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Killjoy911 t1_j5yi621 wrote

Ya the PVS-14s/31s were and still are annoying as hell. You can counterbalance them all you want. But moving around with a huge weight on the front of your helmet is annoying as shit, team Wendy or not.

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FullM3TaLJacK3T t1_j5ym4uz wrote

Yea I remember this.

As a conscript soldier, we weren't issued with counterweights, so after 10 mins of running, jumping and simply moving, the NVGs were at nose level. I couldn't see shit.

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robplumm t1_j5ymmq5 wrote

That was the other part...had to strap the helmet down tighter...so jaw ended up hurting.

We owned the night and all...but man it hurt like hell... lol

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JaL3J t1_j5z1twc wrote

This. Using NVG correctly is a skillset. So many issues with alignment or fogging up if just given to people without training.

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DigitalGraphyte t1_j5yzi62 wrote

Hell, as a volunteer Marine in the 2010's, we weren't given counterweights for them.

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