I think sending knives to soldiers is a great idea, skorpyd. If anyone knows some servicemen serving over in Afghanistan or Iraq now, I'd be pleased to help out. I have many more knives than I will ever need.

As for females in combat, they all get the basic combat training now, even in the Air Force. Things have changed radically since I was in the AF. In fact, the AF actually has some female snipers in their Security Forces now. There are no front lines in modern warfare.