A boot for all seasons

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The Army is testing its new all-weather prototype boot, which can be converted for cold-weather wear with an over-boot and a special insert.


A boot for all seasons
By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Dec 8, 2007 6:45:20 EST

The Army wants to thin out its boot inventory for one that keeps soldiers’ feet comfy in desert heat, arctic cold and every temperature in between.

Army boot experts recently selected a prototype that could replace four types of boots the service issues now. The prototype was selected after a two-year effort to work with private companies to create the Modular Boot System.

After several soldier tests with competitors’ boots, the Army selected one prototype, made by Bellville Shoe Manufacturing Co., for further refinement and testing.

Soldiers could start lacing up the Modular Boot System by 2009, said Fred Coppola, deputy product manager for Clothing and Individual Equipment.

But before that happens, the Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Ga., will have to approve the prototype for further testing.


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