Okay — let’s get the obvious lines out of the way:
- Do you think this body armor makes me look fat?
- But does it go with my eyeliner?
- What! no Prada combat boots?
- I really like this new layered look.
Seriously though, any of our people that go in harm’s way deserve nothing but the best in protective gear.
And...
-"I hate this helmet. It messes up my hair."
Back in the early days when we would go on U-Level 3 - meaning we had to wear our body armor anytime we stepped outside, we used to make jokes like that. "But it makes me look fat." "But it wrinkles my shirts."
Prolonged periods of U-Level 3 used to annoy everyone, though.
So sometimes we took the plates out of our vests...