Are you prohibited from using a different rig? Could you not invest in better armor?
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Yes. We can only wear the system provided.
Point Blank (maker of both) says the new one is better and offers more protection.
I have to believe they have some idea what they are saying.
It is more that it makes me look like a cop in places EMS is treated nice and cops are not.
That and the obvious wearing of the BA screams “headshot”.
I would be asking my coworkers to complain with you. If enough people are unhappy, then things tend to change. They should allow you to supply your own as long as it exceeds their standard and can have their patches/ logos displayed.