Replies to post #461 on Bourque Industries Inc (BORK)

[gotmilk]

re: ...that's why it will never be used in the "real world".

You seem to be confused, thinking that NIJ certification is required for body armor of Bourque Industries to be manufactured and used in the "real world".

As for obtaining government contracts for use in the military, that seems to be required, but not for state, city, and town police forces, and perhaps the police and military of friendly countries.

As for the NIJ to do "the right thing" for the US military, nope they will not since the NIJ is a federal entity and influenced "back-door" style by the other federal entity of the military which is influenced directly by the elected federal officials that are accountable to the lobbyist of the military complex industries that backroll their election bids.

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re; http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/dragon-skin/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Skin_(body_armor)

[Pinnacle Armor's] Dragon Skin [a] ballistic vest [rated] by the manufacturer [but] not officially certified as such [detailed] the five year process that the NIJ and Pinnacle Armor went through to establish a test protocol and procedure [for] the certification [and] claimed [was] given verbal authorization by the NIJ to label the vests although he did not have written authorization... As of November 2007, Pinnacle is suing to force the NIJ to recertify...