Am I authorized to wear a ballistic face mask while in Afghanistan or Iraq in the U.S Army?
[2009-10-20 16:51:48]

Q: Hi,

I'm wondering If I can wear a ballistic face mask while in Afghanistan or Iraq. I know you can wear your own pair of ballistic sunglasses. I would like to protect my face from IED shrapnel while i'm over there... I could only see one

A: No, because they are not approved by most unit and/or brigade commanders. If you are close enough to an IED to get hit with flying debris, you are going to have worse injuries than shrapnel. Internal injuries are the leading cause of death by IED att

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What are the best sunglasses for style, comfort and quality out there for under 200$?
[2007-03-05 15:51:38]
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I get a 10% discount from oakleys because Im military, but I was just wondering about other types as well. If they had a good sun protection and even ballistic protective qualities that would be even sport too.


$200 for SUNGLASSES!?!?!?
They're going to get lost or defeated anyway, just buy a pair of $10 shades from Target and donate the rest to charity!

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Stop worrying and learn to love the Iranian bomb

Prominent figures within the Israeli and US governments are beating the war drum over the issue of Iran's progress towards nuclearisation.

Regardless of whether or not Iran will in point of fact seek to weaponise its nuclear program, the chances of it utilising WMDs for anything more than posturing remain next to zero.

Critics of Iran's nuclear program loudly contend that Tehran is irrational and will not operate within the accepted nuclear paradigm of modern states. This claim is at most qualified, obtuse conjecture, and in all likelihood, purposeful disinformation.

Iranian foreign policy has traditionally been cautious, and post-revolutionary Iran has never initiated a conventional conflict. Claims that Tehran's willingness to engage in clandestine operations demonstrate an inherent irrationality and hold little credibility when held up against the plethora of other states, many of them Western, who engage in the same activities and are still considered wholly rational. 

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Oakley M-Frame Strike Ballistic Lenses + Prescription Lenses?
[2008-06-15 20:15:01]
Crossbow_4

I'm going on a road trip this summer and will be driving. I figured it'd be nice to have some sunglasses (I've been eyeing specific Oakleys - M-Frames and Half Jackets, no pun intended), but I need prescription glasses when I drive. So I figured I'd just


M-Frames and Half Jackets cannot have prescription lenses put into them in the normal way, they can only have prescription inserts added behind the sunglass lenses - this is less than ideal for general use. Many other Oakley sunglasses however can hold

Military »

Should I get LASIK/LASEK laser eye surgery?
[2008-05-14 05:19:19]
Crossbow

I am joining the military, should I get laser eye surgery or not risk it? Since I would be issued goggles, ballistic goggles, sunglasses etc, is this defeating the object and regretably so? Thanks


I had lasik while on animated duty and the army paid for it. But i am currently trying to get back on on the go status and because of the surgery the meps is giving me a hard time even thought the army did it, and it was at a military hospital. So i would

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