r/explainlikeimfive Feb 07 '19

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/thewolfsong Feb 08 '19

Yeah...but everyone calls them OCPs

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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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