Raider Master Drivers hit the tank trails during the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Operater New Equipment Training (OPNET) at Fort Stewart, GA Donald Vargas, a combat engineer, told Task & Purpose, “But when you hit a bump in the Humvee, you really feel it.” “When you hit a bump in the JLTV, you feel it,” Spc. “compared to the Humvee, it's like night and day.” Robert Sanders, a signal support systems specialist with the 1st ABCT, told Task & Purpose. “The suspension system is magnificent,” Staff Sgt. Several soldiers interviewed by Task & Purpose who have operated the JLTV as part of driver training uniformly praised the vehicle's relative comfort compared to much-despised Humvee. “Leadership wants soldiers to remember that they're in a tactical vehicle,” he added, “not a Nissan Altima.” “My wife has a brand new Volkswagen Atlas, and it does so much for you, you often forget you're hurtling down the highway in a several-thousand-pound vehicle. “For leadership, the ride is so smooth it brings its own concerns,” 1st ABCT spokesman Maj.
But officials say Army leadership is worried that its next-generation Humvee replacement might be too comfortable. The Army's new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle offers the smoothest ride and the most creature comforts of any tactical vehicle they've driven before, soldiers told Task & Purpose.
