SOCKS COMBAT BOOT dtd

INCH-POUND

MC-PD-24-003

3 December 2024

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

SOCKS, COMBAT BOOT

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this purchase description by all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This purchase description covers a combat boot sock intended for wear by personnel of the Department of Defense.
2. CLASSIFICATION. The socks are available in one type in the following classes and sizes. 2.1 Classes.
Class 1 – Marine olive drab (OD) Green
Class 2 – Black
Class 3 – Coyote 498
Class 4 – Undyed/natural
2.2 Sizes. Socks are sized according to the wearer’s normal shoe size, as shown in table I.

TABLE I. Sock sizes.
Unisex sock size

National Association of
Hosiery Manufactures
(NAHM) sock size

Men’s shoe size

Women’s shoe size

Small (SM)

9 to 9.5

4 to 5.5

4 to 6.5

Medium (MD)

10 to 11

6 to 8.5

7 to 10

Large (LG)

11 to 12.5

9 to 11.5

10.5 to 13

Extra Large (XL)

13 to 14

12 to 14

N/A

3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.
3.1 Description. The socks are over-the-calf length with cushioning comfort to protect the wearer from hot spots, pressure points, and blisters when wearing combat boots, and they provide graduated compression to promote blood flow from the foot with a non-slip top cuff opening. The foot of each sock includes contouring for the sock to stay in place without bunching, arch support, a gore heel and toe for improved fit, and nylon reinforcement at the heel and toe for durability. A seamless toe closure or a recessed closure with equivalent low profile is used for comfort and durability.
3.2 Basic materials. The finished socks shall contain wool at a minimum grade not coarser than US 60s (25 microns or finer), nylon, and spandex and shall not contain cotton or rayon fiber (see 3.5).

Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, and any other data that may improve this document should be sent to: Marine Corps Systems Command, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA 22134. Since contact information can change, verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.

AMSC N/A

Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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3.3 Shade. When tested in accordance with 3.4, the color shall be as specified for the class specified in 2.1. Class 4 sock shade shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 7.9). 3.4 Visual shade matching. The color and appearance of the sock shall match the standard sample when viewed using AATCC EP9, option C (see 7.4), with a primary light source simulating the spectral quality of average