subject: More and More Soldiers Lose Their Hearing [print this page] The Army claims that, contrary to what the Navy thinks, these new helmets would not work in providing protection when there is a crash. The Canadian air force claims the same thing. He strongly advises that the repainted football helmets that the crew at the Army tank corps are made to wear should be replaced with these heavy ones.Soldiers don't find the Army's ear plugs very comfortable. An alternative they would prefer is cigarette filters. These substitute ear plugs don't provide much protection.
