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I cringe when I see photos of U.S. Army soldiers standing with a .45 shooting off-hand ("...steady now, take your time, squeeze slowly...that enemy soldier will wait for you to line your sights up, no need to hurry... what ever you do, do not use both hands or shoot from cover...stand like a man!). Also, I cringe when I read that instead of cocked and locked, they were expected to carry in condition three...even MP's.
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How long ago was that photo? Because we don't use .45s and don't shoot one-handed. We use the isosceles to take advantage of our frontal ceramic plate.
As for as conditions of carry, our base policy in Iraq was amber at all times (mag in, no round chambered). I'm not sure if MPs carry on red or not. I carry my 1911 at home loaded and cocked.