There comes a time when one just has to bit the bullet and say "I'm a reservist, we didn't get standard-issue boots but had to use an old design from surplus." As long as one doesn't deviate grossly from the design, most people will get the joke and not demand that one document the specific page of specific script in which "reservists" were mentioned...
It's a great way to explain a lot of costume parts that aren't quite up to the needlepickiest of needlepicky, threadcounty standards.
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