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Polishing the Light Operational Boot [Magnum boot]
Polishing the Light Operational Boot [Magnum boot]
Recently got issued with my gear. Was issued the Light Operational Boot. I'm just wondering how to polish it. It says on the instructions in the box not to bull them. Should I just shine them like you shine shoes? Also, where do you put a shine on them, toe and heel, just toe etc.
Originally posted by Captain Edmund BlackadderView Post
Recently got issued with my gear. Was issued the Light Operational Boot. I'm just wondering how to polish it. It says on the instructions in the box not to bull them. Should I just shine them like you shine shoes? Also, where do you put a shine on them, toe and heel, just toe etc.
you can bull them but I wouldnt. not parade boots, you may get some on camp that do and they may get praise for it, just ensure they're shiny and clean and it'll be grand
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
If you look at the Leaflet you get with them it specifically says NOT to bull them.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
If you think that's good you should see my 24b's! several tins of polish and effort (yes my effort comes in can form) resulting in a black mirror and fingers that won't get clean for at least 3 days.
Don't stand there GAWPING, like you've never seen the hand of God BEFORE!!
oh my god - are you insane? polishing a combat boot like that!
For normal day to day use a good brush shine is the norm, it takes very little to keep them in good order, but if not done you mark yourself as a "bird"
are you (again) attempting to derail a thread tim?
With the magnums, you know the fabric bit on the side, is there any point in putting that spray on waterproof stuff on there? Annoyingly I dont have any kind of tac-boot, (Hiax or Mendls or whatever) and the mags are the best i can hope for at the minute
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
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