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Originally posted by KunjaPrincess
Agreed, 70lbs is a lot for me to wear especially with the ruck and everything else carried in theatre. I would like the choice though. If in a vehicle I know I would be wearing it at all times. Will be nice to see if my unit gets when they fly next week 
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I know the British and Canadian "combat vests"(armour) is somewhat customizable - with various levels of protection depending how much you add to the basic armoured vest... kinda like NBC gear in a way - ever increasing levels of protection as you add on more gear.
Ideally all the troops would be issued a full kit of body armour, and the mission would determine how much they'd lug around...
But damn 70lbs, with kit and weapons you'd be packing around 110lbs... I feel for the GPMG gunner...