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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Men told the army will not provide sleeping bags or any medical supplies. They have to ask their grannies to send them tourniquets or raid their cars for first aid kids. The army provides nothing but uniforms and "armor".
They are told to ask their wives and girlfriends to give them tampons and pads to plug bullet wounds  |
This is really sad. These poor guys are being treated like cannon fodder and told they don't even qualify for proper equipment as they are being prepped to be sent off to be killed or maimed. We shouldn't be taking any joy from this regardless of what has happened before. This is tragic.
Also, don't discount the efficacy of women's hygiene products as crude battle dressings. They've been proven extremely effective and have saved lives. Better to go into battle with those on hand than with nothing at all and end up bleeding out from a wound that may have been survivable with basic first supplies to stop bleeding and dress a wound. Use what you have available rather than cry about what you don't. Again, this is tragic to see regardless of which side of the conflict you are on.