It depends, sometimes milspec is very demanding. For example, crayons need to be non-toxic even if you eat the entire box.
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exu@feditown.com 3 weeks agoMilitary grade is bullshit marketing. Basically anything is military grade
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
In electronics there are actually milspec versions on microchips different from the normal space (they have a wider range of operating temperatures plus I also believe higher resistence to electromagnetic radiation and mechanical vibration, similar to microchips “for automobile use”), but I suspect that when it comes to actual consumer electronics devices the words “military grade” are not a protected tag (as in, electronic devices said to be “military grade” are not forced by regulation to have certain characteristics) so those words are generally marketing bullshit.
JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I guess aircraft-grade aluminum isn’t good enough anymore.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Military grade” means that it went through one extra round of inspection before it was sent out as far as I’m aware. This round of inspection is basically just putting it through certain weather conditions to simulate “will this survive a deployment”
Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
literally Military Grade is just marketing fluff with no standard. Mil-Spec is the real term for meeting military specifications. think ceramic and gold instead of plastic and tin for computer chips.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay I just double checked and you’re totally right. When I was in the military someone had told me there was actually regulations around “military grade” and they were just different from milspec. Technically military grade is supposed to refer to milspec but in the private world they don’t check if it’s actually true or not
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I was in the Marines and I had to buy some of my shit on my own, so yeah, agree 100%.
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Military grade is code for “cheapest bidder”
curled@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Military grade means literally nothing. Actual military equipment is “mil spec”, and not something the average consumer needs, or can afford, in most cases.
Even when military spec equipment is made by the lowest bidder, this stuff still has to be blast proof, bullet proof, work from -60°C to +85°C, be water/dust resistant, and many other requirements depending on what is being made.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You can definitely get plenty of Mil spec shit, just not what you really expect. My hat is a Swedish army cap worn by some dude named Alber Kempf in Tunisia circa 1991.
SpendsTimeUsefully@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Fair enough, I was thinking more in the direction of electronics, mechanics, etc
eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Is it possible to show the hat? I kinda wanna see that hat and how it looks after such a long period of use.