Almost a month ago, the Washington Times posted news about the U.S. Congress pressing the Military to have combat boots designed specifically for women. With the footwear issued to the servicemen and women mainly based on men's feet, and that women are more prone to fractures during training. Servicewomen deployed to Afghanistan have been complaining about the lack of narrower and smaller boots to use.

The U.S. Military, with its big budget, have been buying boots for different conditions and terrain. But it had not planned of giving the option for women to be able to wear footwear made for them. The good thing is that, they may just work on it as they have been designing uniforms and vests that conform to the cut and sizing of women in the past years. With footwear designed for women, then they complete the full wardrobe for women to use to get into combat.

Designing the boots for women will make them able to take long marches and combat, increasing their performance as co-combatants with the men in the field or the frontlines. With more and more women entering the military as a career, the more that the Pentagon have to make available facilities and benefits that women need, and that also includes clothing, tactical gear, and footwear made specificallty for them.

In 2012, the British Army revealed a plan to issue new combat boots in brown color and that sizing shall be done in men's and women's sizing.

This makes me think that one of the reasons that there are fewer women playing airsoft is that the gear that they are using are not comfortable to use since these are mainly made for men. With footwear always a consideration for airsoft, ill-fitting boots would surely be a turn-off for women. If such combat boots designed for women will become widely available for civilians to use in airsoft, then perhaps we can easily encourage women to play.

There are already vests designed for women in airsoft, and they are flattering indeed. If the footwear also will be flattering, then we might see more women out there in the airsoft field. They are not Christian Louboutins, Jimmy Choos, or Manolo Blahniks, but I'm pretty sure they will get along with Danners, Bates, Magnums, 5.11s, or Lowas as long as they find themselves sexy wearing them.

Thanks to the Ravishing Rick Dude for the link.