I agree, that's why my first choice was 1x Prism. But if someone wanted some magnification in case a pack of coyotes are attacking your goat +100 a flip to side 3x micro magnifier combined with red dot on a shorty could help.
Probably because the muzzle is much closer, and they determined than in a combat environment soldiers may not have time to find and dawn ear pro increasing many active and leaving vets with hearing damage.