“That takes a toll on you, because you have to maintain your center of gravity wearing all that stuff and doing your job,” said Abdullah, of Miami. He wore a Kevlar helmet, body armor with four plates, a throat and groin protector, and shoulder pads, while carrying 10 pounds of ammunition, a rifle, a flashlight and other gear.”
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WOW!,,,10 Whole pounds of AMMO! And that heavy ol’M-16?
Mite be time for MO’People in the Military,,,
Rotate~Rotate~Rotate!!!
Why not put their heavy backpacks on individual two-wheeled towing carts? That’ll take the weight off their backs.