Roger that. I wore both the olive and later the black nylon for duty, and still have one of the last pairs of Altima olives I’ve had resoled several times; they’re ideal for Louisiana. I just bought my first pair of Palladiums a couple months ago with no illusions of durability and rigidity. I bought them for office casual work and they fill the bill nicely for that. I’d never even remotely consider them anything like a serious hiking or combat boot, and I’d never recommend them as such when there are so many other better options.
When I go into nasty swamps where getting constantly wet and muddy is part of the drill, I still go to the old jungle boots. And I always get a good laugh when the youngsters get their lower-cut high-tech goretex boots sucked off their feet in muck.