I have read that it is advisable for new cadets to purchase boots and start breaking them in before Boot Camp. Can a cadet take their letter of appointment to be permitted on base and purchase their boots, or do they have to purchase online? TIA
I have read that it is advisable for new cadets to purchase boots and start breaking them in before Boot Camp. Can a cadet take their letter of appointment to be permitted on base and purchase their boots, or do they have to purchase online? TIA
Perhaps a current cadet could comment on whether showing up in boots would make you a target for the upper classmen on I-day. When my DD reported two years ago she was specifically told not to wear any clothing (such as an AFA t-shirt) that would draw attention to herself.
We were still on campus late in the afternoon on that I-day with DD's coach. Almost all the parents were gone and we watched doolies struggling, I mean really struggling, to carry all their newly issued equipment to their rooms. Nobody was able to carry it all in one hand and it is a long walk and they were all getting screamed at. The less you have to carry (such as another pair of boots) the better.
We were contemplating getting boots for our DS prior to BCT, using the info in the handbook. However, we called the Academy to verify and were told that they are using Wellco boots, (not the Belleville 650, as listed in the Instructions to Appointees). They also stated that the Wellco boots were comfortable and "broken in" the first time the cadet puts them on and that he need not worry about breaking in the boots early.
Does anyone have experience with the Wellco boots?
Thanks!