For my fellow Marines

[BCAC]

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!

Maybe so, but isn't this tartan supposed to "represent" the "Dress Blues", when a lick of polish would be "de riguer"?

[Riverkilt]

Jeez Louise....the guy whips on the new kilt to take a few long awaited pics and gets sandbagged....

Methinks it more along the line of folks taking kilt pics in their sox etc.

Think you can be most assured that he can easily dive into a more formal turnout that includes spit shined shoes.