Posted on Jul 27, 2016
Does AR 670-1 cover the use of aftermarket civilian body armor?
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NO ist doesn't, but you are supposed to wear issue only. The common sense answer is you are to wear what is issued and allowed only, should you be wearing a civilian copy and get injured due to poor quality of not meeting mil spec then that can and may lead to bigger problems for anyone that has GEARDO syndrome.
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I don't want to sound condescending, however civilian body armor is not up to mil spec despite what the label indicates..why would you want to wear armor that, at best, may stop a 9mm round?
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So I found the ALARACT message that addresses this. The short answer is NO. Sorry it is from a 3rd party site.
http://www.teamwendy.com/wp-content/uploads/Army%20Safety%20Message.pdf
http://www.teamwendy.com/wp-content/uploads/Army%20Safety%20Message.pdf
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