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SOTB
25 March 2005, 15:57
Cool boots the Corps is buying their people....

Link to article (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050324005044&newsLang=en)
SgtUSMC8541
25 March 2005, 16:01
Great, more gear to get issued. :rolleyes:

I have more diggies and desert boots than I know what to do with at home. Seems like every drill I get more and more uniforms. But hey, free is free. :D


It is nice to see the Coprs getting good, new gear out to the Marines.
godfather
25 March 2005, 16:30
think that is going to be the all climate boot, not just desert. No more black boots
SOTB
25 March 2005, 16:33
No more black bootsGood....
SgtUSMC8541
25 March 2005, 16:44
We have two types of boots now. The "regular" and desert. Both are good to go. Now it is up to the commands right now, but if I am not mistaken, most of if not all of the reserves went to diggies and tan boots ONLY as of last October.
0802
25 March 2005, 21:45
Per the MCO, you can still wear old style cammies but not the old style boots. The only exception is flight or safety boots. Everyone is suppose to have at least 1 pair of each type of MCCUUs, however with SMCR units you will have guys joining all the time with the old style.

Per MarAdmin Marines are allowed to wear either type of MCCUUs at their discretion, unless specified by the command for purposed of uniformity. The SgtMaj of the Marine Corps follow up the MarAdmin by stating the intent of "uniformity" is aimed more at formations, parades etc and not at a designated season/uniform of the day.
sureshot03
25 March 2005, 23:40
no black boots equals no boot polish!!! did i read correctly reservists get free digitals-if any of you guys are getting out soon or have excess-id gladly pay for any unwanted uniforms. mr blouse/sr trousers (preferably the deserts but beggers cant be choosers)-keep duckin
Forestboy
28 March 2005, 08:44
I am wearing a pair of the Bates Temperate weather lightweight boots. They are comfortable and weigh about as much as a pair of hightop sneakers. They are worth the $100.
collin0321
28 March 2005, 23:21
Some of my buddies at 2nd Force just got issued the Oakely Boots. They said they were like wearing a sneaker comfort wise and that the tread on the boot was really good. They did say that the Oakely boots get a little hot though.
CAP MARINE
29 March 2005, 16:37
ok,so if you step into a pungi pit or step on a landmine how well do they work?the whole thing of whether they are black or brown or hot/cool kind of doesn't matter-haha
SgtUSMC8541
29 March 2005, 16:51
ok,so if you step into a pungi pit or step on a landmine how well do they work?the whole thing of whether they are black or brown or hot/cool kind of doesn't matter-haha

The pungi pit I get, but the landmine.... even if you are wearing an LAV, it will still ruin your day. :D
Massgrunt
30 March 2005, 00:17
You should have seen the mad dash to get boots you didn't have to polish and cammies you didn't have to iron. You'd have thought there were nekkid wimmen giving out free beer. Guys from my company were talking SOI kids into trading theirs for woodlands. It was ugly.

At first I said "Not polishing boots? What's my beloved Corps..." than I came to my senses and hustled to the PX. Good boots, I still wear them.
shootnsurf
29 April 2005, 00:47
Suade boots+H2o= Suck factor 10
VMI_Marine
29 April 2005, 07:43
The suede ain't so bad, it just took a while for my boot ass to figure out that Camp Lejeune and Goretex boots do NOT mix.
Para
29 April 2005, 07:59
Some of my buddies at 2nd Force just got issued the Oakely Boots. They said they were like wearing a sneaker comfort wise and that the tread on the boot was really good. They did say that the Oakely boots get a little hot though.

Problems with Oakley, from our experience, they do not last in harsh climates. That comfortable tread just shreds away. But hey, it's a great boot for PT and road marches.