I was never in the navy. Army Infantry all the way for me. that is where I got my obsession with fixed blades that would stand the test of time. the army never gave me the right tool for the job so I had to search out that tool that could handle most any job. hence my obsession with hard use knives!
Before every deployment, we get a choice of multi-tool (Gerber or Leatherman) or benchmade automatics. I think the tools are better than fixed for deployments even though I bring a fixed.
