Alright, folks, here's the skinny.

I've been rolling around the wastes with Raul, and I've gotten him to talk to me about his past after all three guys. (Ranger Andy, Corporal Sterling, and Loyal) So I've heard his whole story and all that, and he can carry 250 lbs of equipment, but the thing is, he never brought up the dialogue in which you give him the go ahead on the Vaquero business, or dissuade him and keep him doing maintainance, and I don't know what to do now to get him to upgrade his outfit/perk to either Vaquero or Supermechanic.

Do I just have to give it time, or is there some conversation option buried in his dialogue trees that I'm missing, or is THIS screwed up too?

Guess I'll just bump this on up.

Right, I've done some research, and it turns out that his last conversation is simply ending a few dialogue selections short for me. Just another damn bug that needs ironing out, thus I'll be taking my topic to the appropriate board. Gotta say, not terribly impressed with QC on this game so far.