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Actually I'm ROTP filling my non-university time by volunteering with my old sea cadet corps, so I guess I could get sea boots.
As for the oxfords, has the navy come to the point where naval combat rig is so often worn that there is no reason for more than one pair of shoes fit for service/ceremonial rig? I am assuming that one must rotate shoes as we are all taught to do with combat boots in basic, though. Perhaps the powers-that-dress-us have decided that no one really works up a sweat at ceremonies or in the office so we don't need to rotate footwear--no matter how many times Esquire & GQ tell gentlemen to have at least 2 pairs of shoes custom-made for them.
I, of course, agree with having at least 2 pairs of any footwear and having the right footwear for the occasion. This prompts me to ask what happened to the 'licorice legs' leather gaiters that officers used to wear on parade. Didn't these gaiters require boots rather than shoes (to not leave a gap at the ankle)?
If it clears anything up: my orginal intent was to wear Mk 3 combat boots with NC rig ('dress' just isn't nautical enough for me) while drilling cadets--my experience with colours & other 'ceremonial' parades has been ceremonial rig, so I've never thought of NC rig as something one can dress-up with parade boots & undress with sea boots.
When exactly did we get our current NC rig? When did the reefer jacket (or the rifle green tunic) stop being worn aboard? (Assuming it's no longer worn.) To allude to another post I made on naval rig: why can't we just have fire-retardant frock coats and cocked hats?
As for the oxfords, has the navy come to the point where naval combat rig is so often worn that there is no reason for more than one pair of shoes fit for service/ceremonial rig? I am assuming that one must rotate shoes as we are all taught to do with combat boots in basic, though. Perhaps the powers-that-dress-us have decided that no one really works up a sweat at ceremonies or in the office so we don't need to rotate footwear--no matter how many times Esquire & GQ tell gentlemen to have at least 2 pairs of shoes custom-made for them.
I, of course, agree with having at least 2 pairs of any footwear and having the right footwear for the occasion. This prompts me to ask what happened to the 'licorice legs' leather gaiters that officers used to wear on parade. Didn't these gaiters require boots rather than shoes (to not leave a gap at the ankle)?
If it clears anything up: my orginal intent was to wear Mk 3 combat boots with NC rig ('dress' just isn't nautical enough for me) while drilling cadets--my experience with colours & other 'ceremonial' parades has been ceremonial rig, so I've never thought of NC rig as something one can dress-up with parade boots & undress with sea boots.
When exactly did we get our current NC rig? When did the reefer jacket (or the rifle green tunic) stop being worn aboard? (Assuming it's no longer worn.) To allude to another post I made on naval rig: why can't we just have fire-retardant frock coats and cocked hats?
