GAO Recommendations on Body Armor Testing

To determine what effect, if any, the problems GAO observed had on the test data and on the outcomes of First Article Testing, the Army should provide for an independent ballistics evaluation of the First Article Testing results by ballistics and statistical experts external to the Department of Defense before ...

Body Armor Testing: What the GAO found

During Preliminary Design Model testing the Army took significant steps to run a controlled test and maintain consistency throughout the process, but the Army did not always follow established testing protocols and, as a result, did not achieve its intended test objective of determining as a basis for awarding contracts ...

Why the GAO Study on Body Armor Testing?

The Army has issued soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan personal body armor, comprising an outer protective vest and ceramic plate inserts.   The Government Accountability Office ("GAO") observed Preliminary Design Model testing of new plate designs, which resulted in the Army’s awarding contracts in September 2008 valued at a total of ...

Military Body Armor Supplier Files for Bankruptcy

Point Blank Solutions Inc.,  who claims to be the leading manufacturer of body armor,  filed for bankruptcy protection on April 14, 2010.   Citing Court filings, Reuters reports that the Florida-based (Pompano Beach) company "supplies more than 80 percent of the U.S. military's soft body armor vest requirements . . ."   Claiming mounting legal ...

Is Secretary Rumsfeld responsible for the lack of military leadership?

As an Army 2nd Lt stationed at the Pentagon during the Viet Nam war, I still vividly recall the military brass scrambling to deal with one crisis after another while pretending that they were in control of a war that had already been largely lost. With Robert McNamara at the ...

Does New War Doctrine Expose US Troops to greater danger?

With a 2,600 page Health Reform Package, one doesn't have time to read the fine print.  At other times, US government policy statements are often so broad in scope that one has difficulty piecing together the implications. In a recent address that was not picked up by the press,  Admiral Michael G. Mullen, the Chairman ...

Say thanks to our Military Heroes

A video giving thanks to the brave young men and women serving our country is creating quite a stir on YouTube.  Soldiers for the Truth is happy to add our heartfelt thanks for the sacrifices you make each day on our behalf. Our thoughts and prayers are with you each ...

Pat Tillman Foundation Annual Run April 17

On April 17, 2010 join over 20,000 runners and walkers as they come together at Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, AZ) to celebrate the life and legacy of former ASU and Arizona Cardinals football star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman. Pat’s Run is the signature annual fundraising event for the Pat ...

Unreliable Body Armor Tests Place US Troops at Risk

For those who have been following my summary for SFTT of the October 2009 110-page report on the GAO report to Congress entitled Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding, (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10119.pdf) I salute you. While one tries to remain as objective as possible, this ...

Should US Troops Wear Body Armor?

There appears to be a bit of a backlash within military circles and families of men and women currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan over the "suggestion" that our troops should leave their body armor behind to ingratiate themselves with local civilians.   This "new" strategy to win the "hearts and minds" of the local populace first came to ...

Free Cruise for Medal of Honor Recipient

We, the Armed Forces Service Center, a Military Hospitality Lounge in Miami ( formerly operated by the USO) are seeking a Medal of Honor recipient for a free 7 day cruise November 7th, to the Western Caribbean out of Fort Launderdale ("FLL"). This is a fund raising cruise and we ...

Basic Five B.E.S.T Campaign to Support the Troops

Ever since its inception, Soldiers for the Truth ("SFTT") has been focused on insuring that our frontline troops have the best possible equipment to accomplish their mission and come home alive safely and in one piece.  Our campaigns have been based on providing our troops with the “Best Equipment to ...