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ohhh…I’m here for the comments (kicks back and throws popcorn in his mouth)
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+1 to the larger sentiment of this image.
The boot thing was getting pretty out of hand, and I saw a “correction” in the cards when Under Armour’s cold pimpin’ boots started appearing on posts.
As always happens, the correction goes further than most believe is necessary. What’s somewhat heartening from the informal survey I took this past week is that folks wearing passable but not-quite-legal boots aren’t being rounded up for re-education by uniform nazis with (reflective) armbands. They’re being allowed to wear out, after which joe can go to Clothing “and” Sales or someplace online that has an “Army legal” search filter and be confident that they’re getting compliant product (oops–MCSS is harboring large stocks of non-compliant boots–easily searchable elsewhere).
Rocky S2V… three tours and two contracts and still going…
Ditto
Here too. I love my Solomon’s but those Rocky’s just won’t die.
I still love the man. He killed the black beret. For that my family will be honor bound to protect his for generations to come.
I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about. Soldiers still wear black berets.
I guess “killed” was overstating it a bit, but chandler made the beret go away as standard garrison headgear. Now it only comes out for ceremonies and the like.
What’s the big deal? As long as the Soldier wearing the boots brings an extra set (or two), or knows a replacement may be weeks away.
I think MCSS/AAFES are probably losing money to web-based retailers, and this cuts their losses down.
I can’t wait for the day when we get a SMA that talks about training instead of tattoo’s and boots.
+infinite
Somewhere along the way CSMs became more focused on appearance then performance. I blame the oxymoron of a “peace time army” that so many senior leader say we need to focus on again.
CSM J. (ret)
Before you post remember… http://cmsimg.armytimes.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=M6&Date=20140807&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=308070081&Ref=AR&Border=0
hahahahaha
Sometimes it’s the little things that get you through a rough day. And sometimes the little thing is that pleasant cross-breeze cooling off your feet through your OTBs. But alas, the SMA is not down with the pleasant cross breeze.
I dont see what the problem is.
If you cannot wear issue boots for any reason, you need to be medically discharged from the army. Anybody with any “combat patrolling” experience knows that tennis shoe boots are not suitable, being way too flexible and under built. But they look JSOC-ish right? (lol /rolls eyes/)
Seems to me you havent spent much time with 120+ lbs on your back
You’re barking up the wrong tree bro; that one has criscoe on it.
My issued boots fell apart one month in country. My lightweight personally purchased boots held up the rest of the tour. You a a fool, and have obviously never done a real patrol/deployment. Go back to the Kuwait chow hall with that BS.
+1!
Both my issued summer boots fell apart before OSUT ended. Failed me on the 2 mile and ftx. S2vs and garmont t8s are the way to go.
When I got in Soldiers essentially had three options: the all leather issued boots, jungle boots, and jump boots. Somehow the Army was able to function under this horrible constraint. It’s time to get back to basics.
Just because we won the revolutionary war with muskets doesn’t mean we should go back to them. There were a few other footwear options when you were in as well. Having options now isn’t a bad thing either. All DoD footwear is now built on a common last which means that they aren’t going to fit everyone’s foot properly. Commercial alternatives can fit the gaps.
Thank you SSD. I am so sick of seeing people justifying non-sense because that is what they HAD to do/use. F*cking retarded the sh*t that comes out of peoples mouths or from their keyboards. Lets just go back to bows & arrows and living in brick & straw houses while we are at. Or how about we stop using f*cking anti-biotics and sterilizing medical equipment.
That type of ideology gets people injured and or killed. Next time one of you morons suggests keeping footwear that has barely changed much since WWII, put the sh*t on yourself and then throw on some shitty armor carrier (that you most likely advocate for over a much superior plate carrier) and likewise with a 100lb ruck, and then go walk through f*cked up terrain for a minimum of a day. Then tell me how you would like to go “back to basics.”
I only spent 4 years in the infantry. When I was doing my phase 2 physical upon ETS’ing, they told me I had flat feet! I did not enter with flat feet. That is half the damn reason my knees and back have issues, the other half was carrying all that damn weight plus a car accident. I am not the only one either. Now go ahead and try and tell me again footwear, and gear in general do not f*cking matter all that much. Get the f*ck out of hear.
Here* damn auto-correct.
Now imagine the people who’ve done it longer than I, and the ones that still do. Their bodies and health are just ad important as the mission, if not more. You cannot complete this mission without the people.
I hear you on the flat feet issue. Happened to me too. You’re on point with this post, may as well get the M1 Helmet out too.