No matter who you are, these things look weird when you first get here. They are all over and everyone thinks they are something else. I personally thought that they were memorial things for people who were killed. Some people thought they were religious items. Other people had no idea what to make of them. But really they are holders for your individual body armor (IBA) and Kevlar helmet. They look like little crucifixes and really are creepy at first. Most people keep their body armor on it. I usually just keep my knapsack and bicycle helmet on mine. I leave my body armor under my bed. Many people like to keep that stuff at work. It really depends on what you do and where you spend most of your time. But the truth is, it really doesn't matter where you keep your body armor since you hardly wear it here. But the holders are really odd. I asked our guy who makes them to make sure mine was the tallest one. It is actually almost lifesize. The two pictures show what the holders look like - the first is mine next to a regular one in my office. The next one is a picture of the holder being used properly with the IBA and Kevlar.
