richc
NES Member
Hey Tony,
If we did not use firearms I would not care if he chose to wear the vest. It is because we do use firearms that I am concerned about him losing track of ammo.
Regarding having the same problem with a wind breaker. Yes, I worry a little about that too. But there is a big difference. The windbreaker has two pockets. It is easy to double check them for any evil stuff. And honestly I don't see him putting ammo in the pockets of a windbreaker... there is no cool factor.
The tactical vest had dozens of pockets. And being a kid I know he would get a kick out of stuffing it full of lots of cool ammo and gear. It is a kid thing. And IMHO it would be much easier for him to lose track of all the ammo and magazines and stuff in all those pockets, nooks and crannies. Me thinks it would be much easier for him to wander around without realizing he is carrying a cartridge or magazine.
I don't think we can compare the windbreaker to the tactical vest in that regard.
Cheers,
Rich
If we did not use firearms I would not care if he chose to wear the vest. It is because we do use firearms that I am concerned about him losing track of ammo.
Regarding having the same problem with a wind breaker. Yes, I worry a little about that too. But there is a big difference. The windbreaker has two pockets. It is easy to double check them for any evil stuff. And honestly I don't see him putting ammo in the pockets of a windbreaker... there is no cool factor.
The tactical vest had dozens of pockets. And being a kid I know he would get a kick out of stuffing it full of lots of cool ammo and gear. It is a kid thing. And IMHO it would be much easier for him to lose track of all the ammo and magazines and stuff in all those pockets, nooks and crannies. Me thinks it would be much easier for him to wander around without realizing he is carrying a cartridge or magazine.
I don't think we can compare the windbreaker to the tactical vest in that regard.
Cheers,
Rich
Rich, are you more concerned that the vest would draw undue attention to your son, or are you concerned that he'd do something stupid like walk around with ammo in his pockets?
If it's the former, I have to side with your son. I could understand how your son would think you're being paranoid and unreasonable. A cop or teacher can't walk up to him and say, "Hey, you're wearing a military vest, let me see what's in your pockets." I don't understand why he would want to wear such a thing (when I was 16 I wouldn't have been caught dead wearing a tac vest around in public), but if that's what floats his boat, so be it. And if you're right and he does draw attention to himself, well he's just going to have to learn that the hard way, and when he complains you can say "I told you so."
On the other hand, if it's the latter I think you have much more serious problems than what your son is wearing. If you think he's careless enough to walk around with ammo in his pockets wearing a tac vest, what makes you think he's not going to make the same mistake without one? A brass cartridge or handful of forgotten ammo can fall out of the pocket of a windbreaker just as easily as it could a tac vest.