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I actually equate it more to if deployed they won't be a full time use thing, like most night/thermal optics. If used for short engagements it'll be much more palatable. Most service members I deployed with had issues with existing tech and varied lengths of time they could go before disorientation/eye fatigue set in.

I think the hoped for end result is that every soldier wears one of these. If only a fraction of soldiers wears one, the ones wearing one will have to keep the others informed about the things they see that those without can’t see (and that includes telling them such things as “don’t shoot them. They’re ours” or “don’t go there. It’s a mine field”).

That’s a huge efficiency loss, even ignoring that the enemy will start targeting those wearing one.

I'd be curious to see if it's persistent or goes away with use. AH-64 pilots have all sorts of issues starting out with the "monocle" (headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc) but it goes away eventually and the they consider the benefits to outweigh the cons.