Different Kinds of Military Body Armor
by Jerome Wild

The kind of protective military bullet proof vests that are worn by soldiers and law enforcement officers commonly, are now also being purchased for use by ordinary citizens. Contrary to what you might think, this is not some kind of "just for fun" fad. People everywhere are looking to military body armor to keep them safe in an unpredictable world.

 

You can get military body armor in a selection of colors, but the shapes are all basically the same, from brand to brand. Although they all look similar, these vests all come with a specific purpose, and it's not always the same. You can get flotation vests, impact resistant, stab resistant, and even ballistic vests.

These last two can come as a combined property, or you can find either configured with one of the first two configurations according to needs. This body armor comes graded according to effectiveness. The lowest is I and the highest is IV. At least a II is recommended for military purposes, but a III or a IIIa is better.

A tactical military vest is designed to protect the wearer in a variety of combat situations. Such vests come with inserts that typically raise the vest's protection level a notch, usually from a III to a IV. Both the military and police version come with removable plates and optional groin and neck protectors. These are generally designed to wear over a uniform.

Although a great many protective vests come in some kind of military style, you can also get body armour that is concealable as part of a man's civilian clothing. With the same properties as military vests, they can be worn at any time to protect the wearer from a gun or knife attack. This type of body armor should be worn concealed to increase the odds that they will protect the wearer, who if he notices that his opponent is wearing body armor, will no doubt aim somewhere else.