Army Berts: characteristics, features, security requirements

Every soldier knows that there are no trifles in military matters. A good warrior outfit means not only the availability of a serviceable machine and a sufficient number of BCs. Convenient unloading, reliable helmet, quality uniform and shoes - everything is important. From the shoe directly depends on the combat capability, and hence the success of the entire operation.

What is the difference between army footwear and civilian, what advantages does it have, what care does it require? Let's try to sort things out in order.

The History of the War Birches

The first laced boots with a high bootleg appeared during the Second World War. They were intended for paratroopers. Advantages of new shoes were first appreciated by Americans, gradually re-learning all their troops in it. Already in the Vietnam War , the US Army appeared in the Berets.

Gradually received new footwear and soldiers from many countries in Europe.

But the Russians marched on the ground with a heavy tarpaulin tread for quite some time. And only in 2007, the army appeared army soldiers. They replaced the heavy uncomfortable boots.

Today, such footwear is part of the uniform of the military and some units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It also has private security, special purpose units, military doctors.

Shoe Features

Initially, the army's soldiers were called to protect the ankle from injuries. Important and their protective role when driving over rough terrain. In addition, military boots should not overheat and supercool the legs. For this purpose army winter boots are produced on thickened soles and with fur lining. For watertightness is a special composition, which impregnates the skin, as well as firmware on the edge of the sole. For models, the "Gore-Tex" system is used more expensively, completely excluding leakage and responsible for the stability of the temperature regime inside the shoe.

T-shirts are produced most often from leather that has undergone chromium processing. Hence the popular epithet is chrome plated. This treatment makes the skin denser and wear-resistant. For some models, suede is also used. And though she loses sight more quickly than the skin, but she does not concede to durability.

For the sole is used ordinary rubber or polyurethane. From the destination depends on the relief of the sole and the depth of the tread. Often military footwear has a tight toe.

In summer models, it is often possible to find inserts from membrane tissue, providing maximum ventilation. Army summer soldiers can be made not only from leather, but also from dense textiles.

Most models have an ordinary lacing on the festoons. Several upper holes are replaced by hooks; This allows you to quickly lace up and unlace your shoes. Lightning from the side is a rare phenomenon, since such a fastener adversely affects the tightness of the shaft to the leg. But in some models it still occurs. Belts with buckles for military shoes on lacing are not typical, as in the field, all the extra elements only interfere.

The word about the producers

Many professional military men, as well as amateurs of near-war sports, allocate footwear of the Belarusian production "Garsing" in the budgetary price segment. These army boots combine a decent quality and expressive design with an affordable price. Shoes of this manufacturer are officially on uniforms not only in Belarus, but also abroad. In Russia, the production of tibia boots under the special order of the Ministry of Defense is handled by several enterprises.

An order of magnitude more expensive will cost Dutch and English shoes, NATO army boots, German boots "Bundeswehr."

Army drills outside the army

You can not do without quality shoes and many of those who have no direct relationship to military operations. The army boys and extreme tourists, amateurs of airsoft, paintball, laser tag have chosen. Representatives of subcultures did not stay aside.

And demand, as you know, gives rise to a proposal. Therefore, on the shelves of ordinary non-specialized shoe stores you can meet both army boots, and quite civil remarks, generously decorated with spikes, rivets, buckles.