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I am going to have to go back and reread the most current 670-1...
...the published regulation always trumps facebook posts

PLus, there are still a lot of miles left in my Nike's...



Well, DA PAM 670-1 says...

(3) Optional boots.
(a) As an option, Soldiers may wear commercial boots of a design similar to that of the Army combat boot (tan), as authorized by the commander. The boots must be between 8 to 10 inches in height and made of tan flesh-side out cattlehide leather, with a plain toe and a soling system matching the color of the tan upper materials. Rubber and polyether polyurethane are the only outsole materials that are authorized. The soling materials will not exceed 2 inches in height, when measured from the bottom of the outsole, and will not extend up the back of the heel or boot or over the top of the toe. The exterior of the boot upper will not contain mesh but will be constructed of either all leather or a combination of leather and nonmesh fabric. Soldiers may wear optional boots in lieu of the Army combat boot (tan), as authorized by the commander; however, they do not replace issue boots as a mandatory possession item.
(b) Optional boots are not authorized for wear when the commander issues and prescribes standard organizational footwear for safety or environmental reasons (such as insulated boots or safety shoes). Personnel may wear specialty
boots authorized for wear by specific groups of Soldiers, such as the tanker boot, only if the commander authorizes such wear. Soldiers may not wear optional boots in formation when uniformity in appearance is required.
(4) Organizational boots. When prescribed and issued by the commander according to CTA 50–900, personnel may wear, instead of the combat boot, such organizational boots or safety boots with field and utility uniforms.


...and there it is. So I reckon I am in fact, a dirty rogue boot wearer. My ISSUED Mountain hikers, and my ISSUED Oakley's, and my ISSUED Bates...
...apparently are ALL not-authorized by the 2014 edition of DA-PAM 670-1.

So how many millions of dollars did the Army spend buying unauthorized boots for distribution to soldiers as part of an RFI draw?


I'm glad we can afford to pay someone to keep us straight.

Stupid illegal Nike boots !!