Before the US military considered the Glock, they would seriously need to address the take down procedure, or there will be lots of GI�s with holes in their hands (just as there are many cops with holes in their hands). And as built, I strongly doubt the military would allow the average soldier to carry a Glock with a round in the chamber. Oh they may at first, but it would change after a few ND�s. When the 1911 was in service, even though it can be carried quite safely in condition 1, the military required their soldiers to carry it in condition 3, as a last ditch moron control.