extreme headacheKits: 65. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Recovery, maintenance, convoy. Current Pads: Gray military issue, uncomfortable, hard headache causing. Comments: Wearing a combat helmet for more than an hour causes headaches, the pads start out comfortable but after about 10 minutes they begin to become uncomfortable. As maintenance we are required to wear our…
Ever since we got the upgrade kit, wearing my ACH for long periods of time is the least of my worriesKits: 35. Hometown: Clarksville. Heard about us: Last deployment in 2014. Duties: Route clearance. Current Pads: Upgrade kit. Comments: Before I got the upgrade kit 2 years ago on my last deployment I would get…
Issued pads are hardKits: 25. Hometown: San Antonio, TX. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Convoy and Security Patrols. Current Pads: Standard issued USMC helmet pads; velcro on inside of helmet. Comments: The currently issued pads are hard, don’t mold to your head, when they are cold the helmet is impossible to put on, and during…
Helmet pads play a critical roleKits: 9. Hometown: Jackson, TN. Heard about us: Google. Duties: Infantry, patrols, air assault, convoy. Current Pads: Standard issue. Comments: As a squad leader I need my guys at 110% all the time. Having said that a lot of them always ask to remove their helmets due to headaches or…
Pads are very uncomfortable and almost unbearableKits: 1. Hometown: Pomona,Ca. Heard about us: Chain of command. Duties: Artillery. Current Pads: Pad helmet, advanced combat, grey, velcro. Comments: Being in an Artillery unit, we wear our kevlars almost 24/7 while training. Whether it be during our actual training or during convoys. The pads are very uncomfortable…
feel like the kevlar is digging into my headKits: 2. Hometown: el cajon, ca. Heard about us: friend. Duties: i will be doing site security and standing post. as well as convoy operations. Current Pads: pad helmet advance combat size 3/4″ they are grey and glued on edges. Comments: While standing post the current kevlar…
After adding the upgrades, they stopped taking their helmets off during missionsKits: 20. Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts. Heard about us: A friend. Duties: PSD, Infantry, convoy Indirect fire support. Current Pads: Standard US army ACH pads for the ECH.. Comments: My buddy in 2nd Platoon reached out to you guys and tried them out, he and…
Pads are extremely uncomfortable. Cause headaches Kits: 1. Hometown: Honolulu, HI. Heard about us: Friend. Duties: Convoy. Current Pads: Unit pad, trapezoidal. Grey. Velcro. Comments: Pads are extremely uncomfortable. Cause headaches and does not protect the head from much injury when struck.. Cpl, USMC