USMA will issue us the boots that we will ultimately end up using during CBT. I would be careful with your purchase of those boots because the Army is currently in a transition period from the old ACU colors/pattern to the new OCP. Both the old and new colors are still authorized now through January 2019. If you can provide a picture, I can let you know based on the color as to whether or not they'll be considered acceptable.I was looking into combat boots for USMA and my local army navy store sells AR 670-1 compliant Propper Series 100 8 Inch boots. Are these allowed at USMA? If not, what boots are authorized?
USMA will issue us the boots that we will ultimately end up using during CBT. I would be careful with your purchase of those boots because the Army is currently in a transition period from the old ACU colors/pattern to the new OCP. Both the old and new colors are still authorized now through January 2019. If you can provide a picture, I can let you know based on the color as to whether or not they'll be considered acceptable.I was looking into combat boots for USMA and my local army navy store sells AR 670-1 compliant Propper Series 100 8 Inch boots. Are these allowed at USMA? If not, what boots are authorized?
At the same time, it's doubtful you'll be able to use those boots right away. As said before, West Point will issue you authorized boots on or after R-Day. We'll all be wearing identical boots throughout CBT. Even if they are AR 670-1 compliant, they certainly won't allow them to be worn at least until we graduate CBT.
Honestly people did not care if you had different boots than the required ones at Beast this summer I went with the Garmonts I highly recommend those
Honestly people did not care if you had different boots than the required ones at Beast this summer I went with the Garmonts I highly recommend those
Maybe that was something your company didn’t care about or enforce, but it’s important enough to WP that they send out a letter regarding what’s authorized.
There will be much information sent to CC’s regarding what to bring to RDay. It’s been stated before that you can show up with only the clothes on your back and be “Ok”. There are however allowed things to bring that will be helpful if you can afford them, and an authorized pair of broken in boots is one of those things. There are also the disallowed items to not bring......don’t be that CC!
Attention to detail starts now for CC’s, and as Cadets you will be tested on this for 47 months.
Things such as a simple “packing list” are part of that test, and you are either a Go or No Go on how you packed. Just like forgetting your pen as part of your packing list for Air Assault school....No Go! That Cadet was dropped from the school for it.
Sorry for the rant, but WP and the Army trains their soldiers this way for a reason, and that is to accomplish the mission and to survive under extreme combat situations. Thus train and prepare accordingly!
Jack 192, attention to detail has always been a pet peeve of mine even on the seemingly irrelevant things, because it matters. I don’t want CC’s thinking it’s acceptable to not follow the boot policy, even though some Cadre may overlook it. Some things may get innocently overlooked, but always follow your (lawful) orders....even the “dumb” ones you will get.
Hopefully you take my comments as helpful and you will teach your Plebe next year what you have learned, and how to be successful.
USMA will issue us the boots that we will ultimately end up using during CBT. I would be careful with your purchase of those boots because the Army is currently in a transition period from the old ACU colors/pattern to the new OCP. Both the old and new colors are still authorized now through January 2019. If you can provide a picture, I can let you know based on the color as to whether or not they'll be considered acceptable.
At the same time, it's doubtful you'll be able to use those boots right away. As said before, West Point will issue you authorized boots on or after R-Day. We'll all be wearing identical boots throughout CBT. Even if they are AR 670-1 compliant, they certainly won't allow them to be worn at least until we graduate CBT.
Honestly people did not care if you had different boots than the required ones at Beast this summer I went with the Garmonts I highly recommend those
JDB.... any backpack recommendations?