PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-687
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 687
FEBRUARY 2010
PS 687
FEB 10
46
Dear Editor,
We teach students at the U.S.
Army CBRN School the best ways
to suit up with JSLIST (joint
service lightweight integrated suit
technology). Here is some of the
advice we give:
Close the carrier when
you remove your mask.
Too
many Soldiers leave the carrier
flap dangling open. That can
lead to the inside of the carrier
being contaminated, plus dirt and
moisture get inside it. And all
the stuff stored in the carrier-
replacement parts, the TM, the
NAAK (nerve agent antidote kit)
injector-can fall out, too.
Order the skull cap head
harness.
Sooner or later, you will
run into a Soldier who is hard to fit
with a mask. TB 3-4240-341-20-1,
which covers hard-to-fit Soldiers,
recommends the skull cap head harness,
NSN 4240-01-390-3057, as the
first solution. Order a couple of the
harnesses so that you already have them
on hand when that hard-to-fit Soldier
appears. They cost less than $10.
M40 vs. M40A1.
The difference between the M40 and M40A1 is that
the M40A1 has an individual second skin and a hood that replaced the one-
piece hood and second skin of the M40. Both have the same LIN. In terms
of accountability, treat them as the same mask.
Donell Bowser
Gordon Myrick
CBRN School
Ft Bragg, NC
Tightly secure the sleeves
and legs, but don’t overdo it.
The sleeve and leg straps need to
be tight or they can’t effectively
seal out chemical agents. But really
muscling up on the straps can affect
circulation. Your arms and legs will
go numb and you’ll have trouble
functioning. Snug is tight enough.
Same thing goes for the strap that goes between your legs. If you don’t
fasten it, the jacket won’t stay down. But if you fasten it too tight, you’re
going to have a very uncomfortable day.
Pay attention to
which boot is which.
There’s
not
much
difference between the
left and right boots, so
it’s easy to put them on
wrong. If the boots are
on the correct feet, their
fasteners will fasten to
the outside.
JSLIST takes a different
size than your uniform.
To
help your CBRN specialist provide
you the right size JSLIST jacket
and pants, there is a sizing chart
both in the JSLIST TM and on
the JSLIST sealed packages.
Use the chart to avoid bad fits.
SSG Harold Cooper
SSG Luis Sanchez
Ft Leonard Wood, MO
Editor’s note:
Your suggestions should suit JSLISTers
nicely. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Editor’s note:
Your tips should
provide a breath of fresh air for
Soldiers and their masks–especially
the one on bleach! Thanks for
sharing your experience.
JSLIST…
Close carrier after you remove mask
Tightly
secure
sleeves
and legs,
but not
too tight
If boots
are on
right,
fasteners
will fasten
to outside
Pay attention
to size chart
to avoid
discomfort in
the Feld
Suit Up
with this
Advice!
Skull cap harness will
help hard-to-Ft
Soldiers
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