. Probably not methamphetamine because it's so intense

[SuperRip7]

Wow the USAF has pretty secret stuff.

[LordVoldmortable]

@05koda Plus, u dont need a suicide pill if u have ur M9 Beretta 9mm.

[LordVoldmortable]

@05koda its a survival kit, why would u want to put some suicide pill in a kit which is designed to keep u alive? but i believe its some drug.

[Radion561]

@ianmanfredsengensen2 It's not meth. They use less powerfull amphetamines which serve the same purpose but are not nearly as addictive. You dont want your pilots to be addicted to a very deadly drug do you?