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CANFORGEN 112/09 CLS 018/09 121208Z JUN 09
WEARING OF DESERT COMBAT BOOTS (DCB) PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT
UNCLASSIFIED
REF: CANFORGEN 016 05 CLS 001 05 261806Z JAN 05, PARA 6. E.
THE REF SPECIFICALLY DISALLOWED THE WEARING OF HOT WEATHER BOOTS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. THIS SUB PARA IN THE REF IS CANCELLED FORTHWITH. ANY DND ISSUED DESERT BOOT MAY BE WORN WITH COMBAT DRESS UNIFORM BY PERSONNEL FOR A PERIOD UP TO 120 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. LF AREAS ARE DIRECTED TO ENTITLE INDIVIDUALS FOR DESERT BOOT ISSUE AS SOON AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED FOR A DEPLOYMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR THE DESERT BOOT DURING RAMP UP TRAINING IN CANADA AND ABROAD. THIS LONGER PERIOD WILL HELP REDUCE THE INSTANCES OF BAD FITTING SIZING AND ASSIST IN BREAKING IN THE BOOTS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT.
AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE DCB CALLED THE DCB 09 WILL START TO BE FIELDED TO TF 03 09. THE DCB 09 WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN TERMS OF FEATURES AND PROCEDURES. IN RESPONSE TO USER FEEDBACK FROM THEATRE AND TRIAL RESULTS FROM RAMPING UP TROOPS, THE DCB 09 BOOT HAS BEEN MADE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER, SLIGHTLY SHORTER, MORE FLEXIBLE AND MORE PADDED TO REMOVE FRICTION POINTS. A HOT WEATHER SOCK WILL BE ISSUED TO HELP REDUCE THERMAL LOAD WHILE PROVIDING NECESSARY CUSHIONING.
DCB 09 COMPRISES THE QUOTE BOOT, COMBAT, HOT WEATHER, NSN 8430 20 004 1013AA UNQUOTE AND THE QUOTE SOCKS, HOT WEATHER, NSN 8440 20 003 3311AA UNQUOTE. THOSE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK AS A SYSTEM AND MUST BE SIZED AND FITTED TOGETHER.
THE REMAINDER OF CANFORGEN 016 05 IS STILL IN EFFECT.
WEARING OF DESERT COMBAT BOOTS (DCB) PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT
UNCLASSIFIED
REF: CANFORGEN 016 05 CLS 001 05 261806Z JAN 05, PARA 6. E.
THE REF SPECIFICALLY DISALLOWED THE WEARING OF HOT WEATHER BOOTS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. THIS SUB PARA IN THE REF IS CANCELLED FORTHWITH. ANY DND ISSUED DESERT BOOT MAY BE WORN WITH COMBAT DRESS UNIFORM BY PERSONNEL FOR A PERIOD UP TO 120 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. LF AREAS ARE DIRECTED TO ENTITLE INDIVIDUALS FOR DESERT BOOT ISSUE AS SOON AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED FOR A DEPLOYMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR THE DESERT BOOT DURING RAMP UP TRAINING IN CANADA AND ABROAD. THIS LONGER PERIOD WILL HELP REDUCE THE INSTANCES OF BAD FITTING SIZING AND ASSIST IN BREAKING IN THE BOOTS BEFORE DEPLOYMENT.
AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE DCB CALLED THE DCB 09 WILL START TO BE FIELDED TO TF 03 09. THE DCB 09 WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN TERMS OF FEATURES AND PROCEDURES. IN RESPONSE TO USER FEEDBACK FROM THEATRE AND TRIAL RESULTS FROM RAMPING UP TROOPS, THE DCB 09 BOOT HAS BEEN MADE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER, SLIGHTLY SHORTER, MORE FLEXIBLE AND MORE PADDED TO REMOVE FRICTION POINTS. A HOT WEATHER SOCK WILL BE ISSUED TO HELP REDUCE THERMAL LOAD WHILE PROVIDING NECESSARY CUSHIONING.
DCB 09 COMPRISES THE QUOTE BOOT, COMBAT, HOT WEATHER, NSN 8430 20 004 1013AA UNQUOTE AND THE QUOTE SOCKS, HOT WEATHER, NSN 8440 20 003 3311AA UNQUOTE. THOSE TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK AS A SYSTEM AND MUST BE SIZED AND FITTED TOGETHER.
THE REMAINDER OF CANFORGEN 016 05 IS STILL IN EFFECT.