In my opinion, the new boots look a lot like hiking boots, but they should be quite a bit better for handling the rocky terrain of Afghanistan.
In my opinion, the new boots look a lot like hiking boots, but they should be quite a bit better for handling the rocky terrain of Afghanistan.
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Just left Bagram and now I’m in Kandahar......they’re already wearing them here to some degree or another.
One of the small things I do for our guys and gals in uniform is tell them in the line at the airport they don’t have to take their boots off (I fly coast-to-coast weekly).
That is the one concession that TSA gives to our uniformed military.
And, FWIIW, AA lets military in uniform board with or before 1st Class AND gives them free 1st Class upgrades when available. Even as Executive Platinum, I have been bumped a few times for uniformed service members. Best bumps ever :)
I like the new multicam, but I think they should have gone the route of the Marines and had different patterns for different environments. They’re trying to do it all with one pattern. As for the boots, it’s nice that they’ve gone to a more sensible suede-finish, and I’m glad to see the mountain boot getting the new finish, but they need to not neglect the hot-weather tropical boot. Afghanistan and the arid regions of Southwest Asia are where we’re fighting now, but radical Islam is a widespread problem (we’re already conducting ops in the Philippines), and we may be doing jungles again before we know it (more Pinoy, plus Indonesia, etc). That tropical boot hasn’t had a facelift in 20 years, and that was only to add a padded cuff at the top of the boot. I’m sure there’s a lot that can be done with new materials to make those boots more water-resistant and yet more “breathable”, and improve the sole pattern.
I’ve seen photos on a mountainside where you'd have to study real hard to pick out a whole platoon going up it.
Leave it to the Army to screw things up - \
Are the mafia outfits still making our military uniforms?