>>519467Also mil man here.
Take into account that the military is an organization that adapts and changes a lot slower than the privet sector. It takes years to change gear for the infantry. That's for the pic related in OP.
Modern gear looks more like the civilians designs you're used to, albeit more bulky because:
> You want to have higher capacity than the average 70L> while a lot of the civilian hiker gear is soft and squishy and comes in easy to pack shapes, military gear is often not optimized for cary in backpack so can be very bulky and take a lot more space in a back leaving air pockets.>as mentioned before ease of access and easier packing unpacking by creating separations.pic related is similar to what I got to use sometimes
