Army helmets:

I realize that this forum is about bicycle helmets but I believe Y’all should know abut the complete failure of our government to protect our soldiers from impact-related TBIs (Traumatic Brain Injury).

The current military helmet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_helmet#Current would not qualify as a helmet for riding bicycles or even skateboards. The helmet industry puts it in the same category as those “Bogus” ‘helmets’ designed to look like protective helmets but that would never, ever pass even the lowly bicycle (CPSC) impact protection we insist upon for our children.

While it can defeat an AK47 bullet from 200 meters, it is of utterly no use as an impact-attenuation device. There is no energy-absorbent liner of any kind. And, that leads to the real problem: The majority of permanent head trauma in the Middle East wars has nothing to do with AK47 rounds from 200 meters and everything to do with heads being banged by explosive pressure waves and being banged around inside a Humvee.

Parents and other loved ones have had to resort to buying impact attenuation pads and sending them to their loved ones overseas. Our government and even the military do not seem to give a damn! There are a number of sites where one can buy effective impact protection kits for the current ‘state of the art’ soldier’s helmet. Here is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_helmet#Current

Joe

P.S.: Please consider looking into this matter. The info is out there and our soldiers need your support. -- JM