Keeps in a lot of heat, doesn’t protect well against head injuryKits: 8. Hometown: Hebron. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Advanced Combat. Comments: Current pads are overused, uncomfortable, and stiff. They also are not form fitting and Kevlar will not sit correctly on marines heads when in use. Lcpl, USMC Kits: 9.…
Issued helmet pads cause headachesKits: 27. Hometown: Idaho Falls. Heard about us: Reddit.com/r/army. Duties: Currently deployed Infantry platoon conducting base defense QRF in addition to air mobility quick reaction force specialized in downed aircraft recovery outside the wire. Current Pads: Pad NSN 8470-01-546-9356. Grey pads glued together, very firm and rigid. “Pad, helmet, advanced combat”.…
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…
Rock padsKits: 25. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Heard about us: Airborne Infantrymen I went to a school with. Duties: D.A.R.T DOWNED AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TEAM. Current Pads: Grey rock hard pads NSN 8470-01-046-9407. Comments: The pads we use now are rocks. they give soldiers migraines and are awful to use for a long period of time. You…
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
The pads are hard and uncomfortableKits: 1. Hometown: Madison, WI. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Artillery. Current Pads: Hard, Grey, Glued, Hard, Uncomfortable. Comments: My Marines take their kevlars off whenever they can be use the pads are hard and uncomfortable. With better pads we would have one less thing to worry about. SSgt, USMC…
the pads are hardKits: 16. Heard about us: Squad Leader. Duties: Infantry/Security Forces. Current Pads: I believe we currently have the SkyDex pads. They have PAD, HELMET, ADVANCED COMBAT SIZE written on the back of them. They are grey cloth and are glued. Comments: The main issue that I have are in line with the…
rock hard padsKits: 1. Hometown: Layton NJ. Heard about us: Team Members. Duties: Infantry, Scout Sniper, Reconnaissance, Assault Sniper. Current Pads: gray, rock hard pads, NSN 8470-01-546-9407. Comments: The pads I was issued are terrible. They freeze in the cold, they are still hard in the heat, they cause headaches, distract while on missions, do…