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Originally Posted by Marinerhodes The pros and cons of various armors is not what is in question. What is in question is why the troops can not wear their own armor. That has been answered in a few different ways and with many reasons. I feel most, if not all, are good reasons.
I see you stating opinions of what you remember. I see you retired in 1992. My question is when did you wear the new body armor last? This new armor wasn't around back in 1992. You may be remembering something that is totally different then than now. |
I wore a 'business suit' a little less than a year ago ... I worked security at a 'power plant' (it was required for alerts). I
AM NOT completely against some of the reasons the Army gave (I realize that the military
MUST have standardization to stop confusion of SOP on equipment) ... the point I was trying to make was that the Army
COULD have supplied their troops with
BETTER armor by using some of the new light weight civilian armor ... the price differential is quite inline with the present armor, which is Army standard, and is reputed to be all around better than armor which is supplied by the Army.