Military Kit Still Failing Women, Troops Say Five years have passed since the Atherton report exposed the inadequacies of military kit for women in the British armed forces.
Despite promises to rectify this issue by 2022, servicewomen continue to face ill fitting uniforms and equipment that jeopardize their safety on deployment.
The Ministry of Defence's efforts to upgrade body armour have been sluggish, with some progress made but significant hurdles remaining.