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Tactical Military and Law-Enforcement Training Please do not post operational details of current or past missions that could compromise the people on the ground right now. This is not a forum for the discussion of current doctrine, but for the exchange of training ideas that will give US soldier

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Old 03-31-2006, 08:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Soldiers will no longer be allowed to wear body armor other than the protective gear issued by the military, Army officials said yesterday, the latest twist in a running battle over the equipment the Pentagon gives its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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"Outrageously we've seen that [soldiers] haven't been getting what they need in terms of equipment and body armor," said Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Democrat, who wrote legislation to have troops reimbursed for equipment purchases. "That's totally unacceptable, and why this directive by the Pentagon needs to be scrutinized in much greater detail."
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"I don't think the Army is wrong by doing this, because the Army has to ensure some level of quality," said Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
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The Army ban covers all commercial armor. It refers specifically to Pinnacle's armor, saying that while the company advertising implies that Dragon Skin "is superior in performance" to the Interceptor Body Armor the military issues to soldiers, "the Army has been unable to determine the veracity of these claims."
"In its current state of development, Dragon Skin's capabilities do not meet Army requirements," the Army order says, and it "has not been certified to protect against several small arms threats that the military is encountering in Iraq and Afghanistan."
facts on Pinnacle
http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/sov.php

Facts on Interceptor
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...nterceptor.htm

Pinnacle -vs - interceptor
http://www.defensereview.com/modules...rticle&sid=842


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Seems like I've heard that there was some issue with death benifits to survivors (spouce, etc.) if the soldier was killed but had other than GI armor they wouldn't pay!


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