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Marine Tankers?
6/21/2011 10:33:12 AM
So I'm curious, do Marines where Tanker boots like their Army counter-parts?
6/21/2011 5:03:36 PM
Guess there isn't that many Marines here that can answer I assume.
6/21/2011 5:12:21 PM
6/21/2011 5:12:22 PM
I have seen Marines buying tanker boots at Fort Knox. Don't know if they are allowed to wear them though. I swear I have seen Marines in tanker boots while deployed but I could be wrong. Don't see why not tanker boots make sense in some armor vehicles. Having served in the 1st CAV I have seen a lot of tanker boots so my memory on the Marine tankers could be a little fuzzy.
I am sure there are at least some Marine tankers on here who can respond maybe they have not seen this post yet.
I am sure there are at least some Marine tankers on here who can respond maybe they have not seen this post yet.
6/21/2011 5:14:48 PM
If you think thats flashy you should see an Army Cav party. Stetsons, spurs, old school boots, sashes and sabers.
6/21/2011 5:15:05 PM
6/21/2011 6:35:08 PM
They are not authorized for normal wear.
6/21/2011 9:34:41 PM
Never saw them.
6/21/2011 11:14:57 PM
I think it is odd that Marines have tankers to begin with. They must need tanks, but also not have enough of them because a lot of Army tankers I knew got attached to Marine units in Iraq. Even stranger was them using M60 tanks during the first gulf war. It does make a lot of sense to wear laceless boots in Abrams because if your laces come undone and it gets caught in something outside the turret, you may lose a foot if one of the screens is missing or damaged.
6/22/2011 1:46:15 AM
Those are almost as gay as tanker boots.
6/22/2011 10:51:39 AM
Originally Posted By FDC:
Those are almost as gay as tanker boots.
Those are almost as gay as tanker boots.
Want me to go there?
6/22/2011 11:44:47 AM
Originally Posted By Pegasus6:
Want me to go there?
http://www.connielene.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/red-socks.jpg
Originally Posted By FDC:
Those are almost as gay as tanker boots.
Those are almost as gay as tanker boots.
Want me to go there?
http://www.connielene.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/red-socks.jpg
Those don't look like the "scarlet stripe sewn down the legs of uniform pants" I do have red suspenders though.
If you ain't CAV...
6/23/2011 3:05:46 PM
Originally Posted By R0N:
They are not authorized for normal wear.
They are not authorized for normal wear.
Can clarify? Can they wear them as long as they are manning a tank, just not for normal everyday duty use or are they not authorized completely.
6/24/2011 4:52:40 AM
Originally Posted By TucsonSoldier:
Can clarify? Can they wear them as long as they are manning a tank, just not for normal everyday duty use or are they not authorized completely.
Originally Posted By R0N:
They are not authorized for normal wear.
They are not authorized for normal wear.
Can clarify? Can they wear them as long as they are manning a tank, just not for normal everyday duty use or are they not authorized completely.
I don't doubt some have been worn in the field before, I have a friend who wore converse sneakers in the field. However they are not authorized at all.
8/24/2011 11:36:24 PM
Nope.. they wear regular steel toes just like trackers
8/24/2011 11:41:24 PM
In my day they wore jungle boots like the rest of us.
