Do you think fire team doesn't wear protective footwear on ships? Do you think fire uniform is the same as combat wear? Do you think there guys in CIC are in the same uniform as the diesel mechanics or nuclear technicians? What about topside watch? I get that you know zero about the military but think about it. If you're chilling in your class a uniform and you get the word from COB or your duty officer that you may expect hostilities then your going to change into what your rating calls for in battle dress. If something happens and you need to replace someone and the captain orders everyone into a certain uniform then yes you might need to change your shoes. Expecting fallout maybe you need to get into MOPP-4 which requires protective overboots.
Soldiers have whatever is issued to then for use for their duty rating, for some that means different footwear. Uniform means everything from top to bottom not just your shirt and pants. And yes, you have several different kinds of footwear.
You don't see how people not slipping and falling or having another vector for CBRN to incapacitate then doesn't save lives?
Use your head.
As I've explained repeatedly, I understand that different uses can be necessary in different situations.
As I've also explained repeatedly, what I find humorous is the idea that "go-fasts" was determined to be the ideal terminology for shoes.
All I'm saying is that I find it funny that a bunch of military professionals chose that term out of all the possibilities for a mandated word for tennis shoes. I have no idea why you feel the need to give me a lecture on military shoe protocol over this.
Again, since you seem to have trouble with this, I'm not saying the term is useless, or that shoes are unimportant (though I still have serious doubts that use of the term "go-fasts" ever lead to any significant military advantage), my main point was that I found the term funny. The thread is about what different people call tennis shoes/ sneakers, so I shared another term that I found amusing. Is that alright?
I also believe that terms like this are in part chosen to encourage socialization of new recruits. Dictating how you speak helps create a sense of community, and also establishes that you are no longer as free as you were as a civilian to act as you please. I don't know if that is what you disagree with? Still have no idea what you're trying to accomplish, I don't disagree with anything you've posted above.
