Do a nice stainless steel Gerber instead of a Leatherman IMHO. Also might want to check as it might be against the rules to bring non-issued items (especially something like a knife) to Beast. Even if he can't use it right away, eventually he'll get endless use out of it.I'm planning on getting DS a nice multi-tool for a graduation gift so he has it for Beast. I've been looking at the Leatherman MUT but I'm curious if other cadets/grads care to chime in on their preferred multi-tool. Please let me know!
So long as a knife's blade is under 3.5", they can possess and use them during CBT. I strongly recommend having a good foldable pocket knife--a multitool isn't super necessary for CBT but is nice to have. Most of what you'll be using a multitool for here is the blade and it's more convenient IMO to have a more quickly deployable knife.Also might want to check as it might be against the rules to bring non-issued items (especially something like a knife) to Beast.