For those of you who wear body armor

[tattedupboy]

I was just wondering for those of you on this site who wear body armor, how do you wear it? Do you wear the concealable kind that goes underneath your shirt, or do you wear it in an external carrier? I, similar to local patrol officers around here, wear my vest on the outside; I have several patches sewn on it, including a security patch on the back, my name on the right breast and a badge patch over the left breast. I tried wearing a concealable vest at first, but it was too hot and I was barely able to move around in it. On the plus side, I do like that ever since I began wearing my vest on the outside, people are constantly mistaking me for a police officer.

[davis002]

This topic has been discussed in great length in other threads...

[Mr. Security]

...... On the plus side, I do like that ever since I began wearing my vest on the outside, people are constantly mistaking me for a police officer.

These days, that might be more of a negative than a plus. Cops are always in danger of being ambushed by some mentally deranged person, not to mention what might happen if you are mistaken for a cop during an armed robbery.

While it may be true that some bad guys can't tell the difference between a cop and a security guard, it doesn't mean that you want to make it harder for them to tell that you aren't a cop.

[Ron Jessee]

US Armor level 3A with hard 5x7 shock plate. I have a tactical rig for it as well as the concealable carrier

[JSam21]

I wear level III First Choice Synergy concealable. We are only allowed to wear concealable.

[Charger]

These days, that might be more of a negative than a plus. Cops are always in danger of being ambushed by some mentally deranged person, not to mention what might happen if you are mistaken for a cop during an armed robbery.

While it may be true that some bad guys can't tell the difference between a cop and a security guard, it doesn't mean that you want to make it harder for them to tell that you aren't a cop.

Not only that, but it's extremely rare to see anybody (security OR cops) wearing their vest unconcealed around here... About the only ones who do are the swat members... If I were to get a tac harness and start wearing my vest on the outside, people would think I was some kinda nutcase..

[JSam21]

Around here the STLMPD are offering the uniform carrier and a lot of officers are going to that model.

The other in-house group that works on our campus also has the outside carrier that they offer to thier officers.