1.  What concern has Senator Hillary Clinton expressed in a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee?  On whom does she place the blame for the problem as she sees it?  On what study does Senator Clinton base her criticism?

2.  How does Army Secretary Francis Harvey describe the Outer Tactical Vest (OTV)?  (For a detailed description of the Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System, click here.)

3.  What problems do soldiers encounter when wearing body armor (especially in Iraq), according to Steve Newsome, Marine Corps Fellow at the Center for Security Policy?

4.  Why weren't troops equipped with the right kind of body armor for Iraq?

5.  What is the Army doing to improve the situation for our soldiers?

6.  Once it was determined that troops needed a better type of body armor, do you think that the Pentagon did its best to equip soldiers quickly with the most superior equipment possible?  Explain your answer. 
(For information critical of the Interceptor Body Armor, click here.)
(For an article from the Department of Defense website in support of current Body Armor, click here.)

7.  The one group not quoted in this article are soldiers doing the actual fighting.  Do you know anyone who has been to, or is in, Iraq or Afghanistan?  Ask for their opinion on the pros and cons of the body armor with which they are supplied.  Email answers to editor@studennewsdaily.com for posting on this site.