These helmets are so uncomfortable that my guys are taking them off at every opportunity Kits: 8. Hometown: Lubbock TX. Heard about us: Company Commander on Deployment. Duties: Infantry. Current pads: Basic issued Army pads. Comments: Looking to test for airborne operations and post airborne operations. SPC, US Army Kits: 2. Heard about us: Junior…
Issued pads are garbageFirst, thank you for Operation Helmet! What a fantastic program for Soldier safety and comfort! I stumbled across your website while researching helmet pads for our issued ACH Kevlar helmet. I am a platoon sergeant for an Army heavy engineer platoon. We (as a company) are getting deployed overseas soon. As heavy…
the issued pads cause headaches, sores, and they just flat out hurtKits: 84. Hometown: Olympia WA. Heard about us: Another Doc I worked with downrange. Duties: HUMINT for SOF units in multiple countries. Current pads: the hard foliage green ones. Comments: 84 members of my company are the ones that DO NOT have good pads.…
They have turned into bricks that are constantly giving my guys headaches.Kits: 12. Hometown: Selmer, TN. Heard about us: battle buddy. Duties: Cavalry scout. Current pads: basic issue. Comments: A lot of my joe’s, self included, have had the issued pads for a long time. They have turned into bricks that are constantly giving my…
Grey Shrink Wrapped Gravel, with a tacky glued outer seam that only gets worse in the humidity and heat.Kits: 40. Hometown: Most from Nebraska, California, Oregon, Washington, and Texas. We’re all Americans ready to get our jobs done right the first time. Heard about us: Website, and recommendations through Oregon Aero. Duties: Reconnaissance. Current pads:…
Its difficult to properly fit a helmet to a troop’s head, and when we get it right, it almost always creates headaches.Kits: 1. Hometown: Los Ángeles CA. Heard about us: Other website. Duties: Convoy. Current pads: The standard issue pads. Comments: They are stiff and get stiffer over time that’s sometimes causes headaches . The…
Feels so tight … squeezing into my templesKits: 33. Hometown: California. Heard about us: Battle Buddy. Duties: OPSEC. Current pads: Standard CIF Issue. Comments: Currently deployed to Okinawa and the weather here is very humid. Current GI pads are stiff and worn out. I get headaches after wearing them for a couple of hours and…
We will get helmet pads once in-country … in-country noneKits: 28. Hometown: Fort Carson, Colorado. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Infantry. Current pads: Issued pads. Comments: During RFI issue, a lot of soldiers, myself including were not issued new pads, we were told we would get them in country, but once in country we were…