Ain’t that the f-ing truth.
I went an bought a Kevlar harness, entirely new. I passed. As did my battle. 80 percent of the company, failed.
I got failed on my MOPP boots… that were brand new, still in the issued packing cause we never used them in AIT… dipshits made me take them out of the package, then said they were dusty and needed washed… I took them back the next day, passed. Didn’t do a dang thing. I swear it’s just CIF