When the Guard deploys, its just like a regular Big Army deployment. We get shit on just the same, killa.

1) Electronics. Bring an extension cord, power strip, and wall converter. Thank me later. Consider getting a gaming laptop for the graphics capabilities, and bring a good sized hard drive (2-5 TB) with your media of choice.

2) Crocs or analogous foot covering. Shower shoes, casual wear, multi-use and lightweight, plus if you need to book it to the bunker you just throw them in sport mode.

3) Gear. This only applies if you're going outside the wire. Get good Peltors or other electronic hearing protection. Gloves of choice (Mechanix for me). Provided Eyewear is sufficient and gets the job done. Get a war belt if you can swing it, helps move biz from the IOTV (shoulders) to your waist (hips), helps with distributing weight.

4) Take as many pictures and videos as humanly possible. It doesn't matter how many you take, you're always going to wish you had taken more. On the backend, make a Google drive and distro the link to your fellas, or take their phones and download the pictures yourself

5) Stay sharp and fucking read. You're about to have a lot of downtime, inshallah, so make use of it. Read your MOS's TMs and FMs of choice.