Exclusive: US Marines’ boots fell apart during Arctic NATO exercise

https://www.newsweek.com/us-marines-boots-fell-apart-during-arctic-nato-exercise-12443813

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NathanRanch@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 8d (2 replies)

Remember when that protesting Marine's boots disintegrated, and all the talking heads were like, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 8d (1 reply)

To be fair, up to this point, the last thing an enemy would expect are opponents wearing boots with a self-destruct feature. I'm sure they would have been at least briefly surprised.

NathanRanch@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 8d

"The boots disintegrate, leaving the solider an inch lower and much less likely to take a bullet" - Some A.I. overview in a pentagon meeting about replacing boots with putty and cardboard.

credo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 8d

And that’s why we have exercises.

Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 8d

I wonder what changed I still have all my boots from the Army and I got out 21 years ago, my dad still has his boots from Vietnam

fartographer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 8d

Soldiers marching through the snow in boots that fall apart at the order of a fascist regime that idolizes racists and dictators? I bet they did Nazi that coming!

Malica@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 6d

You didn't think the military budget was going to the soldiers?