Not a great sign that there is a shortage of vests at my hospital because they haven't purchased new ones
There was a stabbing at the end of the last year that resulted in the realization that the protective vests they had aren't enough (officer got stabbed in the leg while two officers took slashes across their vest, old vest was just kevlar), as a result of this they haven't purchased any new ones while they search for a new one with stab protection. I just finished my third week of training and am now moving onto field training, when I inquired as to the status of picking up my vest and additional uniforms(supplier still hasn't delivered those) I was told that they have not placed the order for new vests and that it will be approximately 45 days for delivery.
So now I had to shell out $700 for a vest because I would rather have it then not since getting knives pulled isn't as uncommon as we would like because of all the homeless shelters around the hospital. Great benefits and the best paying hospital in the area (there are a lot of hospitals in the area each with their own public safety department and the prevailing wage isn't that much above an unarmed contract guard) but still.