Posted on Aug 22, 2016
How many of you used to shine or still shine your boots?
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How many of the Rally Point members used to shine their boots? How many of you still do? Please post your pictures below along with any stories you may have!
The single pair of boots on the wooden desk were an FCC's boots. I shined them when he went home after jokingly saying, "Martin, I expect my boots to look like yours by tomorrow!" He showed them off like a Christmas present on Monday!
P.S The above pictures are mine.
The single pair of boots on the wooden desk were an FCC's boots. I shined them when he went home after jokingly saying, "Martin, I expect my boots to look like yours by tomorrow!" He showed them off like a Christmas present on Monday!
P.S The above pictures are mine.
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That display of your boots and dogtags look nice,Great idea.
I don't shine my boots anymore but I do shine my shoes.
I don't shine my boots anymore but I do shine my shoes.
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LTJG (Join to see)
The Navy will be switching to the Type IIIs (greens), however it seems those ship side may have to keep those black leather boots. Maybe the next phase will removing to the coyotes! :-) For the moment, a nice pair of shined boots can set you apart from the rest.
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LTJG (Join to see) - We will have the option to wear the tans or the black boots; yeah, we will still need to shine those bad boys...hot water, cottonball and shine. That's all you need....maybe a sock to be a buffer, shine lasts longer for some reason.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
TSgt Joe C. - I proceeded that time in the Air Force and My boots were always spit shined.
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Being old and nostalgic, reminds me of the song the piano player at "der Sepple" in Heidelberg would play when we GI's would drop in for a beer (or many) back in 1958-60.
"When I was just a PFC, I ask my Sergeant, what will I be. Will I make Corporal or SFC? This is what he said to me: "Oh re-up, re-up for all the benefits, the future's not ours to see, so re-up, re-up!"
Now I am just an old spec-3, I asked my Sergeant, what will I be? Who makes my bed and shines my shoes? Here's what he said to me: "Oh Mox Nix, Mox Nix, the Army can go to Hell, so bring me "ein Bier" Mox Schnell, Oh Mox Nix, Mox Nix!" " all to the tune of a '50's song Que Sera...
I was reminded by the who shines my shoes line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"When I was just a PFC, I ask my Sergeant, what will I be. Will I make Corporal or SFC? This is what he said to me: "Oh re-up, re-up for all the benefits, the future's not ours to see, so re-up, re-up!"
Now I am just an old spec-3, I asked my Sergeant, what will I be? Who makes my bed and shines my shoes? Here's what he said to me: "Oh Mox Nix, Mox Nix, the Army can go to Hell, so bring me "ein Bier" Mox Schnell, Oh Mox Nix, Mox Nix!" " all to the tune of a '50's song Que Sera...
I was reminded by the who shines my shoes line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I learned to polish boots in Basic, and got relatively good at it. Don't have any "polish" boots these days, but I taught my wife how to shine (and still help from time to time) the boots she wears when she works EMS.
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Ha, yep! I joined in the black boots days. Jump boots in the closet, too. It's a skill I still use on my dress shoes and biker boots, today.
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Joined in 03 we were still shining boots. I also had drill sergeants in AIT who made sure I knew how to iron BDUs.
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77 years old - used to shine first my brown boots then black boots and still shine my black boots we wear unbloused while standing in the snow in a cemetery serving with the USAF Honor Guard as a bugler. I can still do a pretty good spit shine..
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
No part of my body cramped up in those days. Except when one part got excited!
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CSM Darieus ZaGara those are my boots.. I took that picture as an E3 out of bootcamp.
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
Thanks, if you have had fallen you can see my point. Glad it was not in poor taste. They look good by the way.
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