Defense One: The D Brief

And now for something completely different: exosuits and their impact on gender integration in the military. Lauren Fish of the Center for New American Security shared her thoughts in a tweetstorm Thursday. Some excerpts: “For over 100 years, recommended weight carried was ~1/3 of body weight. British and German interwar research argued for those limits. Early 2000s U.S. military research does as well (consistently ~50 lbs). For reference, the average male Marine weighs ~170 lbs., and females: ~130 lbs. That calculates out to 56 and 43 lbs. Since the mid-20th century, weight carried has exploded. These weights exceeded 80 to 100 lbs. or more in the last 15 years of war.”

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