The current pads cause headaches and inflammation to the forehead making Soldiers remove the helmet for reliefKits: 24. Hometown: Lake Placid, Fl. Heard about us: AKO. Duties: Combat Field Artillery. Current pads: Gray, hard and falling apart 3/4 inch. Comments: [opsec deleted] The Soldiers are so excited ever since I told them about your program.…
Helmets are effective, but only if the Soldier is comfortable enough to wear it Kits: 30. Hometown: Kentucky / Alaska. Heard about us: Google Search for better helmet pads. Duties: Mounted and Dismounted Infantry, Base Defense, QRF. Current pads: Ceradyne Grey Glued Basic Issue Pads. Comments: The issued pads that we received are extremely stiff…
Standard pads are a pain for constant wearingKits: 9. Hometown: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Standard issue pads, grey, glued seam. Comments: Standard pads are a pain for constant wearing of the ECH. Uncomfortable on the SM head. Looking to try these pads out, another guy in our battalion was…
New ECH but no helmet padsKits: 34. Hometown: Merrimack, NH. Heard about us: Friend from previous deployment. Duties: Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Current Pads: Currently don’t have any for new ECH. My unit was issued the helmets but they did not have any pads to give out. Comments: A fellow EOD tech from my previous unit…
Protect our Paratroopers!Kits: 4. Heard about us: Senior NCO at joint training.. Duties: Combat Medicine. Current Pads: ACH issue pads. Unit Pad -(Crown, Trapezoid, Oblong), Foliage/Sage Green. Glued Seam.. Comments: Treated several minor head/face injuries on drop zones and during other training. Individuals are loosening their helmet straps up because of the uncomfortable pads issued…
Phenomenal compared to the standard GI padsKits: 35. Hometown: Roanoke, VA. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry platoon performing QRF operations. Current Pads: GI pads with glued seams. Comments: I was given a set of your pads and absolutely love them. The level of comfort they provide is phenomenal compared to the standard GI pads.…
Kits: 30. Hometown: Fort Bragg. Heard about us: Google/previous experience. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Team Wendy pads. Comments: Hello, We are currently using the team wendy/Ceradyne pads right now. Despite the Army’s push for better helmets (ECH) we all have the Team Wendy/Ceradyne pads that cause massive headaches and discomfort. Our current situation has us…
Kits: 2. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: PAD, HELMET, ADVANCED COMBAT SPM1C1-12-D-B014. Comments: My brother and I are in the same unit and he gets headaches from the Kevlar pads he has now. Cpl, USMC