Is it me or does it seem the U.S military rather save money then lives?
Alot of technology has been out to make soldiers job’s easier and safer. You see it alot on future weapons but also on other news channels. New shorter, lighter, deadlier rifles, new backpack plastic frames that way half the weight of our current ruck sack. And can carry 3 times as much. Tires for strykers that cannot be destroyed, ruined, etc. Jets that are completly invisible to our enemies latest techonlogy. Boots that make you feel like your walking, running on nothing. Yet stronger then our current combat boots. Bullet proof vest that weigh no where near the weight of our current vest. And also cover all the vitals from any type of enemy round. The current vest weighs 60 pounds WITHOUT the metal plates. Figure in the plates it weighs well over 100 pounds. And it just covers the chest. Your sides are comepletly open (your lungs, kidneys can easily be hit). Everything I have been mentioning has been tested, tested, and tested, for years now. We have some brilliant scientist and engineers and yet our military keep denying them. WHY? Yes I am in the army. The weight for an infantry soldier is out ragous. No wonder we end up with sever back problems. Imagine all the lives we could be saving if the DOD started buying all these new safer more lethal gear. Even the f-22 raptor is being phased out cause its "too expensive". It really seems like the military and politicans care more about saving money then saving lives. Am I right or wrong? Please someone explain to me why? My re-enlistment is coming up and I’m really serious about not re-enlisting becasue it just seems like the government really does not give a damn about us soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen anymore.
Posted in Military Rifles
August 10th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Ok… I don’t know where you are getting your information but I know for a fact even with plates IN the vest the new ones they have us wearing in theater only weigh maybe 60lbs (I wore an XL) and they do protect part of your sides and have shrapnel guards for your groin, neck, throat, and deltoids (aka shoulders) and may not be the best thing on the market but is far from the worst. Yes the military does not like to spend exorbitant amounts of money on things but that is not their fault, if you want to blame someone blame congress and the American people because they do not give the military limitless funds… but you would never be able to expect them to… so deal with what you have for now and as the price of those higher quality items come down then the military will pick them up. Just remember everything you use was built or manufactured bu the lowest bidder.