I haven't received the knife yet. I had initially been ordered to report 10 July, but have requested a delay to finish school, and won't report in until given updated orders. I'm not supposed to bring "weapons", which specifically includes knives, so I was planning on having the knife shipped to me after I left Benning.
This is not a large knife, as y'all can probably tell, though it is a little longer (5.5" blade) than would be optimal under peacetime conditions.
ak, that is a kind offer, but keep your knife, with my thanks.
Daniel, I would expect a knife like this to be slightly blade-heavy. I told Shane that I might need to chop through the bands around ammo crates in an emergency.
Mike, a prytip might be a good thing, especially if it might also contain the lanyard hole, the only thing this blade really lacks.
John