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Of course we all  did
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I think the Army started going downhill with the rough suede tan boots… Joe
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Still had KP when I was in basic , but as far as I know they were turning it all over to civilian contract type work later on...Joe
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Still had KP when I was in basic , but as far as I know they were turning it all over to civilian contract type work later on...Joe As I recall, turning over a lot of duties were part of Richard Nixon's jobs programs starting in the late 1960's and it's still going on today. The last I knew there were no KP duties after basic training. kwg
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Was strictly a USN boot camp deal.
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Somehow, salt would work it's way through my boots
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For my first 4years as an enlisted MP it was a daily thing with jump boots, minus the year I spent in Korea when the houseboy took care of it.
When I came back in as a 2LT, it stopped completely.. brush shine on jungle boots, regular boots, Herman Survivors and Danner Ft. Lewis boots. I later transitioned to tan suede boots before retiring.
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Ha! USAF basic, 1956. Our flight got a combo of army uniforms and the newer USAF stuff. Traditional khakis were good, the newer 505s sucked. Got one pair of black smooth brogans and one pair of the old suede army boots with the two straps on top. We were ordered to cut off the tops with straps, dye the suede black and spit shine them. Imagine how much Kiwi polish it took to spit shine suede! On the plus side they were great boots, comfortable and outwore the newer stuff.
Another squadron had to scrape the soles with razor blades and spit shine the soles.
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My First fatigues had button Flys
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