Hilarious!    

Green Mittens... The green mitten inserts I am referring to are the ones with the fingers that fit into the black leather shells. The type they used to issue. Two Canteens? I was in the Infantry. I dont recall how many were issued. I think it was 2. I carried 2 canteens on my LBE... and 2 in my Ruck. Carried a Gallon. 4 Canteens. It may not show up, but the gear is not completely clean. Its got some use and dirt / dust etc... It could be re enactor set up, Probably is?.... But its a good representation of the gear we carried back in the day. Placement of the compass pouch.... First aid pouch..... I always had compass pouch attached to the belt. Stock weld.. I always slipped the butt end under the suspender strap. Never had a stock weld issue... Anyhow, you could be right... I got it as a representation and I really just wanted the Butt Pack ! lol Personally what makes me think you guys are correct, is the use of silver duct tape on the buckles. I could see Green High speed tape, Black electrical tape, but silver duct tape does seem to signify Non tactical. I dont see an infantry soldier using it,.  

Wow, that painted one is awesome,  and being your mom makes it very special!

Sounds like fun! Sign me up! 😁

Do these stamps have any collector value?

Roger that, Sergeant Major.   ”Staff weenie” - LOL.  Indeed.   You gave me flashbacks to out-processing.  Specifically the REMF that refused my canteen cup because it had a little sand in the bottom of it.  He couldn’t understand how I would get sand in my canteen cup.  Enough said…   And yes, the (I’ll use nice words here) off-post pawn shops were filled with stolen TA-50 that the barracks rats took down there.  On the rare occasion that we’d catch one of those guys, oooooh buddy…

All I'm able to find on this is the suggestion that it is an unknown Junior ROTC patch, but no details about where and it could be wrong. Have any of you come across one of these?  

Tactical pockets were standard. 

Ships ball caps, are NOT, an “Issue” item. The Navy authorizes commands to wear them. This means that each command, separately contracts them. They have specific guidelines (color, what’s allowed on them etc), but the commands have some latitude. I’ve had them plain , with images of the ship, ships logo, squadron logo, alligators for Amphibs, rates, what ever. Many commands give you your first one, when you check in. After that, you buy them in the ships store.   They also sell them in Navy Exchanges for assorted ships, I got my uncle a USS Pennsylvania cap once. But, yeah, doesn’t matter the label, it’s a standard cap. 

Wow, a find like that would be placed near my bed so that everytime I woke up in the night I could flip on a flashlight to gaze at it again and again.😉