When it comes to getting pouches, you first need to decide what your loadout (pistol mags, rifle mags, etc.) is going to be. You also need to consider a IFAK as well. One my setup, I also mounted a hydration pack on the back.
Looks like another March to Washington is in order!!
Friend I went to school with joined the Sheriff's when I joined the Marines. (He still has a career, after he broke nearly every bone in his body wrecking his cruiser, when I got put to pasture after a simple knee surgery, even though I was still running my 3 mile PFT and completing obstacle courses... tell me who made the smarter choice). He let me know a few years ago that there's so much new and surplus body armor on the market and in the hands of the criminals now, and that the LEO's are encountering armor so much now, that the LEO's are training to shoot below the waist now. On an average man (who isn't morbidly obese) there is just as much body mass below the waist as there is above the waist. Only thing to help with that are these groin flaps to hang off the front and back of a vest. There are soft armor inserts available for these groin flaps that are good for 9mm FMJ... but you'll still feel the impact of course. Another option is if you don't think you'll be sitting down much, get the size "Tall" vest, so it covers more below your belt on a not "Tall" torso. And then practice not getting shot in the first place. Go play paintball. Airsoft. Water guns. Dodge ball even. Anything to get you ducking, dodging and diving!
