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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolf1066" data-source="post: 5151455" data-attributes="member: 88680">Thinking on your above post, ValhallaGH, it seems to me a strong argument for apportioning major bonuses and skills to any military personnel when it comes to dealing with the rigours of traipsing around in armour.You have had training that the average citizen does not undergo - and frankly has no motivation to undergo.The average citizen roaming the mean streets of Night City or wherever has not been conditioned or hardened to the degree you have.  We're talking of people who think Armageddon or TEOTWAWKI has arrived if the aircon goes on the fritz in the middle of summer and five minutes later is stressed out and screaming at the spouse and kids.  The average streetpunk who strips down to his boardshorts and hangs out in the shade praying for a cool breeze.I fully take your point that armour is something you can get used to, even under extremely adverse conditions, but I think the average citizen, lacking a drill instructor to push them and condition them, would not have the resolve to condition themselves on the off chance that someone may shoot at/near them.  You are trained as you are as there is a certainty that where you are going, you are going to be shot at.However, even people living violent lives on the wrong side of the law seldom condition themselves to wearing armour as there is no certainty that they are going to be shot at.  It's a possiblity, but not enough of one to warrant the level of conditioning and training to which you have been raised.For the most part, they rely on their other skills to preclude the possibility of violence escalating to that level.  Doesn't always work, people are shot every day - but they are in a very small minority, even among the gangbangers.  Small enough that it's not deemed a major risk.Someone who is high-profile and a frequent target of assassination attempts would take the effort to armour up, tho'.  (And most likely it's for short periods of time anyway)</blockquote>

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