Posted on Sep 10, 2014
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Old boots
Yes, I wore the same pair of boots for just over 3 years before they started 'crumbling' from the sole. They were Bates 922 edition, same that SEAL trainees wear, great for running too, and super comfortable, especially when I had to put chases on foot. I still miss them.

Anyone beat my record? I'll give you a thumbs up!
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I'm still wearing boots from my first tour in Iraq back in 2006....yikes
SGT Richard H.
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I had my Danners for at least 5 years....but only wore them when it was cold, which was a few months a year.
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MSG Brad Sand
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I'll tell you when I toss them. They have been resoled?
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Cpl Dennis F.
Cpl Dennis F.
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I've had a pair of 10" Danners since about 1980. Still in good shape. They were guaranteed for life.
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SPC Korey R.
SPC Korey R.
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I still have my boots from Gulf 1 I pull out from time to time and wear.
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I'm still wearing the boots I was issued in 1984. They're not the most comfortable, hard soled, but have a good shine on them and can still do the job. I went through two pairs of Bates that had the soles wear out quickly on the non-skid.
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PO1 Master-at-Arms
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30 years, sir? I applaud you. Happy 239 birthday by the way!
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CDR Software Engineer
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Thanks! You too!
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SGT Christopher Bova
SGT Christopher Bova
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Sham on you, be good to your feet, only the best for my worn out feet
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SFC Stephen P.
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I still have the first pair I was issued 17 years ago.

They haven't been authorized for wear for the last 7, but I still have them.
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SPC Driver
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Still wearing my pair from basic, they are not stained, and maintained, I also have my second pair from basic which have yet to be broken in. It seems that since moving to the hide boots maintenance is simply not being taught within IET, which among other things is creating the current age of army that lacks standards and discipline. 
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I've a pair of boots from my last deployment in 2011 that I still wear
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LCpl Stephen Tombs
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I'm still wearing, and have worn on a near daily basis, the boots I was issued at Parris Island in 2010. Nowhere near as long as some of the others here, but they're comfy and provide more support than tennis shoes do, with the added advantage of "I don't have to spend money on new footwear."
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Cpl Murray Estes
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I wore the same pair of boots I was issued in boot camp in 2008 until a couple of months before I deployed in 2013. Replaced the insoles once a year, ran multiple CFT's, boots and utes runs, and daily wear the entire time. They were Bates boots. I did have a separate pair for working parties though. Wore a set of steel toes that I wore once a week (the frequency of being on a working party) from sometime in 2010 until I deployed, and I went back to wearing them weekly after I got back. 
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SSgt Gregory Guina
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I have boots that I started when I got back from Afghanistan in Nov 2010 so almost 4 years. They have been relegated to boots and utes PT or range duty in the past year so they are not worn daily. They might still be worn daily if work hadn't bought me a new pair of steel toes that I wear on a daily now.
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I bought a pair of H & H jump boots in 1992 while in Germany. I wore out the sole and then had them resoled with this wicked looking Vibram sole. They were my pride and joy, shined like black obsidian glass with the kiwi polish. Somewhere around 2003 the leather on the outside of my left foot finally showed a crack finally. I thought I may have saved them in a box somewhere as a keepsake, I'll have to look now.
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