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The Military as a whole REQUIRES all troops wear ballistic eye protection when they go on a mission. As a matter of fact, if a trooper were to have an eye injury in indian country without his eye-pro, the whole chain of command will be standing before the man to answer why he wasn't wearing his armor in a threat area.

To qualify as ballistic eye protection for troops, the gear is tested by NATIC, and that which makes the cut is put on the Army Protective Eyewear List (APEL). This includes spectacles and goggles.

I carry a line of specs & goggles made by Revision, which is on the APEL, and has been for almost a decade now. Outstanding stuff.

Revision Ballistic Eye Protection

 

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I have been wearing the same pair of Oakley M-frames for years. Just replace the lenses every couple of years and the nose and eye pieces every couple of years. They have saved my eyes more than one time while shooting on steel during training.

The Oakley M frame series are another great choice; but it looks like they were voluntarily removed from the APEL for some reason or other (other models have been kicked off the list by the Army, they mention several at the bottom of the linked poster). The brands / models on the list come and go over time, but I can attest to the protection power of the M-frame lenses... so I can see how they've actually deflected steel over the years.

Here's the current dope on what's good (and if it isn't on the poster, it isn't authorized for wear outside the gate, period)

Keep in mind that if you're shooting with SUNGLASSES, you're not wearing any armor for your eyes, and that what Mom used to say is true... they're all you get. Loose one, and it doesn't grow back like a lizard's tail does.

http://www.health.mil/Libraries/110...zed-Protective-Eyewear-List-poster-110620.pdf