Posted on Mar 10, 2019
How do modern troops like modern (Kevlar) helmets?
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As a Vietnam vet, I am a member of the “Steel pot” Army. We used that helmet for cooking, washing, and shaving. We carried stuff in it and, in sandy soil, we dug holes with it much faster than we could with a shovel. Does a modern soldier with a modern helmet wish he still had one like ours?
Posted 7 y ago
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I started out in the steel pot days and transitioned through the Kpot and ACH. I always liked my steel pot but the ACH was pretty decent. I didn't like the suspension harness in the Kpot.
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The latest helmets are lighter (and getting more so) while offering better protection. Sure it was useful to use the multiple capabilities that the steel pot offers, modern technology has replaced the need, for the most part. I can't argue with the use of the pot as a shovel, vs the entrenching tool, but most Soldiers don't use their canteens cups as much since camelbacks came around, and MRE drinks come in their own pouches that can be used to mix the drinks. I use the canteen cup to shave now. With the heater packs in the MRE's one really doesn't need a pot to cook in either.
I have been generally happy with the modern Kevlar helmet, but I also don't have the experience with the other type to compare. I initially wore the first type of Kevlar helmet (PASGT) helmet that replaced the steel pot about 2 years after it became obsolete.
I have been generally happy with the modern Kevlar helmet, but I also don't have the experience with the other type to compare. I initially wore the first type of Kevlar helmet (PASGT) helmet that replaced the steel pot about 2 years after it became obsolete.
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