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I can't speak for Marines, but am in the Active duty Army now.

In basic training, all soldiers go through the old-school bayonet training. You aren't "issued" one...rather, you grab one out of an old ammo can, run through the course, and then put it back.

In AIT, I can't speak for all MOS's, but ...

Hello folks,
I just wanted to drop a line and thank everybody for helping me pick my knives that I deployed with. I don't know if i'm going to have the time, but I plan on trying to give some "real world" pro's and con's of my knives as they're used in just about the most extreme conditions. I'm ...

Hello folks,
I just wanted to drop a line and thank everybody for helping me pick my knives that I deployed with. I don't know if i'm going to have the time, but I plan on trying to give some "real world" pro's and con's of my knives as they're used in just about the most extreme conditions. I'm ...

I've prefer Craftsman and Snap On. However, I do run into problems. 1) Craftsman's QC has really gone downhill the last few years and 2) I don't make enough money to purchase snap on stuff

Peter1960 wrote:Dear Bolstermanic and esteemed :spyder: members,

I think there is no secret with my "Peter1960" - my given name and my year of birth. Yeah, I'm very creative :D

I'm in the army and I'm a guy

pretty creative huh? lol

I'll chime in here as a servicemember about to re-deploy myself.

First of all, I would like to thank your buddy...the strain that it puts on a family is tremendous. I myself returned in December from overseas to a wife that decided she would rather be with someone else. In fact, I'm currently ...

Hey ARMY GUY our prayers are with you all the way. Those are 2 very good selections you made. You might also consider packing some sort of Multi-tool along with them.

Well be very careful and please keep us posted. JD




Thanks so much everybody! I will definately post some pics up.

JD, yes, I ...

Hey everybody, I don't post much here but I do lurk occasionally.


I just ordered two Spyderco's for my upcoming deployment to Iraq. I ordered a Black Native CPMS30V and a Black Military C36GPSBK.

I must say I'm really excited about them. My every day carry knife now is a Delica SE and I love it ...

Thank you all very much for the informative responses and for your support.


I think I've decided on the Paramilitary based on your suggestions, but I have to clear it with the wife first...i'm sure you guys know how that is!

My batallion doesn't allow "harpy" type of blades according to one of ...

Hello everybody,
I'm a total newbie here and really needing some help picking a new knife. I've searched the forums and cant quite come up with a definitive answer so here goes...

I'm in the Army, and in my duties I carry a Spyderco Dragonfly (love it), Gerber EZ-Out Skeleton (it's alright, but i'm ...