Someone explain to me why the hell do soldiers wear shades?
they obstruct your vision, make everything seem blacker, therefore making spotting 1000% harder.
You know what else obstructs your vision? The fucking sun.
>>29746298
man that was a hard thread
>>29746292
Shrapnel is hard, eyes are squishy.
If your eyes get squished by hard things then you can't do soldier things.
Because shrapnel in your eye sucks
Also if you were to ever go outside of Mom's basement you would see this big bright thing in the sky we call the "Sun"
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>>29746303
So what if it's sunny? someone would rather see 75% of his viewport than 10%
>>29746317
Have you ever worn sunglasses??
>>29746292
The ME is sunny and has many naturally reflective surfaces.
Also because of bitch niggas who cant maintain eye contact and want to act hard. I make people take them off before doing anything business related.
>all those soft, squirming eyes on people with giant beards and sleeve tats
I nominate this for the most autistic thread on /k/
>>29746292
because of the beret. once that thing became army wide is when the okay for shades in uniform came down. plus you know fighting in a desert you want to protect your eyes
>>29746366
Seconded holy fuck. This guy acts like sunglasses are the blast visor on Luke's fucking helmet from a new hope.
>>29746395
quite the reference
>>29746395
I GOT THAT REFERENCE!
>>29746292
It's ballistic and UV protection for your eyes you fucking retard
In fact you will get yelled at if you take your eye pro off
Do you even own a gun you faggot?
>>29746357
I'll be honest, no...
Am I missing out?
>>29746572
Ok....
Can I ask where the fuck have you been living?
Are you a mole person? Do you live in the subway tunnels of NY and only come out at night?
>>29746292
This is why.
>>29746395
You see, young padawan, when you see with force, you can have full head protection.
>>29746292
You know Oakleys do more than just look cool? They make great ballistic eyewear, which is important when there's shit flying around.
>>29746317
>>29746572
I think this is legitimately the dumbest post I've seen on this forum
OP is confined for never having an outdoor job in his life.
Boat captain here. Not exactly analogous to a combat soldier, and I'm not trying to say that I am. But my job entails (among other shit) sitting in a wheelhouse trying to read day shapes of a other boats that can be miles away. And navigation markers. And landmarks. Basically, I gotta look at a bunch of small shit far away all the damn time.
Good sunglasses are part of my essential kit. Without them, you lose a ton of detail on a sunny day while you squint because the earth is I've giant reflective asshole. If it's raining and I'm using a tug that requires me to use the outside controls, I can't not have something protecting my eyes from the elements. Even when it's cloudy and raining I need my sunglasses to see (if it's dark out in that scenario I bring the same eye pro I use for indoor shooting).
I couldn't imagine doing my job without them. And I wouldn't think of working in the sandy desserts of Buttfuckganistan being shot at without something shielding my eyes from shrapnel, sand, and the sun. It's a non-starter idea.
I'm not sure where you get this idea that shades are the same thing is blinders, but it's wrong. Your criticism simply fails to hold water, OP.
>>29746292
>obstruct your vision
Yeah, if you're wearing like 7 of them.
>remembers kids, 7 times the sunglasses, 7 times the cool
>makes everything blacker, therefore making spotting 1000% harder.
Unless you chose to wear these in the middle of the fucking night or in a dark room like an autistic twat or a 70's action hero, you'll see fine.
Also visors make great eye protection against debris and ballistic objects.
>>29746572
Yes. Good sunglasses are more than just tinted glass.
>>29746630
I agree eye pro is vital, but what about the skull wearing them when you are face blasted with buckshot? If those Guardians include a repulsor field sign me up!
>>29746706
>middle of the fucking night
I've taken to wearing polarized glasses at night when I'm driving. I can actually see the road better, and it cuts down on a helluva lot of glare from oncoming headlights.
Your mileage may vary.
>>29746737
At least you'll still have pretty eyes for your closed casket funeral.
>>29746292
Because ESS goggles aren't a welding helmet.
>>29746737
I think the idea behind it is that your eyes are much more vulnerable than the rest of your face, so while your face might get a little fucked up, at least you'll still be able to see properly.
>>29746754
True. Mama said I always had pretty eyes.
>>29746768
>Buckshot to the face
>Seeing
That was a joke post but think about what you just said. Choose your own punishment....
>>29746737
So you genuinely don't mind having dust, dirt, smoke, and debris blasting into your eyes? You can just shrug that off and still see better than the guy next to you who... Didn't have that happen to him?
I swear, 4 Chan as a whole is getting dumber, this board included.
>>29746737
If you get hit in the face with buckshot, gg, you're dead.
If you get hit in the face with dirt and rocks from an ID blast without your eye pro on, you lose your eyesight
Just ask my good buddy who decided to dismount and ground guide our vehicle without his eye pro just one time. We hit a pressure plate, he lost one eye, and the other had to be taken out, cleaned, and popped back in by a chick doctor that he eventually married.
Wear your eyepro.
>>29746781
Look, it's obviously not going to save you in 100% of situations, but MAYBE if you're lucky it'll save your eyes. Sort of like a ballistic mask, most calibers will fuck you up or leave you horribly injured, but MAYBE it'll save your life or reduce your injuries in certain situations.
>>29746292
>wearing eye pro while using guns.
umm...
>>29746740
I meant like in a field.
For your instance it would make sense.
>>29746572
>>29746811
But I wanna marry a chick doctor who put my eye back in.
>>29746755
>welding visors become standard issue
>Our fighting men have a hell of a time getting out of trucks, but goddamn can they run a bead
>every DMR has an indentation on his mask from mashing into the scope
>"Tactical entry on three! ", everyone head bumps to flip their visors down in unison
>Martin Sheen slowly rises out of the water to kill Marlon Brando, his face hidden by a welding visor.
These mental images made me smile.
>>29746811
I was making a joke as I read the ad where they shot it at 10 meters with a 12ga. I then envisioned someone wearing them while being shot with said 12ga. I wear eyepro while shooting, my daily glasses are ANSI rated.
>>29746835
You still don't get the point. If you are shot in the face with buckshot you are almost guaranteed dead at a range of 10 meters.
>>29746888
Yes, I'm well aware of that, I'm not arguing that, I'm just saying that this would be better than nothing because in SOME situations it might save you from permanent eye damage
>this thread
>>29746292
OP has never been to the field
>>29746292
Because the sun in the desert sucks donkey dildos. Dust, dirt, and shrapnel in your eyes suck. They arent that fucking hard to see through either. They are usually just polarized versions of ballistic eye protection.
Also sunlight can fuck up your vision anyway. UV and what not.
>>29746907
Once again. Buckshot to the head (which is where my face resides at least) I an almost certain kill shot. Vision wont even be on a priority list bud.
>>29747084
no shit its buckshot
no one expects eye pro to protect you from buckshot
>>29747127
Is it just me or does his back look like it as fur?
>>29746700
This guy knows what's up.
I'm a racing crew chief, and shades are an essential part of my kit too. I spent much of my time up on top of the trailer looking across a mile-wide track with binoculars, and it's often bright as hell, but they're also fine to see with when under our awning or on overcast days. It's also worth pointing out that the drivers wear dark tinted visors while driving and don't have any trouble with those.
>>29746861
Haha, so the question is whether Miller or Lincoln would be the operator choice.
>>29747084
Are you stupid? Do you totally lack reading comprehension abilities? I'm not arguing about buckshot. Go back and try reading my other posts again
>>29747084
That's not even buckshot genius, it's just shot. And the point is to demonstrate that it can take a lot more abuse than it would reasonably be expected to, it's not meant to imply that they somehow save your life from a close-range shotgun blast.
>>29746292
Dry, sandy, sunny areas are bright as fuck. I've never been to the Middle East but I imagine that's what it's like.
>>29746292
>I've never been outside doing activities on a sunny day; A collection of posts by Anon A. Faggot
>>29746292
Bet you laugh at people who operate in snowy environtment and wear shades when sun is shining too.
>>29747525
I bet you go outside too faggot
>>29746835
I dont think people who wear eye pro, especially that guardian pair, wears them with the goal of protecting themselves from getting shot in the face.
Debris, shrapnel, brass, random ricochet, etc, pretty sure that's what they're going for.
Also, high tech earpro with small HUD on battlefield data, when?
So they can keep track of the visions in their eyes
>>29747401
>ducklipping for the camera
what a faggot
>>29747554
don't operate with the guy in shades oh no
>>29746292
The sun is brighter in the desert. In fact, practically every protective item a soldier has is to adapt to harsher desert conditions. Earpro only came into use in the middle east because the dudes in the mosque towers yell really loud and can burst your eardrums
>>29747688
You're bullshitting.
Ear pro is for big guns and shit ranges too. Not for allahusnackbar towers.
Its eyepro, its required at all times anyway.
Having it for day ops makes seeing / shooting easier and makes the sun hella dim. And no if doesn't make anything too dark like you think. We carry a second set of eyepro either a whole set or just clear lenses for might ops.
I am infantry, I wear eyepro almost all the damn time while working and deployed.
>>29747823
As a EASed pog fueler, I agree. They're handy in all environments; no matter the MOS. Shit will always find a way into your eyes. Best to cover up.
>>29747084
>Buckshot to the head (which is where my face resides at least) I an almost certain kill shot.
No it is not. There is many places in face that can be penetrated without inflicting life treating wounds. Also buckshot will struggle to penetrate such vital part as spine. Surviving face wounds is common thing.
OP, I found your sunglasses for you
>>29747644
I can't believe it
>>29746740
I like tinted shades for rain and snow.
Also because it's like having a filter for the occasional depression. Sepia is way better when it's overcast.
>>29747853
I am getting goggles but not sure how its gonna fuck with my sight picture with my ACOG
>>29746292
Modern polarized glasses don't really make things significantly darker, they just give your vision an odd hue.It's not like the tint of car windows where you can barely see through. Try on a pair of high-end sunglasses if you want to know what I mean.
>>29746292
>somebody tell me why x
>I will open with hyperbole
>>29747557
>being this jealous of those full, tang slaying supple gifts from the gods.
>>29746700
Its nice to see that someone else here is living the tug life
>>29746292
Enjoy your cateracts.
>>29746855
>>29746737
>get shot with birdshot at point blank through a window
>survive and don't get hit in the eyes
The first part isn't that hard, the second requires way more luck, you remove that risk with eyepro.
>>29746363
"bitch niggas" you don't make anybody do anything you autistic faggot
>>29746292
>hurr durr are glasses a meme?
This board is getting dumber by the fucking day.
>>29746572
This must be fucking bait
Is this MoleMan? Has he forgotten to put his trip on?
do they have prescription eyepro
>>29748621
yes
>>29746292
have you ever had sand in your eyes?
shit sucks.
so does bright-ass sunlight.
jesus christ, use some common sense.
>>29748199
Bulky goggles suck. Get ESS. You look like a faggot but they're great.
>>29747181
Hobart
>>29747525
>tfw sunny and snowy day but you forgot the sunglasses on your drive to work
Driving with only one eye cracked open only slightly is fucking scary, never underestimate how reflective snow is.
>>29746298
/thread
>>29746861
Best post in days
Friendly reminder that there is literally no excuse as to not wear eyepro unless you're some poor hick.
>>29746308
lol
>>29746363
>>29748386
>spot the dude who does everything he can to look tough and cracks trying to maintain eye contact
>>29746298
this
op is a fag as usual jesus christ
>>29749988
>Pretends to be a tough guy on the internet
Ya man I bet you have sooo many people that are terrified of you.
>>29746572
Sir you must have at least 1400 hours logged with sunglasses to visit this website. Please dont return until you fulfill that requisite
>>29746298
>>29746363
>>29747017
>>29746700
>>29747017
>>29747688
>>29747823
>>29748700
>>29750124
But I don't. I can just look directly at the person I am talking to.
It is amazing how easy that is when you are a regular person and not some fagbo that got $400 in shitty tattoos from their cousin and grew a ZZ top beard but never stopped having bitch eyes.
>>29751166
>saying those that wear sunglasses don't praise the sun
>wears helmet with eye slits
>>29751673
Or they don't want waste their time on you since you seem to eye-fuck everything and everyone in front of you.
Eye contact when simply talking to someone face to face or during communication with that person directly is ok.
Glaring at everything, and everyone all the time is just creepy bruh.
>>29751798
>he isnt intimidated by all of these cosmetic features i put on as a threat display
>if he looks directly at me its glaring and probably intended as a challenge
If you wanna be the guy who wears knockoff Oakley's to a job interview then you do you.
>>29746755
>>29746861
russianhelmetwithfaceshield.jpg
>>29752122
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>>29746755
>>29753983
>>29746572
enjoy getting eye cancer by 40
>>29746572
I hope this is a joke. Do you live under a rock?
>>29746740
can you recommend a pair? Im looking for a pair that I can use at work, when im constantly entering and exiting a parking garage. Preferably something with a slim profile when closed
>>29746292
>>29751764
Touché
>>29746292
>>29746298
Also ever noticed the current war environments are always dusty as fuck? Well, shades help.
>>29751764
But the eye slits let sunlight into his eyes, allowing for maximum praising
>>29748287
DMS at Stirling?
>>29746737
wear an Atlyn then
>>29746292
>Herpaderp I've never been outside
Fun fact: certain environments reflect an assload of sunlight and can make it incredibly hard to see, mostly snow and sand. Besides, safety is also a concern and sunglasses don't make it particularly hard to see anything.
>>29746630
holy fuck that's actually impressive
>>29746292
Can you just KILL YOUR SELF thanks :3
>>29747780
It's true, their desert song carries on a fell wind and misfortune befalls all who hear it in the form of tinnitus
>>29746298
FPBP
>>29746626
>mole person
>>29746292
OP if you ever left your mother's basement and actually went outside you'd know that sometimes it's really fucking bright out. It's hard to imagine, I know, maybe one day you'll get out.
>>29746308
>be soldier who was smart, didn't wear shades so my vision would not be obstructed
>be ridin' inna personnel carrier inna back
>it's sort of dark in here.
>everyone else has sunglasses on, or on their vests ready to be put on
>"10 SECONDS!"
>Psshhhh don't they know they won't be able to see?
>"5...4...3...2...GOGOGOGOGOGO"
>door opens
>light floods in
>can't see shit
>have to wait for my eyes to adjust before I can return fire accurately
>everyone else just put on their shades.
>>29746572
At least you're honest.
>thread was finished over half a day ago
Are you still here? Thread's over, go home
>>29747557
lips swollen from being hit woth a bunch of shrapnel.
>>29754260
My friend, I want you to think real hard for a moment about where you are right now.
This is 4Chan. The moment one of us stumbles onto /r9k/, we already have eye cancer. You don't need sunglasses to slow down that process.
>>29746363
I never understood why people have trouble maintaining eye contact. I can stare at someone's eyeballs for a REALLY long time.
>>29746292
How come they can't attach a visor to the helmet liken pic related
>>29746737
Most soldiers typically wear a helmet with them.
>>29756042
Too heavy and expensive to give it ballistic protection.
>>29756042
I always though this is a good idea. Probably because it'll sit so far from your face and shit can still get in.
Still want tactical HUD though please.
>>29756036
Don't stare at the balls
>>29756042
We do, 90% of PMCs operating in the middle east are just hockey guys beating Arabs with hockey sticks
man fuck sunglasses
>>29756351
All PMC members come from the midwest, Canada, or Russia
>>29749654
>mfw I live in the praries with little to no trees and it being extremely flat
Basically suicide not wearing shades in the winter
>>29746292
Have you ever been to Afghanistan?
You do know it gets to around 130° F there right?
Do you know how fucking bright that sun is?
>>29746292
>op never operated in fucking africa
enjoy burning your eyes out retard
>>29756375
enjoy having your head melting at 50°C outdoor operating
>>29746292
sand, roters = shit hitting the fan hitting your eyes fucking your vision beyond repair
>>29747823
I remember getting issued a pair that was yellowish also. Like tinted but not that much. I was a grunt but I've been out a while now. I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped because not many people used them.
>>29746298
Expect to see this on /r/4chan with 3000+ upvotes
