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When I was active duty back in the 90s it was common practice to hollow out a piece of 550 cord and thread your dog tag chain through it. When I came back on duty in 2008 for OCS, one of the TACs "counselled" a candidate for having the plastic sleeve around their tag chain, saying the chain was designed to break to keep an opponent from using it to choke.
So my question is, do you use a cover or not? I still have the covered chain on my original set of tags, but don't use it.
So my question is, do you use a cover or not? I still have the covered chain on my original set of tags, but don't use it.
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I always had mine covered, the 550-cord kept the chain from pulling my chest hairs out, laugh all ya'll want, that shit hurts!!!
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SGT (Join to see)
I have mine threaded through 550 cord, also. I, uh, don't have chest hair, but it kept the chain from rubbing my neck raw.
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I used Shrink Wrap or Plastic. As an Electronics Tech, having my tags on a metal chain drop out on a live electrical circuit was electrifying and frightening. Rubber Silencers alone just did not cut it.
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LTC Paul Labrador
The plastic covers gave me a rash in hot weather and 550 cord just got plain nasty after a while. Never covered mine either after those two learning experiences.
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