March 29, 2018
            
                 Corps to assess boots at Parris Island 
            
            
                
                
                    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. —
                
                
                Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — In an effort to continually improve the clothing and equipment Marines are issued, Marine Corps Systems Command will conduct an assessment to see if lighter boots can improve recruit performance. Plans are to compare two lighter boots to the Marine Corps Combat Boot during a recruit training cycle at Parris Island.