You heard it here first folks, Iraq Ninja sleeps with a nightlight
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I hear that DEVGRU is now issuing Spongebob nightlights for the same reason
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(this is not really a direct response to you, Iraq Ninja, but rather a discussion about the points you raised)
Absolutely agee about the technique issue. I have been to a few courses that had time limits for donning full kit, as well as more than a few real life "get it the f**k on NOW!" times. This is a big reason that my armor (and all of my kit really) is set up to permit rapid donning. There is no argument I can think of that would make me say that I would rather not have protection than to have it on.
Of course, knowing how fast you can get it on, and how "on" it needs to be to be worthwhile is a critical point. Once that is known, one can examine the time delay that grabbing the armor will impose. Everything an individual does takes a certain amount of time, and during that time the intruder will also be doing something. I think it comes to a fine line of balancing protection and support with speed of action.
If one is willing to accept a time delay and a few seconds of inability to act at full capacity and freedom of movement for the invader(s) in order to up protection levels, I have no real criticism. One thing that I will say is that a rapid, aggressive response will let you get away with some pretty audacious things if you are willing to be mean, fast, and naked.
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