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A very good way to see if your spacing is appropriate is to look at the HUD at the bottom middle of your screen. When in a fireteam or squad, you will see arrows representing your fellow soldiers that showcase their approximate position relative to you and where they are looking. These icons are white unless changed to another color at the direction of leadership. When you are too close, both you and the other person's icon will turn orange, and it will be abundantly clear you are both overlapping. This should be corrected immediately unless there is a valid reason for it (e.g you are carrying a downed person).

[[File:GQI1-high-low-nono.png|thumb|354x354px|A visual showcase of a ''high-low'' utilized by the men on the left. EDC does ''not'' opt to use this tactic.]]

Note that the 5-10 meters of spacing is a guideline, but not a rule. There are some environments where it simply cannot be helped, or maintaining it is more risky than not. A very common example of this is clearing an urban environment. With so many possible hiding places for enemy troops, it is better to remain in what little cover is found {{Emdash}} even if bunched up {{Emdash}} than to maintain spacing but be in the middle of the street.

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 A very good way to see if your spacing is appropriate is to look at the HUD at the bottom middle of your screen. When in a fireteam or squad, you will see arrows representing your fellow soldiers that showcase their approximate position relative to you and where they are looking. These icons are white unless changed to another color at the direction of leadership. When you are too close, both you and the other person's icon will turn orange, and it will be abundantly clear you are both overlapping. This should be corrected immediately unless there is a valid reason for it (e.g you are carrying a downed person).
+[[File:GQI1-high-low-nono.png|thumb|354x354px|A visual showcase of a ''high-low'' utilized by the men on the left. EDC does ''not'' opt to use this tactic.]]
 Note that the 5-10 meters of spacing is a guideline, but not a rule. There are some environments where it simply cannot be helped, or maintaining it is more risky than not. A very common example of this is clearing an urban environment. With so many possible hiding places for enemy troops, it is better to remain in what little cover is found {{Emdash}} even if bunched up {{Emdash}} than to maintain spacing but be in the middle of the street.