Kits: 114. Heard about us: BATTLE BUDDY. Duties: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. Current pads: ACH PADS. RIPPED. Comments: Current pads that we are using now are old, ripped and dis-colored. We have the same pads from our prior deployment. SGT, US Army Kits: 40. Heard about us: Buddy. Duties: Artillery. Current pads: Basic issue. Comments: We are…
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 often catch my soldiers removing helmets for brief relief from painKits: 26. Hometown: Moore, OK. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Guardian Angel. Current pads: Solid black foam, 17 with an arrow in the center surrounded by 1-12. Comments: My unit is currently in Afghanistan. My soldiers and myself are required to wear our helmets…
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.…
The pads that we use are rocksKits: 5. Heard about us: Battle buddy. Duties: Convoy. Current Pads: Shitty issued rocks. Comments: The pads that we use are rocks. Most of us get headaches due to the pads hitting pressure points. These things are trash and I hope that you will send us some of your…
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…
The pads turn to stone in the coldKits: 30. Duties: Infantry. Current Pads: Issued. Comments: Issued pads increase possibility of head ache and more importantly brain injury in the event of fragmentation striking the surface of the Kevlar helmet. These pads help reduce that possibility. 2ndLT, USMC Kits: 35. Hometown: Cleveland, OH. Heard about us:…
Lots of headaches and discomfortKits: 60. Hometown: Farmington, IL. Heard about us: Fellow Co-Worker. Duties: Motor Transport support missions for the squadron. Current Pads: standard issued. Comments: Due to our op tempo, we do a lot of wearing of our Kevlar which brings on lots of headaches and discomfort. With these upgraded helmet pads my…