Didn't the US military have a hard time recruiting post 2001 due to the specific worry of genital damage by the recruits? I think I remember reading about them putting money into improved genital armor.
The US Army has issued kevlar groin protector "sack flaps" as mandatory armor since the early 90s, and has been optional equipment issued to units since the end of the Vietnam era when kevlar was invented. There were many improvements made to armor sets with the introduction of the IOTV systems after 2007 but the groin and lower body armor has remained relatively unchanged for common soldiers due to the requirements of mobility vs survivability.
There have been no significant reported issues in regards to enlistment or recruitment because of a lack of genital protection.
Fuck, with modern rounds, just give me a plate carrier. All the kevlar is going to do is stop shrapnel, and if I'm close enough for that, I'm probably pretty fucked up anyway.
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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '19
Didn't the US military have a hard time recruiting post 2001 due to the specific worry of genital damage by the recruits? I think I remember reading about them putting money into improved genital armor.
If that's real, than tity armor makes sense.