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Originally Posted by aspqrz
I know MOPP suits are only good for a relatively short period after the plastic wrap they come in is opened ... 24 hours or until taken off, whichever is the lesser is the best figure I have seen ...
(However, I know as a Company Sig back in the day we were ordered to break the batteries of our AN/PRC-25 Radios in two on something hard when we replaced them every, 24 hours?, to prevent them being from being reused ... the implication being that they were rated for longer periods of use ... so maybe its the same with MOPP suits).
Then there are the filters on the Gas Mask - again, change every 24 hours.
So wearing them all the time would be ... expensive. Dying would be cheaper 
Phil |
I have heard this claim before (in my own unit). Actually the MOPP suit was good for two years from the date you remove it from the packaging (provided it was NOT washed). It was good for only 24 hours IN THE ACTUAL NBC ENVIRONMENT before it began to fail to provide protection from the threat. This is also the life expectancy of the hood on your gas mask. This could prove interesting if you were to get "hung up" in an NBC environment. Loiter too long and your MOPP suit fails. They also fail rather quickly if they get completely saturated with water. A major downside to NBC ops in bad weather.