Ballistic body armor jacket carrier with breakaway pockets and a method of securing and concealing armor plate panels in jackets

A ballistic body armor jacket carrier with a breakaway section comprising:

• a front portion, a rear portion, the front portion including a first side panel, a second side panel, and a fastener configured to releasably attached the first side panel and the second side panel;
• a rear pocket disposed in the rear portion, wherein the rear pocket has an opening (3a) disposed at the top of the rear pocket, the opening configured to receive a back armor plate (8) and wherein the rear pocket opening is secured close with a fastening means (4), the fastening means comprising one of a zipper, hook-and-loop fasteners, magnets, snaps, or a threaded loop system;
• a front storage pocket (9b) disposed on the first side panel;
• a pouch disposed on the first side panel and disposed attached to and configured to be stowable within the front storage pocket (9b), the pouch comprising an opening disposed on a distal end of the pouch furthest from the front storage pocket, for the pouch and the front storage pocket configured to receive a front armor plate through the opening, the front armor plate extending across both the front storage pocket and the pouch, a front receiving pocket (10) disposed on the second side panel, wherein the front receiving pocket includes:
• an opening (10a), the opening configured to receive the pouch and the portion of the front armor plate (8) that is disposed within the pouch, and is secured close with a fastening means, wherein the fastening means is a leather material, fastening snaps, or a threaded loop system, and a breakaway section (16), comprising of a false pocket section (7), wherein the breakaway section is secured close with a fastening means, wherein the fastening means is one of a zipper, hook-and-loop fasteners, magnets or snaps.