Can I wear Oakley SI Light Assault boots on deployment?

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:19:31 -0400

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

SFC Marc W. — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:08:38 -0400

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

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:09:52 -0400

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

SSG Brian G. — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:42:01 -0400

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

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:07:14 -0400

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

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 19:17:25 -0400

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

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 19:28:04 -0400

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

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:04:19 -0400

Read DA PAM 670-1, 18-4.

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

LCDR Joshua Gillespie — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:43:16 -0400

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

CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:16:43 -0400

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.