If you’re one of many 8,500 or so new conscripts to the Swedish Armed Forces in 2025, other than any inconvenience to you life, remember that your toes may very well be in peril!
New boots bought in late 2023 inflicting foot issues for Swedish Armed Forces, particularly conscripts
In late 2023, the Swedish Armed Forces bought 10,000 pairs of trainers in addition to different tools in an effort to be certain that conscripts have been in a position to be correctly clad when taking over their new roles.
This was as a result of, there gave the impression to be a variety of ‘disappearances’ when conscripts and serving members of the forces had accomplished their time and plenty of tools was by no means returned to the quartermaster’s retailer.
Now, the Swedish Conscript Council has sounded an alarm in regards to the new boots particularly which they imagine are producing a variety of issues with conscripts’ toes.
The boot in query, referred to as the Attackkänga 5.11 was provided by a world firm whose European Headquarters relies in Sweden with gross sales all the world over.
New boots are narrower and let in moisture which instances foot issues for Swedish Armed Forces
The view of the Conscript Council, is that this boot not solely has a narrower match than its predecessor but it surely additionally allows moisture which has led to members of the Armed Forces complaining about nail fungus, athlete’s foot, and different issues with their toes.
It now transpires that the boots had by no means been correctly examined to make sure that they have been appropriate previous to putting the preliminary order and it was believed that they might have some issues, however time was of the essence which is why the order was positioned.
On stability, many imagine that the boots are acceptable and cozy when worn in barracks and dry circumstances, however they don’t meet anticipated specs when worn often outdoors.
