Armoured Suits Are 'Too Goofy' Say US Troops

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 5-9-2006 | Francis Harris

[Hunble]

It made me laugh!

[bnelson44]

LOL!!!!!

There is absolutely no way my son will wear this!

[MikefromOhio]

screw that...

I wouldn't have wanted to wear anything like that....

and unless I miss my guess, most of our soldiers in Iraq wouldn't want to wear that stuff either.

[Hunble]

However, your daughter may want to obtain this outfit when exposed to male college students.

This is the most outstanding "ANTI-RAPE" device ever invented.

[SENTINEL]

That's what happens when you let women into the military...More concerned about whether their butt looks fat in the new armor than doing what they are told !

[M. Thatcher]

OMG. I'd like to see them try to make my Marine Gunny Sergeant son-in-law wear something like that.

[BunnySlippers]

What's that turtle armor soldier thingie?

[BunnySlippers]

Super Ninja Turtles!

[tlj18]

There is also the glasses worn in Basic Training, the slang terms of which are "Birth Control Glasses" and "Rape Prevention Glasses".

Hey, if it saves lives, it's all good - but I don't think any self-respecting soldier would voluntarily wear one! The guy ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT look like a soldier! It definitely does look like a space suit.

I nwonder what the Iraqis would think if they saw one of those Americans walking around in that.

First it was those infidel Americans, now it's infidels from another planet! What's next???

[Steve Van Doorn]

May look goofy but.. where can i buy a suit? :)

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

There is absolutely no way my son will wear this!

So if he died tomorrow.....you'd be happy knoing he didnt die looking like a dork?

[elli1]

Look like Carhartt's to me and no where near as 'goofy' looking as this:

[M1Tanker]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1628611/posts?page=15#15 This was mentioned in another post.

I prefer the CROWs system myself. It is much safer for the crew, though it is much more expensive and requires modification to the vehicle. http://www.defense-update.com/products/c/CROWS.htm http://www.roi.bourns.com/weapon/crows.asp http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=7137

Note: All links are open source and approved for distribution.

[longtermmemmory]

But do they actually work?

If it works then it may not be so goofy.

[M203M4]

They could try to make it look more...intimidating. That said, I wouldn't object to wearing it in that role (unless it severely restricted gunnery ability).

Could be worse.

[longtermmemmory]

But do they actually work?

If it works then it may not be so goofy.

[bnelson44]

He would

[OKIEDOC]

I believe that suit would be suitable or apropos for East Los Angeles, California, Detroit, Michigan, New Orleans, Louisiana and most cities on the East Coast.

[Hunble]

EOD does where something like this while performing their duties of bomb disposal.

For the average soldier in a combat environment, this would cause more casualties than it could prevent. If anything, it may actually case some deaths.

The ability to rapidly move and locate shelter (hide behind a wall), is a soldier's best form of protection.

However, as an "ANTI-RAPE" device for our military women in Iraq, this outfit may be useful.