Kits: 4. Duties: Armored Vehicle Crewman. Current Pads: Issued foliage. 1 Med ACH and 3 Large.. Comments: The issue pads retain heat and sweat to the point of being deformed. They also wear out much quicker than they can be replaced. We have issues with the pads Velcro backing coming off after taking them out…
Monthly Archives: October 2014
My Platoon loves the Aero pads
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 225. Hometown: West Branch, MI. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: The gray pads that come in the LWH. Comments: I request these pads for my Platoon and now the other Platoon sergeants wants me to request them for the rest of the company. My Platoon loves the Aero pads. They say…
They give me a headache
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 2. Hometown: Peoria illinois. Duties: Infantry [opsec]. Current Pads: Army colored came with issued kevlar. Comments: They give me a headache . Ive had them since afghanistan. Sgt, USMC
New helmet pads please – Old ones fall apart
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 2. Heard about us: Thru a deployed Battle Buddy. Duties: Maintenance. Current Pads: Old original issue. Comments: The pads get wet from sweat then fall apart when you wash them. SPC, US Army. Kits: 76. Hometown: Philadelphia, PA. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Battery Commander, Field Artillery. Current Pads: Issue, black, stick in pads..…
US Army Medical Company requests helmet upgrades
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 55. Hometown: San Marcos, Texas. Heard about us: [opsec] Area Support Medical Company currently forward deployed to the Middle East Theatre. One of my Soldiers had found your information, and thought it would be a good idea to tell me about it, so I could contact you. Duties: Provide Medical Care and the point of…
The pads we have now are hard and they don’t fit right
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 45. Hometown: west Branch, Mi. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: gray pads that come in the helmets when issue. Comments: The pads we have now are hard and they don’t fit right. ssgt, USMC
Airman Needs Upgraded Helmet Pads
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 1. Hometown: Buffalo NY. Heard about us: Google search. Duties: Air Base Defense, FOB defense, transport security. Current Pads: 3/4″ pads, green, standard issue, glued. Comments: All of the small pads backings have come off and they don’t stick to the inside of my helmet anymore, i switched to a smaller helmet and the…
Army Private needs pads that don’t “keep falling apart”
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 1. Duties: infantry. Current Pads: gray,Velcro. Comments: they just keep falling apart. PFC, US Army