June 21, 2016: Kits: 32. Hometown: ROCKWALL, TX. Heard about us: ONLINE. Duties: INFANTRY, PATROLS, CONVOY. Current Pads: NSN 8470-01-546-9407, CERADYNE 52969. Comments: The standard issue helmet pads they gave my platoon are hard as rocks. They’re cheap, uncomfortable, and hinder our mission set because I will have soldiers loosen their ECH. We have no…
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Headaches overtime
by Bob Meaders •
Headaches overtimeKits: 1. Hometown: Rockledge, FL. Heard about us: 1SGT. Duties: Counter Threat operations (AFOSI OTW mission). Current Pads: Helmet advanced combat, grey. Comments: Thickness and firmness. Headaches overtime. MSgt, USAF OTW – Outside The Wire
the helmet literally will not buckle closed
by Bob Meaders •
Kits: 5. Hometown: Akron, OH. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Close Air Support (JTAC/TACP). Current Pads: Standard issue grey velcro pads, glued seam. Comments: First off, thank you for the work that you do! It’s definitely meeting a need. I was wondering if we could get some pads sent out to us. The ones that…
Air Force Request
by Bob Meaders •
Kits: 1. Hometown: TUCSON, AZ. Heard about us: GOOGLE. Duties: EXPEDITIONARY COMMUNICATIONS. Current Pads: SAGE/VELCRO/HARD. Comments: THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER ! :). SSgt, USAF
Anything that will increase their ability to wear their helmets for longer periods will definitely increase survivability
by Bob Meaders •
Anything that will increase their ability to wear their helmets for longer periods will definitely increase survivabilityKits: 5. Hometown: Clarksville Tn. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Standard issue, gray ones. Comments: One of the other squads in my platoon requested pads. I’m an infantry squad leader and proper helmet wear is the…
Painful helmet Pads break mission concentration
by Bob Meaders •
6/15/2016: Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Shitty ones that come standard. Comments: They’re uncomfortable, most of the soldiers in my squad can’t even concentrate on the mission at hand; because they’re too busy trying to get relief on their foreheads or the backs of their heads. Just want my everyone in my squad to be comfortable…
The gear is OK, it’s just the soldiers that are uncomfortable…NOT.
by Bob Meaders •
9 JUne 2016: I am a platoon leader for a forward deployed cavalry troop. My soldiers have one of the last missions in Afghanistan that involves dismounting “outside the wire.” Despite our rigorous training, our effectiveness is impacted by the extreme heat and how uncomfortable our equipment can be. Reading your mission and the testimonials…
pads are very hard and give me a headache
by Mark Meaders •
pads are very hard and give me a headacheKits: 3. Hometown: Bakersfield. Heard about us: My teamleader. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Sh!t. Comments: urgent need them asap. LCpl, USMC Kits: 2. Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho. Heard about us: Other Marines. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Grey Advanced Combat Pads. Comments: The pads I currently have are standard…