I knew the requirement about soles was going to be another problem with this policy. It's no doubt a carryover from our silly procurement system and the whole "statement of requirements" crap. Guaranteed the company that made our crappy old boots checked off that box and justified it by saying "solle is made of rubber" and that was that.
Now a bunch of companies are caught off guard. I've used Meindls for almost 10 years and I've never seen it "oil, fuel, and slip resistant" marked on them anywhere, in any of their specs. This week I looked at a new pair and on the bottom of the sole it was stamped "oil, fuel, and slip resistant."
I was hoping common sense would prevail but of course, it won't... that is, until all the companies stamp it on their soles and then no one will need to use their brain and we'll all be happy campers again.
Ironically, the whole boot allowance thing was largely based off of the Rocky SV2s..... :facepalm: