-1 I feel like this is more of a you problem than an equipment issue. I could definitely see clones carrying knifes as they were small, simple, and useful. Easily could be in pouches, backpacks, etc. Plus SOBDE has knives. And I'm really certain that it's not an illogical assumption to say other troops would have carried them as well. Plus wouldn't the fists bring up a similar issue for you? And both do low damage and can be quickly used to mess around with.
Also... why wouldn't people be able to -1 because they like their equipment and have paid for it already?
In my eyes it's logical, useful for RP, not the knife's fault how you use it, good for triage, interrogation, replacement for other tools, versatile, a lot of people have tried for a long time to get them added, and I could go on.