What piece of gear would you tell a first time deployer to make sure to have?

Jergens

A fire starter can be real handy. Not matches, you can only carry so many but a fire stick can last for years.

A wall charger from wherever in the world you’re going.

As many socks, underwear, and t-shirts u have or can get ahold of! Less hastle to worry about getting to a laundry facility! And some kind of cooler even a soft one cause cold drinks are awesome!

Baby wipes, extea patches, extra socks, 550 cord, boot laces, mp 3 player. Extra watch and batteries. A cell phone with pictures and videos on it and contacts this is what i would take if i was still in.

Depending on where you go and how long you’re there books, and playing cards are essential
I took some civilians to wear when I had downtime to make it feel more like home
If there’s WiFi and internet, laptop or
iPad is perfect for Netflix and/or movies if you have them downloaded to a memory drive

A blue tooth speaker is a must

Toilet paper

Flashlight.

How does bringing stuff like that even work? A laptop sure but a folding lawn chair? That doesn’t exactly fit in a duffel?