As everyone knows, there has been a lack of effective body armor in the War on Terrorism. As a result, many soldiers in Iraq/Afganistan are buying better commercially available armor such as Dragon Skin. Welp, that doesn't help the company that has the Army contract (and makes a profit selling the shitty armor) so they put pressure on the Pentagon. Now, if a soldier wears non-standard body armor and is KIA, their family may lose the $400,000 death benefit.



If this topic interests you in ANY way, you definately want to see the movie "The Pentagon Wars". A wonderful indictment of how the Army does business. (Navy pride showing)