I happen to know that Steve served as an "airwing" Marine, as was I. In our working uniforms, at least in my day, regulations forbade the use of shoe polish on our work shoes, since shoe polish which came into contact with even a little spilled LOX, liquid oxygen for the pilot's breathing systems, could burst into flame.
I'm sure that's why Steve didn't polish those shoes, and for a formal occasion, his spit shine would be blinding! 
Originally Posted by
BCAC
Excellent. A well made kilt in a well designed and thought out tartan, but to shout "marine" a little louder, Steve, don't you think that you're missing a lick of polish on them there shoes
?
Geoff Withnell
"My comrades, they did never yield, for courage knows no bounds."
No longer subject to reveille US Marine.
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