How Satisfied are Soldiers with their Ballistic Helmets. A Comparison of Soldiers' Opinions about the Advanced Combat Helmet and the Personal Armor System for Ground Troops; Final rept

摘要

Many factors are considered during ballistic helmet design, including comfort, weight, fit, and maintainability. These factors affect Soldiers' decisions about helmet use; therefore, rigorous research about Soldiers' real-life experiences with helmets is critical to assessing a helmet's overall protective efficacy. This study compared Soldiers' satisfaction and problem experience wit the advanced combat helmet (ACH) and the personal armor system for ground troops (PASGT) helmet. Data were obtained from surveys of Soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Ninety percent of ACH users were satisfied with their helmet, but only 9.5% of PASGT users were satisfied.