diff --git a/Content.Server/AI/Components/AiControllerComponent.cs b/Content.Server/AI/Components/AiControllerComponent.cs
index 26f1bc15e3..d6eb2a9fc7 100644
--- a/Content.Server/AI/Components/AiControllerComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/AI/Components/AiControllerComponent.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.AI.Components
         [DataField("awake")]
         private bool _awake = true;
 
-        [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
-        [DataField("startingGear")]
-        public string? StartingGearPrototype { get; set; }
-
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
         public float VisionRadius
         {
@@ -59,20 +55,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.AI.Components
             Owner.EnsureComponent<PhysicsComponent>();
         }
 
-        protected override void Startup()
-        {
-            base.Startup();
-
-            if (StartingGearPrototype != null)
-            {
-                var stationSpawning = EntitySystem.Get<StationSpawningSystem>();
-                var protoManager = IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>();
-
-                var startingGear = protoManager.Index<StartingGearPrototype>(StartingGearPrototype);
-                stationSpawning.EquipStartingGear(Owner, startingGear, null);
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         ///     Movement speed (m/s) that the entity walks, after modifiers
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Content.Server/Clothing/Components/LoadoutComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Clothing/Components/LoadoutComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f224f5718f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/Clothing/Components/LoadoutComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Content.Shared.Roles;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Clothing.Components
+{
+    [RegisterComponent]
+    public sealed class LoadoutComponent : Component
+    {
+        [DataField("prototype", required: true, customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdSerializer<StartingGearPrototype>))]
+        public string Prototype = string.Empty;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/Clothing/LoadoutSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Clothing/LoadoutSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1f1e9a917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/Clothing/LoadoutSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using Content.Server.Clothing.Components;
+using Content.Server.Station.Systems;
+using Content.Shared.Roles;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Clothing
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Assigns a loadout to an entity based on the startingGear prototype
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class LoadoutSystem : EntitySystem
+    {
+        [Dependency] private readonly StationSpawningSystem _station = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _protoMan = default!;
+
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            base.Initialize();
+
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<LoadoutComponent, ComponentStartup>(OnStartup);
+        }
+
+        private void OnStartup(EntityUid uid, LoadoutComponent component, ComponentStartup args)
+        {
+            if (component.Prototype == string.Empty)
+                return;
+
+            var proto = _protoMan.Index<StartingGearPrototype>(component.Prototype);
+            _station.EquipStartingGear(uid, proto, null);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/human.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/human.yml
index c63f374525..d74d8f96ee 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/human.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/human.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     - Hunger
     - Thirst
     - Idle
-    startingGear: PassengerGear
+  - type: Loadout
+    prototype: PassengerGear
   - type: AiFactionTag
     factions:
     - NanoTrasen
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/human.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/human.yml
index 41a5842144..cc9c340268 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/human.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/Player/human.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@
     makeSentient: false
     name: centcom official
     description: Inspect the station, jot down performance reviews for heads of staff, bug the Captain.
-  - type: UtilityAI
-    startingGear: CentcomGear
+  - type: Loadout
+    prototype: CentcomGear
   - type: RandomHumanoidAppearance