It Certainly Looks Like Money Well Spent(!)

https://english.news.cn/europe/20230831/93bfb90829a44b95818d08acbec20cbb/c.html

Presumably there is now some discussion going on about banning them from wearing their insignia in public.

As if anyone could ever mistake them for actual soldiers. 

Technically the competition grade ones are actually (slightly) bulletproof.

https://twitterwithbraincells.blogspot.com/2023/08/and-wow-isnt-desperation-really-showing.html

It's all ballastic impact of course.