Trainers In RT

[Taggart91]

Is it true you get issued running trainers when you start RT?

 

[Taggart91]

Just found it is true thanks anyway

 

[gedro]

Yes you get issued Hi-tech Silver Shadows. Sh*te trainers to be honest, the sole on both of my trainers came off and had to go back to the stores a few times to get new pairs.

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Aweful!!

 

[Priar]

Do you have to use the issued pair? Can you not just use your own?
Seems like the sort of thing that should be optional.

 

[gedro]

No you have to use the ones they give you, you can't use your own. :notrust:

 

[MrSkippy]

Well that takes the piss, they dont even look like they'd support my insoles, and the base of the shoe looks like it's *text deleted**text deleted* support...

 

[Commando Kennedy]

apparently you cant use your own because of insurance reasons!..likewise you can't use your boots etc..maybe after week 15 you can who knows?

 

[MrSkippy]

Yay, health and safety *text deleted**text deleted*ing culture. Podiatrist recomended mine... what the *text deleted**text deleted* else do they want?!
Takes the piss. Balls to it, ima go for a run to get this idiocy outta my head haha

 

[AdmiralAwesome]

I'm not so sure it's to do with that.

Bit unfair if someone can only afford a £30 pair of trainers, and you turn up in £700 rocket shoes or something.

For the boots, I think the logic is that they want to prove you can meet the standards in the issue. If you're on operation at some remote forward base in Afghanistan and your boots fall apart, they won't be able to get your tailor fitted gucci boots sent to you, it'll just be the standard issue boot.

 

[M1664]

you women stop whining sliver shaddows are the titties.