'Bladder relief is a huge concern,' said Maj. Saily Rodriguez, who works on equipment for women in the Air Force. Women pilots have 'tactically dehydrated' in order to fly missions, imperiling their health and safety.
WASHINGTON – For Air Force Maj. Julie Roloson, new body armor being fielded specifically for women is more than a matter of fit and weight. It could be life or death.
"So when you're shooting the M-4, you need to have the butt of the weapon in a really pretty specific spot on your shoulder to ensure good stability," Roloson said."And that was always hard to do in the legacy system, but this new one had that extra cut out. The shooter's cut as we kind of colloquially refer to it as, which just right off the bat made a huge bit of difference.
The Marines' have accommodated women, in part, by adding more sizes of its existing body armor vests instead of designing new equipment, said Emanuel Pacheco, a Marine Corps spokesman. Research determined that the redesign for women compromised protection.Two years ago, the Navy began a phased replacement of body armor for male and female sailors, said Lt. Cdr. Patricia Kreuzberger, a Navy spokeswoman. All new buys of body armor are gender-specific, she said.
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