Would prefer to give these a negative four stars. Bought at MCSS on Fort Sam Houston eight months ago, wore them FOUR TIMES and both shoes &#34;blew out&#34; along the sides while I was wearing them for a promotion ceremony. Wasted my time taking them back to MCSS, only to be told &#34;shoes sales are as is and final&#34; by the store manager who acted as if speaking to a customer was not only an inconvenience, but an insult. In speaking with my peers, it seems these shoes routinely fall apart, and everyone I know is buying something else or reverting to the ill fitting, hard to shine issued footwear. Thanks Bates for taking my money and giving me garbage you refuse to stand behind. Caveat emptor!