---
title: "Genius lets fellow soldier shoot him to test body armor"
date: "2018-03-31"
modified: "2020-10-21"
authors:
  - name: "Orvelin Valle"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/orvelinvalle/"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/intel/american-reportedly-lets-squadmate-shoot-chest-test-body-armor/"
categories:
  - "Military News"
  - "Tactical"
  - "Weapons"
tags:
  - "ISIS"
---

# Genius lets fellow soldier shoot him to test body armor

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17290663/origin.jpg>)

This video of a soldier letting his squadmate shoot him with an AK-47 is about as nuts as it gets.

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"This is about the dumbest thing you can do," the video description says. "But I filmed this one day when my friends were bored in Syria. War gets boring sometimes."

The [YouTube channel](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Z3ziPzW-sIOzTVwdXgsBQ>) – which has other videos featuring Western volunteer troops in Syria – belongs to Robert Alleva, who is a volunteer fighter himself, according to the video description.

**Watch:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdK99JtY1Fg

This body armor test could have gone wrong in so many ways, especially considering that the weapon was on automatic mode. The video below shows what happens when things don't go as expected. The Russian separatist takes one in the gut while testing his body armor with a pistol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNikUcntvU0

### NOW: Here's a video of a soldier jumping out of an airplane and solving a Rubik's Cube

### OR: This hilarious video shows what deployment is really like

## Author
OV is a Navy veteran and an expert in social media and entertainment marketing. Previously, with music electronics company Roland, he created social media outreach and growth strategies that became Roland's worldwide corporate standard. OV also managed social media and promotions for Madison Square Garden and Clear Channel Radio.