Can I wear Oakley SI Light Assault boots on deployment?

2019-04-13T15:19:31-04:00

Someone said you can't wear them because they don't have Vibram soles. Can anyone else verify this?

Response by SFC Marc W. made Apr 13 at 2019 4:08 PM

2019-04-13T16:08:38-04:00

AR 670-1 or DA pam 670-1 can answer this for you.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2019 4:09 PM

2019-04-13T16:09:52-04:00

My number one guiding principle in the Army- “Did you read it, or did you hear it?”

Response by SSG Brian G. made Apr 13 at 2019 4:42 PM

2019-04-13T16:42:01-04:00

AR 670-1 or DA pam 670-1 ALWAYS refer to the source. Anything else is just someone spouting uneducated rumors.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Apr 13 at 2019 5:07 PM

2019-04-13T17:07:14-04:00

Any deviation from issued gear must be approved by your COC, our experiences do not matter in this case. Thank you for your service.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2019 7:17 PM

2019-04-13T19:17:25-04:00

Depends on your job but there shouldn't be any reason why not unless your a maintenance field then you'll have to wear steel toes.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2019 7:28 PM

2019-04-13T19:28:04-04:00

Just to clarify, I'm not asking if the boots are unauthorized to wear on post. As far as I can tell, they're AR-670-1 approved. I just was told they weren't allowed to be worn for a combat deployment. I know they're at least okay to wear on post in my company considering that my 1SG and several other NCOs wear them

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2019 5:04 PM

2019-04-14T17:04:19-04:00

Read DA PAM 670-1, 18-4.

Response by LCDR Joshua Gillespie made Apr 15 at 2019 8:43 AM

2019-04-15T08:43:16-04:00

Start with the governing uniform regulations, then proceed to your unit SOP. My advice? Don't do anything outside the box you don't have the paper on. CSM said it best-our "experiences" aren't guidance.

Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2019 11:16 PM

2019-04-25T23:16:43-04:00

Those boots are compliant. Only a CMD decision would go beyond the regs, so you simply need to ask your NCO. I deployed with them, but in winter was surely glad to have those gortex boots issued via ADO.