This FTW. Being in their MOS they are trusted to use whatever they deem necessary for the task at hand. For example, instead of the standard issue M4, they can use an HK416, M14, Mk48 or HK36 among others. Hell even an old M60E3 if they wanted.
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This FTW. Being in their MOS they are trusted to use whatever they deem necessary for the task at hand. For example, instead of the standard issue M4, they can use an HK416, M14, Mk48 or HK36 among others. Hell even an old M60E3 if they wanted.
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This is one knife that some SEAL members have used back in the late 80's early 90's.
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another huge leap.
the op asked a guy about a knife, and then everyone assumes the guy is talking about a knife all seals are issued.
whatever....
Exactly. I worked with guy (John) in the late 1980's who was so naive and gullible (or at least pretended to be) that he was usually the plant designee to be the butt of all practical jokes. After working with him daily for a couple years (and this was a small place with less than 50 employees, so I had spent countless hours talking to this guy), he walked in late one afternoon during late summer of 1990 and told me he'd see me next year. I naturally asked him what he was talking about and he told me his SEAL team had been activated. I obviously thought he'd gotten fed up with all the jokes and was now pulling one of his own in telling me he was a SEAL. He pulled out his orders after I repeatedly told him what he was full of.
What was really cool is that the following year my best friend from childhood was getting married on Virginia Beach, where he worked for Raytheon. I happened to mention to John that my wife and I were getting ready to go to Virginia Beach and he told me that he'd be there at the exact same time for his annual training. He asked if we were flying in and if we would be getting a rental car. He offered to pick us up at the airport and give us a tour of Little Creek amphibious base, which I promptly jumped on. Hell, I would have missed the wedding for that if I had to. What was really funny is that when he picked us up at the airport he was in his uniform. We picked upour bags at the baggage claim and as we were walking out of the airport I had just assumed we were going to the parking garage or short-term parking. I was shocked to see that John had just parked his care directly in front of the terminal. I told him I was amazed that his car hadn't been towed. He replied something about the sticker on the windshield and that they wouldn't tow it because of the sticker. Of course, that was pre 9/11, so probably a different story today. We spent our entire second day getting a personal tour of the base and I couldn't believe the access we were given. We got to see everything from the UDT training pool/center to the room where they work on their dive equipment. Every building we went into they seemed to roll out the red carpet for John. Turns out he was in the first graduating class in 1969 and he had been a reserve ever since. I later went on to become a high school teacher and John would come in every year to speak to the students. He had about a dozen photo albums from his career and also had lots of equipment he brought in for "show and tell". I wasn't too much into knives at the time, so I don't what he had. I do know from the tour that they had lots of really cool toys and John told me they could get just about anything they ask for.
On the base they have these basic chicken wire and wood lockers/storage areas that they keep their gear in. This included three parachutes of different colors for different sky conditions. He told me they would chose which lockers to use based on what the mission was. If they were going to jumping in, they would grab the gear in that locker, but if the mission required sub locking or diving, then they would choose that gear. He said sometimes that had to take damned near everything. The lockers are of a room with long wooden tables that each have a sewing machine on them. He told me that they all repaired and packed thier own 'chutes. Off of the UDT training area they had a 400,000 salt water dive tank with air locks at the bottom. They had what looked like a full ER at the top of the tank with full medical equipment. They also has basic I-beam structures that they could lower onto the tank for explosive placement simulations.
It's funny...I can remember almost nothing of the wedding but I remember that tour in vivid detail.
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Jerry Busse makes fixed blade knives which are used by some Seals. I know one who also carried a Krein folder.
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I've never understood these types of threads. Everyone's waiting for it to be something that matches their own expectations of what SF's use. It could just be a Kabar you know. Not everyone demands the superior performance of INFI. I doubt they even care much about the blade they carry as they are far too busy getting s**t done.
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Exactly, everyone seems to think the SEALs are all carrying some secret super knife that the rest of us of have never heard of. Why? They are just going to cut "stuff" like anyone else with a knife in the field.
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yeah, ok.
it was all made up at the expense of folderguy. we can determine this because of a three sentence post and his use of those two words.
i guess it's not possible that the "one" and "it" are simply the knife this guy carried. it is so obviously a reference to a single knife all seals are issued.
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That's some pretty good opsec right there. You should know better.
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"That's some pretty good opsec right there. You should know better. "
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We have been doing it for 18 years and over 20,000 phonys busted.
The UDT-SEAL association awarded the NSWA with their distinguished service award.
We must be doing something right
There has never been one word of complaint from any Navy SEAL.
Now then sir what is it "we should know better"?
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We have been doing it for 18 years and over 20,000 phonys busted.
The UDT-SEAL association awarded the NSWA with their distinguished service award.
We must be doing something right
There has never been one word of complaint from any Navy SEAL.
Now then sir what is it "we should know better"?
29wc
Agreed. :thumbup:
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They don't? I assumed that the OP's friend did not want to say because of national security.
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I spent XX years in the XXXX and was doing stuff so top secret that I didn'y even know what it was.
I cannot understand with all the info about the SEALS out there that a guy who really is/was a SEAL would not admit what kind of knife he used/had.
I cannot understand with all the info about the SEALS out there that a guy who really is/was a SEAL would not admit what kind of knife he used/had.
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I like the military channel and have seen the BUD's training several times. The only FB's ever shown were a MkII and SOG SEAL2000. Usually its been when they are on the beach and in a presentation line with there arm bent at the elbow with the knife handle in palm and blade resting on the forarm.
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The son of a good friend is a SEAL. I've known him since he was 6 or 7. A few years ago I asked him about his handgun. I forget the model, but I seem to remember he said they used Sigs. When I asked about his knife, he didn't know or couldn't remember. Again, this was a few years ago, so I'm sketchy on the details. You can be certain, though, that if he had told me, I would have remembered the knife. If I remember correctly, he wasn't carrying a pocket knife when I talked to him. Not all guys are knife guys. This particular SEAL enjoyed his guns, and seemed to enjoy his life and his training. Most guys are not knife guys. I'd bet most SEALs aren't either.
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Everyone in the military can purchase and carry whatever type of knife they want to. Yes the Army Special Forces are issued the Yarborough knife, i dont know if SEALs are issued a similar one or not but if they are its probably the same with them i know of nobody who carries their original issued Yarborough knife since it is serial numbered to only members who have graduated the SFQC and is usually kept as a decoration or something similar. I personally carry a carolinian bushcraft knife from diving sparrow but i have carried benchmades CRKT and sog seal pup knives along with numerous others to multiple combat zones. if this guy is trying to act secretively about what knife he used hes probably full of shit and is either messing with you or was never really a SEAL
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Maybe he was just bashful in admitting to a knife nut that he doesn't carry something nice.
I partially agree with this point, but look at the Mission titanium knives... sometimes there are special requirements.
If you're that curious, join up.
If you're too old to join up then why are you asking? Do you really expect to replicate such needs/results of SEALs?
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