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I heard a former US Army guy saying in a podcast, even at home he's always dressed to be ready to walk out the door at any second, because it's a habit he developed in the Army. Which makes sense, the enemy doesn't wait for you to wait to put your socks and shoes on.

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dugmartin|4 years ago

Unfortunately that is called "hypervigilance" and is one of the central features of PTSD.

croon|4 years ago

Can't imagine being prepared 24/7 waiting for some unnamed enemy to strike, over just going about my day in the most pleasant way (including foot health) possible.

alvarlagerlof|4 years ago

It takes less than 5 seconds if you're good.

simonswords82|4 years ago

Sorry, am I reading correctly that you can put both shoes and socks on in less than 5 seconds?! I need to see this...

SuoDuanDao|4 years ago

Depends on the type of shoes too... slip-ons are much less popular in North America, probably a self-reinforcing thing there.

BossingAround|4 years ago

Ah yes, the number of people who ended up dead because of being bare foot. That makes complete sense.