Hey Everyone,
I have had multiple experiences wearing the current IBA vest overseas in Iraq. Here are the biggest differences I can see.
1: When carrying your IBA with plates inside, you are scared to drop the vest. This is because you may crack the plates and you will never know. If you drop the vest you dont know if it is weakened now.
2: From what I can see from the Dragon Skin, it offers a extremely larger area of protection you get right now with the IBA. Look at the IBA vests, wherever the plate is, you have protection, other than that the rest of the vest will not stop anything.
You can see why I am sided with the Dragonskin and all the demonstrations on video. I dont care of someone is trying to use this as a political card. I am republican, but it does not mean I will not listen to this issue because democrats are speaking about it.
Being to Iraq a few times myself with the current IBA has brought me very close to buying Dragon Skin, I am waiting to see how far this goes with Congress.
If anyone knows where I can throw my experiences to where they will be heard HIGHER UP please let me know. Unless you want to just talk about my experiences with the current IBA Email me:
Here is an interesting take on the testing
http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/files/dragon_skin_release_000121may07.pdf
Enjoy