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Boots for RT
I start my RT on 8th October and was wondering do you need to turn up with your boots polished up? If so do you have to make the front extremly shiny? I was talking to somebody who was in the RAF and he said all services have the boots like that?
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Break them in... That's the most important thing.
Basically, when you get to RT you'll be given a new pair... The new pair become your camp boots, and they do have to be shiney. The ones you're breaking in now will be your field boots and no matter how hard you try, they'll look gash after a few weeks.
Polish them up, but don't go mental.
Hope this helps
Basically, when you get to RT you'll be given a new pair... The new pair become your camp boots, and they do have to be shiney. The ones you're breaking in now will be your field boots and no matter how hard you try, they'll look gash after a few weeks.
Polish them up, but don't go mental.
Hope this helps
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Getting them wet and walking in them does help... shouldn't affect your feet if its only for half an hour or so. (half an hour will do the trick) Ermmmmmm... they'll still be wet when you take them off, so pack newspaper inside of them and then put some polish on the boots.
What happens is... (this is the clever part) As the paper soaks the water through the boot, it draws polish in to the leather, and you'll be left with a nicely broken in boot... you may have to repeat the process depending on how new your boots are.
Yeah, just wear them... do some ironing in them, walks etc... it all helps
What happens is... (this is the clever part) As the paper soaks the water through the boot, it draws polish in to the leather, and you'll be left with a nicely broken in boot... you may have to repeat the process depending on how new your boots are.
Yeah, just wear them... do some ironing in them, walks etc... it all helps
Roll off...?
Yeah don't get them polished to shine as you'll get another pair when you arrive so the ones you got on your prmc will become your field boots (which can't be shiney) and your new ones will be your training boots (for marching around camp etc).
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hahaha my training team made my troop bull their feild boots in week 26 they were cu@~ntsPolynikes wrote:Break them in... That's the most important thing.
Basically, when you get to RT you'll be given a new pair... The new pair become your camp boots, and they do have to be shiney. The ones you're breaking in now will be your field boots and no matter how hard you try, they'll look gash after a few weeks.
Polish them up, but don't go mental.
Hope this helps
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