standard issued helmet pads are very hard and don’t conform to my headKits: 50 deploying to [downrange]. Hometown: McFarland WI. Heard about us: Battle Buddy. Duties: Sensitive Site Security. Current pads: Issued pads NSN: 8470-01-546-9407. Comments: The discomfort caused by the normal pads cause an increase in the likelihood that Paratroopers will take their helmet…
Our current pads dig into our foreheads and templesKits: 50. Hometown: Morgan, UT. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Convoy, Security Escort. Current pads: Gentex Corporation Advanced Combat, Sage Green. Comments: We are currently running missions that require us to wear our helmets for long periods at a time (12-48 hrs). Our current pads dig into…
The G.I. pads are hard plastic which cut the wearer’s foreheadMany of my Troopers have had an issue with the front and two rear pads having a hard plastic like material in them that resulted in their foreheads becoming cut by the pad itself. The pads in the rear are made of the same material,…
My previous squad leader said that your pads are 10x betterKits: 13. Hometown: Appleton, WI. Heard about us: Squad Leader. Duties: Infantry. Current pads: Gentex Corporation, grey. Comments: Current pads are stiff and I can’t get my kevlar to fit right because of it, my previous squad leader recommended you guys, said that your pads…
Issued padding is uncomfortable and very bulkyKits: 4. Hometown: Carmichael. Heard about us: online research. Duties: security. Current pads: original all grey sewn seam pads. Comments: wearing those pads for an extended amount of time really puts a stress on the head, if I could help my soldiers give them just a little ounce of…
Issue pads? Basically they suckKits: 4. Hometown: Portland Oregon/FT Bliss Texas. Heard about us: Reddit. Duties: Damage control surgery and resuscitation at/near point of injury-also sometimes referred to as a “GHOST”. Current pads: Green one issued with helmet, very hard, seams appear glued. Comments: The pads are very hard, if they get cold it is…
Kits: 25. Hometown: atlantic city, nj. Heard about us: fellow servicemember who has deployed before. Duties: route clearance. Current pads: standard issue, busted seam, causes headaches. Comments: THANK YOU!!! LT, US Army Kits: 5. Hometown: Harbor Springs, MI. Heard about us: On-line. Duties: Convoy. Current pads: Blueish color. Comments: I am in charge of our…
Current combat helmet pads: “They suck”Kits: 1. Hometown: Massachusetts. Heard about us: Known about it for a while. Duties: NTC. Current pads: Issued foliage green rock garbage. Comments: They suck. They’re hard as rocks and are painful to the point they give you a headache even if heated up to try and make them softer..…