Something that was noted in the class was that there was a lot of students running simular guns or simular gear.

4 out of 8 students were running the Blue Force Gear SOC-C padded belt system. I ran the SOC-C padded belt in Pat Rogers' class in May and ran the belt again in the LMS class, but this time I had the armor package in the belt.

After wearing armor in several different forms over the last 2 decades, armor usually means added weight, added bulk, added heat, and decrease in comfort.

This wasn't the case with the armor package on the SOC-C belt. The armor package is just slightly thinner than the padding that comes with the belt, I noticed no heat issues and temps were in the 80's both days, I didn't notice any difference in weight (the armor package probably weighs more than the padding that comes with the belt, but when I wore the belt for 2 days, I didn't notice any difference in weight) and I had no comfort issues with the armor package. I actually perfer the belt with the armor package over the belt without the armor package.

All 4 of these students were wearing the Blue Force Gear SOC-C padded belt system:





A group pic: