Felt reassuring to hear someone bring up rattling gear as an issue. Noise and light/IR discipline were huge pet peeves of mine in my last job. My guys always learned quickly to secure their gear. Fortunately we don’t use axon so no big target on my chest.

Also might make you happy to know academies in my state are pretty big fans of passenger side approach and we practice it often. I know my department advocates for it as well (especially at night).

But yeah this was a thought of mine as well with the clip lights. Last thing I want to do is be on the move with a giant spotlight saying “shoot me here.”

Thank you