I want to echo the remarks made by Psywar in that my wellco's required very little break in as well. As a line Inf guy all I see at my level is Magnums and Matterhorns. Thanks to this forum I think I'm the only guy in the unit to have ever heard of Wellco's.
I bought a pair of the all leather tuffkushions a couple weeks before Christmas leave, treated (not soaked) them with Neatsfoot oil, and they are now officially "the bomb". They serve all my requirments; light weight, waterproof (thanks to the oil treatment), and now comfortable and soft enough for rucking and/or running. The only problem I encountered was the generous amount of leather for the tongue if not managed early will crease in on itself and leave you with a permanent line of pressure on the top of your foot if you don't have huge ankles. Despite that I love them and since I didn't buy them directly from the factory I want to give prop's to Flav's Combat Foot Gear in Columbus GA for they're accomodating and friendly business.
On a related note, I'm going to get fitted for orthotics on Tuesday, and from what little i know, apparently they CANNOT be worn in footwear with existing insoles. Which leaves me with the question of how i'm going to pull off combat boots with hard insoles. Is this a danger to my feet or joints at all? If anynone has any experience with these I'd appreciate some insight. Thanks in advance.