You can ballistic weave and wear armor over all three of them.
They give you a bonus to your stats, you can wear armor over them, and they are not bright green like the military fatigues, so they look pretty good too. Once it has been upgraded, one can push its effectiveness past that of a standard suit of combat armor. Its increased ballistic resistance compared to energy resistance can be considered an improved form of metal armor.
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