Nothing personal, vern, but seeing how your the SME in the area....
While this way of procurement may be financially prudent, that is just wrong on so many levels. Why can't every soldier have this kit...why can say 3 RCR buy gloves and have them, but 1 and 2 RCR do not? This is one of those non unit specific tasks that every field unit who may provide some sort of difficult terrain capability should have.
Does this mean if 2 Fd Amb doesn't deem it req'd to issue a specific type of kit (like rappel gloves) medics can't get them?