How to Polish Parade Boots

  1. Take your Kiwi polish and take the lid off. 
  2. Fill the lid with room temperature water. 
  3. Take your Kiwi cloth and wind part of it around your index finger. 
  4. Apply a generous coat of polish to your boot, applying it in a circular pattern. 
  5. Leave your boots overnight. 
  6. Dab you Kiwi cloth-covered finger into the water. 
  7. Dab the same finger into the polish but don’t put too much polish on. A tiny amount will do. 
  8. Go over your boots in the same circular pattern and work them until there are no water droplets left on your boot.

Note: The best polish for your boots is just regular black Kiwi polish. Don’t use Kiwi Parade Gloss or the Express sponge, just keep it plain and simple

How to Lace Parade Boots

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Step 1 - Thread one shoe lace though the bottom two holes of your boot so that both ends are inside the boot. This will form the first horizontal stripe.

Step 2 - Adjust the shoelace so that the right end is about twice as long as the left.

Step 3 - Take the left, shorter end of the shoelace and run it along the inside of the shoe. Push it out of the top left hole. You are now done with the shorter end of the shoelace.

Step 4 - Take the right, longer end of the shoelace and feed it into the second hole from the bottom on the left side. The shoelace is now on the outside of the shoe.

Step 5 - Feed the longer end of the shoelace into the second hole from the bottom on the right side, going from the outside in. The shoelace is now on the inside of the shoe. This will form the second horizontal stripe.

Step 6 - Repeat this process with the longer end of the shoelace until you reach the second hole from the top on the right side. This will be your last horizontal stripe.

Step 7 - Thread the shoelace from the second hole from the top through the top hole on the right side. The right shoelace is now on the outside of the shoe.

Socks

You will wear the grey wool socks that are issued to you by your squadron. If you are allergic to the material in the socks, you may wear other socks made of a suitable material and colour. Another option is to place sports socks under your issue grey socks.