Only Military armor for soldiers

**HtTKar** · 03-31-2006, 07:30 PM

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http://washingtontimes.com/national/...1616-6270r.htm
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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

Whats everyone think about this?

Tant01 · 03-31-2006, 08:23 PM

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!

SNAFU (Situation "Normal" All F'd Up!)

03-31-2006, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tant01 Humble Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Ca. USA Posts: 4,816	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! SNAFU (Situation "Normal" All F'd Up!) __________________ "In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur." James Paterson

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