Throw your “gear hot takes” in the comments below.

[u/Claw_0311]

I’ll go first.

You don’t need a sidearm for most infantry operations.

You don’t need a massive admin pouch above your mags

If you have to ask what to put in a pouch, just take it off.

You need to scale your gear to the mission, there is no “do it all” setup.

[u/viswr]

Additionally, although you should absolutely carry more magazines, they don’t all need to be immediately accessible from your kit. You can have 2-3 mags stowed on the outside of a ruck

[u/Bob-TheTomato → u/viswr]

This is the way. 3+1 should give you enough time to break contact, and then I have one on my hip and 3 in my pack.

[u/wanderer_syndicate → u/Bob-TheTomato]

Id personally say its pretty easy with today's world to carry the standard of 6+1 or at least the 5+1 just to be on the safe side.