hi everyone@!

Well assuming you will be inspected looking "fancy", you need to be in regs still. I've usually seen those jump boots without a safety toe only. Remember, a non metallic safety toe is required in the ODU... Also it has to be 8"-10" in height.

yeah i just want a simple, plain looking boot that i can shine up really nicely. i bought some lincoln wax and kiwi parade gloss from amazon. i dont want to spend too much money on them, but they are hard to find for the coast guard. our boots all seem to be waterproof, steel toe, insulated, and very bulky and heavy.

I liked my regular navy all leather boots. They were a little narrow though, and never quite broke in like our bates do. I would suggest realllllllly walking in them a bit before buying them. When I tried them on, they seemed fine, but after wearing them for almost a year, they never fit right and ruined my pinky toes. Now I get xtra wide bates.

I wouldn't get to caught up in the boots thing. On the cutter they are going to get beat up no matter what you do. If you shine them once a week, they'll shine easy. Also, you need to just use regular wax, all that quick shine stuff dries out the leather and ruins the boots in the long run.

Those all leather Navy boots gave me wicked blisters for about 6 months until they really got broken in. Now they're great but I still can't get over the constant squeaking. I like the superboot way better.

yeah...too much of a headache.