{"id":301,"date":"2009-01-14T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/01\/combat-crocs.html"},"modified":"2009-01-14T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T07:03:00","slug":"combat-crocs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/01\/combat-crocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat Crocs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The base has a pretty clear policy about what kinds of shoes you can wear around here. Boots in your uniform, athletic shoes with your physical fitness gear. But there’s also a provision for wearing alternate shoes in your physical fitness (PT) gear if they meet certain safety standards: <\/p>\n

Black Sandals with a BACK STRAP.<\/p>\n

So my Rainbow flip flops won’t cut it except for shower shoes. This is actually not a huge deal for me, since I don’t mind putting on my running shoes to walk around the base in my PT clothes when I’m off duty.<\/p>\n

Well, it turns out that recently they started allowing Crocs, and they don’t have to be just black. There are a FEW other colors allowed, such as sand, brown, white (which will turn into sand colored in 2 seconds)…and blue<\/strong><\/span>. I have my eye on a blue pair<\/a> that I might order, since my pink mary janes wouldn’t have cut it.<\/p>\n

I want to verify the colors and whether the emblems are allowed before I get them, though — just because I’ve seen AF Academy Crocs around doesn’t necessarily mean they’re allowed.<\/p>\n

Coming soon: stories about Kool Aid Singles and a can of “Pepsi Diet”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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