Today there was this headline about a hearing in Washington, DC
Military: Improved body armor is too heavy
By Richard Lardner - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Feb 4, 2009 20:02:39 EST
It is long and many quotes Army Brass and statements about the weight and some deficient plates for the new body armor.
It ends the story with these comments;
“Over time, the body armor, it does wear on your body,” said Army Staff Sgt. Fred Rowe, who has done two combat tours in Iraq. “I couldn’t imagine doing what I did, carrying what I carried, in Afghanistan.”
Rowe appeared at the hearing along with several senior Army officers, including Maj. Gen. Robert Lennox, who oversees operations and training.
Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, head of the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va., agreed with Army leaders who said that the vast majority of requests from commanders in the field, especially those in Afghanistan, ask that the troops’ load be lightened.
“We must balance levels of protection in order to maintain the agility, mobility and lethality of our Marines,” according to Brogan’s written testimony.
I hope the powers that be read Gen. Brogan's written testimony. But have the nagging feeling they didn't.
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