STOP RUNNING OFF ON YOUR OWN AND DYING.
I know you all think that since you have shiny equipment, and that whenever you see a pitchblack room filled with growling and resin traps you feel the call of the Void.
STOP. SSSSSTOP IT. When you are an IO, you are not Unga. You are CERTAINLY not robust. You are one of the most important ground-side roles. When you are on your own or with only one other person, xenos don't see you as a threat. They see your gumpy ass as the easiest kill/capture of their lives. On their HUD, you are labelled "Please kill me, I have no sense of self preservation."
Before I go on, for anyone about to type "Hey, I'm a good IO, I stay alive and I don't go into Pain-Train Station without a couple of buddies!" Good. Perfect. Exit out of the thread, because this isn't directed at you. This is for the IOs who see themselves as PFCs with slightly less crappy armor and a stupid helmet.
So. For those IOs who seem to be raised by kamikaze lemmings, here are some free tips:
1.Stick with a squad and stay in their line of sight AT ALL TIMES If you stick with a squad, you can rest assured that your chances of dying drastically go down when you have meat-shields surrounding you. That being said, if you decide to run off on your own without grabbing at LEAST 2 PFCs with you, you deserve everything that happens to you.
2. Be the corpse Fulton gopher As the round drags on, marines get less diligent about moving bodies. By making sure that bodies get to containment and the morgue, you can be THE COOLEST GUY and get that delicious, delicious DEFCON.
TL;DR STOP RUNNING OFF ON YOUR OWN. AT LEAST BRING 2-3 PFCs WITH YOU.