Monday, November 20, 2006
Soldier's Load
Commanders are not allowed the flexibility to tailor the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to their mission and the threat in that particular Area of Operations (AO). What is appropriate for a foot patrol in the streets of Ramadi or Baghdad is not appropriate for the fields of Jazirah.
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Soldier's load has gone beyond the realm of sanity.An excellent point by the CO of 2d Reconnaissance Battalion. I couldn't agree more.
Commanders are not allowed the flexibility to tailor the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to their mission and the threat in that particular Area of Operations (AO). What is appropriate for a foot patrol in the streets of Ramadi or Baghdad is not appropriate for the fields of Jazirah.
Discuss. ¶ Monday, November 20, 2006
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Charlie,
I couldn't agree more, when soldiers are packing in gear that weighs more than their body weight we have a problem. Unit commanders at the Brigade or even Regimental level, hell even some Squadron/Battalion commanders even, should have the latitude to make decisions on what gear is and is not appropriate to the battelfield in their sectors.
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I couldn't agree more, when soldiers are packing in gear that weighs more than their body weight we have a problem. Unit commanders at the Brigade or even Regimental level, hell even some Squadron/Battalion commanders even, should have the latitude to make decisions on what gear is and is not appropriate to the battelfield in their sectors.
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