The new pads are “like wearing a pillow”
The new pads are “like wearing a pillow”
by Mark Meaders •
Tag Archive for helmet kit request
Current pads: standard issue, busted seam, causes headaches.
by Mark Meaders •
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…
My Soldiers really dislike the pads they were issued … painful for long convoys
by Mark Meaders •
My Soldiers really dislike the pads they were issued … painful for long convoys Kits: 15. Hometown: Detroit mi. Heard about us: From a fellow service member. Duties: Convoy operations artillery fire missions and qrf. Current pads: They are the issue grey pads with MSA written in them. Comments: I have Tbi from previous deployments…
Current pads give headaches
by Mark Meaders •
Current pads give headachesKits: 9. Hometown: Hawkinsville Georgia. Heard about us: Battle buddy. Duties: Infantry. Current pads: Standard issue. Comments: Current pads give headaches. Lance Corporal, US Marines Kits: 1. Hometown: Mesa Az. Heard about us: Buddy in my platoon. Duties: Infantry. Current pads: Green. Comments: I’m deploying in 2 months and would like to…
The current pads end up feeling like bricks
by Mark Meaders •
The current pads end up feeling like bricksKits: 56. Hometown: Nevada. Heard about us: My Battalion Commander. Duties: Infantry/ Route clearance/ QRF. Current pads: Grey issued pads. Comments: The current pads we have get very hard after awhile of wearing them in the field and end up feeling like bricks. When we were doing cold…
I want better comfort and security for my head
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 1. Heard about us: battle buddy. Duties: SWO. Current pads: Gray CIF pads. Comments: Current pads are very uncomfortable and pull out hair whenever I take it off. A1C, US Air Force Kits: 1. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Airborne Weather Forecaster to the CG. Current pads: Basic Sage CIF issued. Comments: Going to…
The current pads hurt our heads
by Mark Meaders •
The current pads hurt our headsKits: 300. Hometown: Los Angeles, Ca. Heard about us: Fellow 1stSgt. Duties: Foot patrols, mounted patrols. Current pads: BA851 Lot- TW 1325-2, gray, attached with Velcro. Comments: The current issues pads that we get are pretty hard and they do not form to the person head. I did notice that…
Pain and discomfort
by Mark Meaders •
Kits: 9. Hometown: Statesboro, GA. Heard about us: Peer, coworker. Duties: Infantry, patrols, QRF, BDOC. Current Pads: Standard issue ACH pads. Comments: The biggest problems my squad faces with our current ACH pads are pain and discomfort. Which forces us to want to take our ACHs off at every opportunity. Also with our current pads…