5 Types U.S. Military Shoes

5 Types U.S. Military Shoes - Shoes or better known as the 'boot' in military activity has an important role, both in terms of design as well as their role. In fact, every military force in the world has a design range of military footwear different, they design shoes in a way adapted to the uses and land that will be passed. One of the country with the strongest military, the United States, a country that has a varied boot design. This design enables mobility of the members of the military through various terrain in both warfare and patrol.

But in this modern era of military boots did not escape the attention of the fashion designers and celebrities, they combine boots with a dress they think fit. Impression manly, tough and cool this is much favored by the civil use it, the boot can be used in different seasons and the mainland, watery, rocky, sandy and even snowy though. Here's a summary of five boot design that is often used by the military in the U.S :

1. Combat Boot G.I

Shoes that this one is probably the most common we see in Hollywood war films or in television shows, and is used by the GI (General Infantry) or in Indonesia popular with the army infantry. Boot GI has exceptional resistance to all-terrain through which the infantry either in a state of war or training.

GI Combat Boot is designed for comfort of feet and ankles, so that the wearer can feel comfortable walking on heavy land. Made of leather and high quality rubber, so there needs to be polished and given a cream shoe polish to make it shine. There is little difference in GI combat boots used by the military and civilian, for the members of the infantry front boot is lined with a metal belt. The function of the metal coating to protect your toes from hard objects that fall or hit the toe.

2. Patent Leather Boot

In addition to the GI boot, shoe design is the most common Patent Leather Boot entirely, just that distinguishes these shoes are only used in the U.S. military aggota formal event. Some formal event normally a military tradition in the U.S. is a military academy graduation, wedding or parade.

Patent leather boot is made from high quality leather, shoe polish does not require, even without this boot was polished look fierce and strong. Such as GI boots, patent leather boots is designed for foot comfort, especially to be up and running for a long time, so that the wearer does not experience pain and swelling or abrasions.

3. Boot Airborne (Jump Boots)

Boot paratroopers (Airborne) was designed by William Yarborough in 1941, which was deliberately made ​​to U.S. paratroopers unit while doing exercises. Major jump boot itself is taken inspiration from the activities of the jumpers often jump from the plane that was flying in the sky, and do it using a parachute landing

Similar to those of GI combat boots, jump boots also have a protective toe made ​​of sheet metal. Jump boot was designed to distance the jumpers are not easily concede the mud and clay, so they remain comfortable while landing at the various types of land. The difference is quite striking with the two previous boot, jump boot has penutut buttons and zippers that extend beyond the next section. So many civilians on using jump boots, in addition to GI combat boots paired with casual clothing or specialized design.

4. Military Boot Forest (Jungle Boot)

Boot this one is designed for a specific purpose, which is to face the battle that took place in damp and wet terrain such as in dense forest or tropical. Boot is more used in the tropics because it has a layer of canvas that extends from the ankle up to the upper leg (calf cover), so that the legs can bend more freely and flexibly in rugged terrain. Besides coated canvas, jungle boot is equipped with ventilation holes so that air can get into the leg, and also facilitate the drying of shoes if wet. For the first time this jungle boots used by the U.S. military when they sent troops into Panama territory during World War II. Boot the forest is also only weighs weighing 3 kg, the lightest of the other types of military boots.

5. Brown Boot Sand

Overall the boot is made of suede (soft skin) is durable. Boot this one does have a style that is more 'hanging out' among other designs, as well as more convenient. Sand Boot is designed for members of the military who served in the field with a variety of conditions and environments. Boot chocolate is used exclusively for the detachment of the Army Combat Uniform (ACU).

Military Boot sand prioritizing comfort of the soldiers who use them, and more loosely among other types of military boots. It only has three or four holes and the rest put into a shoelace holes outside surface of the shoe, so loosen the calf muscle movement. Still another sand brown boot is designed with a material made from calf leather (calf) and other strong materials.

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