Cadets Host Project Director Soldier Systems & Integration

Department of Systems Engineering faculty and cadets hosted members of Project Director Soldier Systems and Integration (PD SSI), part of Product Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR), PEO Soldier. PM SWAR has an interest in developing a long-term agreement and capacity at West Point to focus on experimentation, research, and analysis that informs their materiel acquisition programs for Soldier equipment. Cadets Tim Young, Peter Jaros, Aaron Gilliam, and Matthew Park, advised by LTC Evangelista, provided a briefing on “Improved Measures and Methods to Assess the Effects of Soldier Load”. Cadets Jeremy Mortensen, Brook Solheim, Shane Ko, and Seamus Hurley, advised by MAJ Hughes, provided a briefing on a “Total Value Model for Soldier Materiel Solutions”. The PD SSI team also visited DMI’s engagement skills trainer where the load effects team intends to develop measures that examine the impact of load on marksmanship and weapon employment. In support of experimentation and analysis, PD SSI provided DSE with the most current body armor, the modular scalable vest, as well as the improved outer tactical vest with a complete complement of Kevlar plates and fully weighted accessory equipment that replicates the Soldier System Dismounted Baseline load.