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Mk III Upgrade?

Since CTS is several years away from fielding the replacement for the Mk III Combat Boot, would you

  • Yes, I would spend my own money to do this if it was available at a reasonable cost. My feet are wo

    Votes: 34 46.6%

  • Yes, but only if the CFs paid for it. Now would you please excuse me, while I go to get a medical ch

    Votes: 14 19.2%

  • No, I'm going to wait for CTS to field the new boot...I have confidence that based on their perform

    Votes: 3 4.1%

  • No, I hate the Mk IIIs and will only wear them when dictated. Nothing can improve those pieces of s

    Votes: 15 20.5%

  • No, If the CFs wanted you to have Vibram outsoles and speed laces on your Mk IIIs, they'd have issue

    Votes: 7 9.6%
  • Total voters
    73
Guys from my unit were just given the go-ahead to wear non-issue (Danner, Materhorn ect.) boots for Nimagen (and rightly so).
 
Matt_Fisher said:
What a waste of $ and resources.   Everybody knows that every MO will sign off on a chit saying you can wear boots other than the MK IIIs, so why even bother to do a witch hunt to see if the troop has a chit or not?   If he doesn't have a chit when he's persecuted, it takes a trip to the MIR, an interview with the MO and he's got a chit.

How much money does this waste in terms of MOs spending time writing up chits for soldiers feet and how much money is the CF spending on "orthopedically acceptable" footwear.   Just have a blanket policy that says that as long as a boot meets certain requirements in terms of color, materials used (ie. no all nylon boots, etc.), minimum ankle height (lets say 8") and has a lace closure, it should be good to go.   Continue to issue the Mk III or its replacement, and have regulations that state that the unit commander may dictate their wear for parades, but other than that, individuals may choose to wear what boot works best for them.
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NOPE - now Physio is the only place that can do it - and it requires a Podiatrist to sign off on it - I had problems (legit) 11 years ago and got it documented and sent to the specialists.
I just never bothered in the recent times (last 5years) to get the CF to buy my boots - it was easier to do it myself - NOW, get this I have to have the CF buy them or I can't wear them  ::)  Uniformity above all else, especially common sense.
 
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