I don't have the boots yet, but one Coy of pers (who are now going on tour with them) and a couple scattered platoons have been issued different versions of brown boots. They're mostly like the GPs with a couple of differences.
Seeing as most of the Bn is getting ready to leave for Afghanistan, dress is all over the place with different coloured boots, shirts, rigs, head dress.... You can get away with anything now.
But the Base CO has said in writing that once issued Brown boots, you'll only wear what you've been issued. Which, for anyone who isn't familiar with the way things actually work, will be an end to the "doesn't matter as long as it's black" policy we have now.
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Originally Posted by Medix
Then again, all the Reg Force Medics I know are still rocking the old rucks and almost all the reserve combat trades have had them for awhile. :?
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That's because they're not a field unit. Most (if not all?) RegF field units have the new rucks, and any pers who'll operate with the field units will get the "field kit" including new rucks, FPVs, etc. That's how it's worked in my experience anyway.
New ruck's just a glorified duffle bag anyway.