It's sad to think that something as important as a soldier's body armor has to wait as a 'cost-savings measure'. Obviously the coverage.
At least we have body armor. I read about some of the fatal wounds from WWII and Vietnam, and it's just pathetic. One that stood out in my mind was the SOG in Vietnam--this one SOG team was being chased by an NVA patrol. A mortar round blew up a tree near one of the operators and a splinter from the tree pierced his heart, killing him instantly. A complete waste of a well-trained warrior. Nowadays, such losses are minimized.