Is anyone aware of Kevlar Arm and Leg Protection?

I am considering signing up for the US Military Operations in Afghanistan and I need some information about Kevlar to protect my Arms and Legs. The Kevlar chest armor was (finally) upgraded by the US military but with road side bombs continuing to be a problem I want to purchase kevlar armor for my arms and legs.

I would even consider Kevlar gloves and boots with Kevlar lining.

If I step on or drive over a mine I want to be sure that while I might break all the bones in my body, at least they'll generally still be in the correct order and properly attached. Catastrophic damage can still be survivable and horrific limb loss can be stopped with proper protection.

Why the US military has not put more money into developing an entire body-protection suite I don't know, but I am not going to wait for them, I'll purchase my own and use it even if I get stuck on permanent KP or TP. I'll gladly scrub the toilets with my own tooth brush or spend my weekends in the brig if it keeps me from dying.

2010-10-23T23:16:35Z

Please don't give me responses related to weight and or political discussion related to the war.

Even if it weighs a lot I will to extra PT in order to get myself accustomed to the extra weight.

In fact, I believe that ANY extra weight or body adaptation can be normalized if you wear it constantly and practice with it.

2010-10-23T23:40:57Z

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Hayley2010-10-23T23:52:51Z

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LOL...kevlar and ceramic plates won't protect you from an IED or other roadside bomb. That's just asinine. It's a bomb...it can rip a Humvee a part. What makes you think a little kevlar will protect you? A shaped charge with 5 lbs of C4 can literally cut through 2 inches of steel like it was butter.

You have no idea how much an IBA weighs just by itself, do you? You think it's gonna be cool to walk in to battle, armored like RoboCop or something? You'd be the easiest target to hit since you wouldn't be able to move faster than a rock. The trick with defeating body armor is, you use a bullet bigger/faster than the largest/fastest one it was designed to stop. Or a bomb. That usually works, too.

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Anonymous2010-10-23T23:23:28Z

You're a crazy person. Or a wussy, I'm not really sure which. I was in afghanistan and I prayed to god for PLATE CARRIERS! Also your 'beliefs' about extra weight are just the ramblings of the inexperienced.

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Anonymous2017-01-13T08:46:24Z

stable question. My dad grow to be an air rigidity captain, i as quickly as asked him the comparable question. "Why could a soldier be sent to conflict, and not utilising a bullet data, leg or arm protection?" i propose to me, it merely didnt make experience. They didnt sign in to get slaughtered. yet dad stated as a soldier, there is no room for any form of sluggishness. A bullet data or bomb detector kit will merely slow you down and slow squaddies would not final long whether they had all those kits. additionally as a soldier, you're able to be waiting to camouflage. you mustn't be seen by potential of the competition. in case you arent seen, you dont desire any protection. Thats why squaddies are given helmet to guard their head cos they are required to lie down plenty to offer a powerful stealth or camouflage. So in essence its the helmet that concerns extra and it would not impression your effectiveness. additionally air rigidity pilots are given merely a pistol lots of the time. maximum human beings evaluate it a suicide gun. As an air rigidity pilot, you're able to on no account be out of your plane in the battlefield different than your plane has been close down. so you acquire merely a gun in-case you're able to extremely take your existence than enable them to take you alive yet once you courageous sufficient, you're able to attempt to apply it for protection. desire this helped!

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