"Old guy" here...22 years from 1971 to 1993 active duty. During the 70's, various Buck and "Ka-bar" knives. In the 80's in Central America, a Randall Model 1 with a 6" blade, a Bucklite 112, and a SAK of some sort. Desert Shield/Desert Storm: Spyderco Mariner, Buck 112 and the Randall once more. Post-retirement: Randall Model 14 and a Spyderco Endura while in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 90's; a Benchmade Mini-AFCK, a SAK and the Randall Model 14 while in Colombia in the late 90's; Various Benchmade linerlocks and autos, a Cold Steel SRK, and various multi-tools during the 38 months I spent in Iraq.
God Bless all you guys for your service! My hats off to you all!
Ron