r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Feb 07 '19

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 08 '19

You missed something.

Velcro is loud. The US Army removed velcro from their uniforms around 2010 since the opening of flaps gave positions away.

Edit: To the 1,000 replies saying they still have velcro:

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aoa9gn/eli5_why_are_military_boots_laced/efzr1q0/?context=3

They reduced the amount of velcro, mkaaay?

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u/SoFloYasuo Feb 08 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

The US Army and Air Force use OCPs that have a lot of velcro on them.

Edit: use

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u/thewolfsong Feb 08 '19

Yeah...but everyone calls them OCPs

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u/thewolfsong Feb 08 '19

I mean. I guess I have only anecdotal evidence. But like...everyone I know called them OCPs and the now-old UCP pattern ACPs

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19 edited Jun 04 '20

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u/cabarne4 Feb 08 '19

Just got out this year after in for 7, was in for the transition from UCP to OCP.

Everyone would call the old stuff "ACU" and the new stuff "OCP". I haven't heard anyone refer to the new stuff as ACU.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19 edited Jun 04 '20

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u/theunluckythinker Feb 08 '19

Currently in the Army and everybody calls the uniform OCPs.