Military vehicle with reconfigurable compartment

A reconfigurable compartment for a military vehicle comprising:

• a floor, a front, a rear, a roof, and sides, wherein the floor, the front, the rear, the roof, and the sides are removably coupled with each other to define the reconfigurable compartment and an interior volume of the reconfigurable compartment, wherein a panel physically separates the interior volume of the reconfigurable compartment from an interior volume of a cabin for a driver of the military vehicle, the cabin comprising a plurality of panels different than the floor, the front, the rear, the roof, and the sides of the reconfigurable compartment;
• wherein at least one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides are function-specific and replaceable with a different function-specific at least one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides to transition the reconfigurable compartment between an ambulance compartment and another type of compartment to change an overall function of the military vehicle, wherein the interior volume of the cabin is at physically separated from the interior volume of the reconfigurable compartment by the panel in the other type of compartment and the ambulance compartment and the other type of compartment include the roof that extends an entirety of a longitudinal length of the reconfigurable compartment;
• wherein the ambulance compartment is configured to support a lifting strap having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate segment fixed to and extending away from the lifting strap between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a rotatable spool such that rotation of the spool in a first direction winds the lifting strap about the spool and rotation of the spool in a second direction unwinds the lifting strap from the spool.

A method of transitioning a military vehicle between a plurality of different modes, the method comprising:

• providing a military vehicle comprising a reconfigurable compartment having a floor, a front, a rear, a roof, and sides, wherein the front, the rear, the roof, and the sides are removably coupled with each other to define the reconfigurable compartment and an interior volume of the reconfigurable compartment, the reconfigurable compartment separate from a cab of the military vehicle that provides seating for a driver of the military vehicle, the cab of the military vehicle defined by a plurality of panels that are different from the reconfigurable compartment, an interior volume of the cab physically separated from the interior volume by a panel;
• removing a function-specific one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides, the function-specific one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides having a first structure so that the reconfigurable compartment is an ambulance compartment;
• replacing the function-specific one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides with a different function-specific one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides, the different function-specific one of the floor, the front, the rear, or the sides comprising troop carrier structure to transition the reconfigurable compartment to a second type of compartment, wherein transitioning the reconfigurable compartment between the ambulance compartment and the second type of compartment changes an application of the military vehicle, the roof configured to be universally used for both the ambulance compartment and the second type of compartment;
• wherein the ambulance compartment is configured to support a lifting strap having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate segment fixed to and extending away from the lifting strap between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a rotatable spool such that rotation of the spool in a first direction winds the lifting strap about the spool and rotation of the spool in a second direction unwinds the lifting strap from the spool.