New forces Recruits and their Footwear
One of the most frequent questions asked by new recruits to the forces armed services is what sort of footwear can they expect to be required to run in. This is understandable as many population hold an possible fear of wearing combat boots due in no small part to the fabulous quantities of nonsense talked about forces footwear that can be found across the world’s various media.
Combat boots in years gone by have been responsible for the cause of many a blister and other foot problems found on soldiers’ feet. One only has to consider the prominence of Trench Foot while World War One to understand that combat boots and socks that remained wet in insanitary conditions for extended periods of time could lead to severe foot infections, often resulting in the amputation of limbs due to gangrene setting in. It’s true that most kinds of footwear might not have helped forestall this condition over too long a period; however, combat boots today have come a long way technologically since those days and can in fact protect soldiers’ feet from some of the perils that their predecessors will have faced unquestioningly.
Soldiers Running in Combat Boots
But running in combat boots is another matter and yet something that still plays on the mind of those new recruits desperate to make a good first impression when arriving at their barracks for the first time. In today’s modern age, soldiers’ boots are built using fabulous materials that mould to the personel soldier’s foot, give incredible yet flexible and breathable keep as well as providing waterproofing that is second to none. Not only that, forces boots in the modern age are much lighter and stronger than ever before. The fear therefore of running in forces boots is based entirely on the old style combats that were made from solid leather, were hard to break-in and were much heavier than modern boots, especially if the waterproofing (which was added manually in the form of wax or dubbin) failed and let water seep in in the middle of the stitching.
Today, modern soldiers can be trained well in combat boots and because of the inclusion of memory foam and exceptional waterproofing systems, as well as ultra light but highly protective fabrics, it’s entirely possible for forces to continue swiftly on foot in any combat situation without the worry of developing serious problems with the feet.
Modern Boots for Combat
Modern boots made for combat are the epitome of modern warfare and to recommend that soldiers shouldn’t train in them is akin to saying that an aircraft pilot shouldn’t learn to fly in a real aircraft. War will all the time have dangers – modern combat boots are not one of them.