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Originally Posted by pornguy
If I were a soldier, and being sent over, I wouls take my own damn vest. the ones that give are total crap anyway.
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I would too. Quite a few soldiers were doing that, about $6k for full body armor, but the Army is now threatening to void death benefits ($400k) for soldiers killed using non-issue armor, which makes it a tradeoff for those concerned about such benefits. The army-issued armor provides much less side and shoulder protection, and the deficiency is blamed for up to 80% of deaths in in Iraq.