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This is dead on: trends in soldier load are "unsustainable and undesirable" https://twitter.com/thinkdefence/status/1324779732899155970
@LaurenFishDC & I wrote on this a few years ago: https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/the-soldiers-heavy-load-1
Approach loads are massive, sapping mobility and fatiguing soldiers even before they get to the fight
Even the fighting loads (after soldiers drop their ruck) are waaaay over the recommended 50 lbs limit
Load has a clear, measurable effect on mobility. Yet we continue to overburden the infantry soldier.
Study after study recommends a fighting load of ~50 lbs (~1/3 body weight). Yet we continue to add more weight.
Exoskeletons are cool(!) but there are no easy technology solutions - not in the near term. The most immediate solutions are organizational and cultural.
It's changing the mindset of how we think about load, mobility, lethality, and survivability. Sometimes less is more.
It's changing the mindset of how we think about load, mobility, lethality, and survivability. Sometimes less is more.
Steps @LaurenFishDC & recommend the US Army take to address the problem of the overburdened infantry soldier
But if you *are* interested in the super-cool tech stuff, here's our report on exoskeletons, robot teammates, and more: 
https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/emerging-technologies-1
https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/emerging-technologies-1
Or the really fun stuff, human enhancement (both cognitive and physical): https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/human-performance-enhancement-1
