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[–]filbs111 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Looking good in uniform is part of the appeal of becoming a soldier. Why take that away from people? It would be great if they got the boffins who invent weapons to invest some time in the problem. A lot of human effort has been invested in making trainers and hiking boots etc performant, and a lot of effort has gone into optimising the appearance of high heels, to great effect. I wonder what kind of performance could be acheived within certain aesthetic constraints?

[–]neomarxist_bullshitCzech 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

If they were in parade dress uniforms then heels would be appropriate but according to this https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/05/europe/ukraine-female-soldiers-heels-scli-intl/index.html these women were just doing their thing in regular camo pants - the shoes just don't belong there. Not only it's likely uncomfortable, it simply looks weird.

[–]filbs111 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I think that you may have been misled by the picture on that article, which I expect shows training for the parade. I imagine the intention is that the actual parade involves full dress uniform, but wearing full dress uniform for practice means things getting dirty and requiring cleaning, ironing etc. It's important to practice in the shoes that will be used on parade day to check people aren't going to get blisters, fall over etc, and polishing shoes is relatively straightforward.

[–]neomarxist_bullshitCzech 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh that's what I get for reading just the titles 😂 you are right, in that case it does make sense I guess

[–]ZvezdaRussian[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

But at the end of the day, what is the god damn point???? Not like women are going to go into battle with High-Heels?? What is point????

[–]filbs111 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It looks cool I guess. Soldiers get to wear drab green baggy clothes every other day and risk getting shot for their country. Being able to look fancy once in a while doesn't seem like too much to ask. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_dress_uniform

[–]ZvezdaRussian[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

so buy high heels and waste money on bullshit like that too look cool? Military gear is supposed to be effective not look cool. Luckily Russia has effective AND cool-looking military gear.

[–]filbs111 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Tactically, a parade is a pointless, worthless thing - a waste of time and money. The purpose of a parade is for show, for morale, pride etc - both that of the troops and the civillians watching. Looking cool helps towards that goal. Admittedly, fancy uniforms might seem a bit silly unless you know to expect them. Having the tanks painted gold would look silly to me, and it's the same kind of idea. They do paint planes fancy colours for air shows though. Do you object to that?

[–]ZvezdaRussian[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It does make sense what you are saying, But i still do not see the point of wasting money on women for "better" high heels (Not in terms of look for coolness, just a little more comfortable) just for a parade. Unneccesary.

[–]filbs111 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sure. They can just wear whatever they wore for presumably many years before the assholes in the media kicked up a fuss.