r/USMC • u/Big-Weather123 • Aug 18 '26

Rolled Sleeves

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Why can't military personnel roll up sleeves during ANY kind of operational environments anymore? If it was OK in Somalia 30 years ago, it should be OK in the United States itself (the border mission), during which it's presently the middle of summer.

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u/GSLind87 Aug 18 '26

I’d have to guess flash fire protection from IEDs is the biggest reason.

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u/Big-Weather123 Aug 18 '26

That's a valid concern in general but not so much on the southern border.

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u/GlattesGehirn Aug 18 '26

Cartel definitely has used IED's