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Mr. Harsey,
My experience was in the Big Army's military intelligence field. I was not a squint but served on a surveillance team. All members of our team were required to carry 1 large fixed blade knife with a blade length of over 7". If we did not provide our own we were issued a KaBar with a D2 blade. The reason for us was not so much combat as it was the need to be able to dig, or probe under our sensors in order to check for mines/grenades. I used a SOG Seal 2000 knife. I used this knife from everything from digging to probing, cutting out car dashboards (to check for hidden weapons) to breaking windows. I also used this knife more than once to pry open a locked wooden door.
Being as I was also on an entry team I did carry a strictly combat knife. I carried a SOG Daggert 1 on the left side, chest region of my vest. We called it an up and down knife. If for some reason you were entering a room and someone pinned your weapon to your body the knife was drawn, ice pick fassion up out of its sheath and brought down into the attacker while your right hand maintained control of your weapon. I never used mine but it was always there. One person on my team did use theirs when the search of a person went bad. I hope this helps.
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