Alina Ivanova heard the commotion, catching the armor with surprising strength and speed.  "Both useless, Squaddie.  Surely you seen during the First Paranormal War.  Now hold still.  I'll show you."

Delivering, she efficiently applied the armor while teaching Maya how to use them efficiently.  "For good measure, conventional bullets?  Useless under the water.  Apply sleeve, fire underwater bullet."

Alina would not have laughed at the fumble.  To her, the equipment was much more expensive.  Worth more than the squaddie's previous salary.  Though they were more than five years old in basic design, they were updated throughout the years.  What would have took the US army, for example, decades to update, ParaCom took only months or years.