Quote Originally Posted by carl View Post
In the January 28, 2013 edition of Aviation Week and Space Technology on page DT4 it states "It is not uncommon in Afghanistan to have a section/squad leader carrying 100 kg (220 lb.) including body armor, helmet and weapon." This statement refers to the British Army.
Project Payne identified the load of a Section Commander (what we call the Squad Leader) on Junior Breacon, the tactics course for promotion to full Corporal in the Infantry, without any specialist equipment and on a patrol not planned to last more than 12 hours, with no wet kit or warm kit, torches or cooking equipment as 32kgs, or 70.5lbs. The GPMG gunner was carrying 46Kgs, or 101lbs.