I'm active duty Army. I'd much rather carry a 1911 than an M9. However the reason the Army switched contracts in the 80's was for many reasons, good or bad: Conform to NATO ammunition, a more reliable handgun, a more simple handgun that any idiot can operate safely (close, but still not quite there on that one), magazine capacity, accuarcy, lighter weight of both handgun and ammunition, and a few other things I can't remember.

I remember 3 handguns in the contract competion: 1911, Browning Hi Power, and the M9. If Glock had been up to snuff at the time, they would probably have won the contract.

Most solders that carry an M9 never have use for it or any other weapon because of their specific MOS or job. The one's that do haveneed are usually Spec Op's types and they tend to use other, more specialized handguns