What about a longer life?
Waddling around in combat does not necessarily equate to longer life.
Some of the armor configurations, including groin protector, femoral armor, and shoulder armor, make the wearer an incredibly slow moving target.
At some point you have to look at the facts/figures/statistics and make a choice between armor or maneuverability.
Depends. Is it better to be more bullet resistant or to not get hit in the first place? A lot of marines have decided that more mobility is better than heavier armor.
Now, if they’ll just hurry up and produce Power Assisted Personal Armament (PAPA) we’ll be cool!
Always tradeoffs...extra weight means less mobility, more inclination to fatigue and heat stress.