Body Armor Design Differences
Guest Content from SafeGuard Armor. Around the world people utilize body armor systems in different occupations. Wearing body armor as a very bare minimum level of protection is essential in some sectors. Here are some adaptions to your basic body armor design based on the occupation it will be used in:
Military Style Armor
Originally this is where it all started, body armor systems for the military are more like full body suits nowadays. Most military style carriers include additional pockets and webbing tape. Additional protective attachments for the groin, neck and upper arms are usually available, making the armor a fully modular based system. This means the core of the armor is soft offering up to level 3A protection. Then if and when needed hard armor plates are added inside pockets attached to the carrier. Other protective attachments can then be added or taken away dependent on the wearer’s requirement at that current time. Also most types of military body armor use different camouflage systems dependent on terrain and other military gear used.
Police Body Armor
One of the most dangerous occupations in the world is working the streets as a cop. The beat police require a system that’s going to offer them protection from handguns and stabbing implements. The carriers for this job usually have adjustable straps to help the armor contour better to the body offering truly four dimensional protection. Usually police body armor systems have additional pockets for storage. Most police armors of this type have a zip for a tighter fit still. Other police jobs call for something with a little more to it such as what you would see tactical SWAT teams wearing. These tactical body armor systems have extra pockets and storage and have SAPI pockets to house large hard armor plates. This is to stop rifle rounds or bullets from high caliber, high velocity weapons. Tactical armor carrier systems can be custom made. For further customization try online manufacturers such as safeguardarmor.com, these websites can help build up a carrier based on individual tactical preferences. Also sometimes reflective checkered strips are applied on the shoulders so that people know the wearers a law enforcement.
Security Companies
Nowadays security staff often work in areas where there is a small risk of being stabbed or shot. This small risk is still worth addressing, and if wearing body armor saves your life then it’s a sound investment. Usually security staff want to be protected but don’t necessarily want to draw attention to the fact that they think they should be wearing body armor. So in this case concealable armor makes a great option. Usually lined with a cooling transpiration controlling material this type of armor is worn directly on the skin and can be worn for long periods, without the wearer even noticing they have it on. The armor used for concealable armor is usually white so it can be even more discreetly worn under garments.