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Wolfe117 said:So I was just issued eight pairs of khaki desert socks for deployment to Afghanistan. They say khaki on the tag, even though they are really more like a green. Anyways I try them on when I get home and the damn things are freaking long as hell. They go up mid theigh on me and they look more like a woman's nylons than army socks. My question is why are they soo freaking long and what practical reason is there for this? Also can any of you who've already been to the sandbox tell me what you would recommend for doing infantry work over there. What kind of socksare the best over there? Thanks
Sounds like those that I was issued when I went to Iran in '88. Although we were in combat throughout that tour, we were issued those socks - which I THINK were meant to go with the "hot weather dress uniform" (kharki shorts and short sleeve shirt) worn in Cyprus at the time. I could be wrong - I was never in Cyprus (except on leave).
Regardless their origin - if those you have been issued are the same as the ones I was issued, they are good next to the skin socks - they wick the moisture away from the foot fairly well. They're meant to be worn midway up the calf, and folded over on themselves, forming a "cuff".
Seems to me I still have a pair or two hanging around (I don't wear them much).