Every couple of years or so (and sometimes more frequently) US Army body armor testing procedures are called into question by investigating authorities. There used to be a saying among Army troops “that you never had time to do things right, but you always had time to do them again.” Well, apparently in this modern army, you don’t even have “to do things right” if Lt. Gen. Phillips and his cohorts like Col. Cole, Project Manager for Soldier Protection, and US Army ...
Continue Reading →Body Armor Testing: Pentagon Spin Doctors at Work Again
The Pentagon spin doctors are working overtime to cover-up the latest IG report from the DoD which chides the Army for the lack of proper testing for is the most tested body armor in the world today.”
Lt. Gen Phillips goes on to say, “”I am not aware of any incident down range where the body armor failed to protect against a round that it was designed to defeat.” The US Army then trots out examples of where the ...
Continue Reading →Body Armor Reliability: Lies, Lies and Damn Lies!
In yet another blatant example of gross incompetence or serial lying, Lt. Gen William Phillips, the chief acquisition officer for the US Army, stated that “we want to make sure that your readers have complete and total confidence in the Army’s ability to field protective (gear) to look after its soldiers while they’re deployed in combat zones and that, internally, the soldier and their family knows that as well.” Lt. Gen Phillips’ words of comfort to troops in the field ...
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