What is "Inboard over Outboard"

[Sabre170]

I saw that our shoes need to be laced Inboard over Outboard... is that left over right? What is inboard over outboard?

 

[helmet91]

right over left...

attention to detail begins with your laces.

also, don't have "bridges." this means that the lace at your toes should be underneath, not on top.

 

[Honour_Class]

Actually, it is both. It simply means the inboard (inside of your foot) lace is always over the outboard (outside of your foot). Bridges are the crosspieces on the tongues of shoes that you can lace through to keep the tongue from moving around a lot.

 

[helmet91]

interesting... my bad.

apparently things at Pensacola are different than at RTC Great Lakes. Assuming I get selected, I'd best change my mindset.

 

[EngineGirl]

We were told to do this at the Maritime Academy where I went to school, and there is actually a very good reason why it is done. It's not done just to be an @ss.....it can actually prevent injuries.

EngineGirl

 

[flashypants]

We were told to do this at the Maritime Academy where I went to school, and there is actually a very good reason why it is done. It's not done just to be an @ss.....it can actually prevent injuries.

EngineGirl

Hahahaha....sounds like a crock to me. Please do explain how it can prevent injuries, this should be good...

 

[EngineGirl]

Hahahaha....sounds like a crock to me. Please do explain how it can prevent injuries, this should be good...

Not the inboard over outboard, the bridges. Ever have to run up and the ladderwells/stairs/whatever on a ship? We were always told to not have bridges because the space could get caught on the bottom side of the stairs as we were going up and down them. One day on the ship, a guy was right behind me, running up the stairs during a fire drill, and something on the underside of the stair caught the bridge part of the shoelace because there was a space. It tripped him up and he fell brackwards, breaking his wrist. All because he had that little bridge on his shoelaces.

 

[flashypants]

Ok, the bridge thing seems slightly plausible, I thought you were talking about the inboard over outboard. Well, Marines lace their shoes up with a bridge, so I guess Marines are all tripping hazards.

 

[Kycntryboy]

Okay I know this is going to sound a little retarted, but I am probably the only person in this forum at least that ties thier shoes using the "Bunny Ear" ummm.. technique, should I learn how to tie it the other way or does it matter. (I learned it in pre-school and never thought about ever since, besides the occasional teasing)

 

[kmac]

Wait isn't it outboard over inboard?

 

[Thisguy]

Heh...yeah, I think you're right

 

[virtu050]

yeah i think so... part of OCS is attention to detail and uniformity... even down to the way you lace your shoes. Also gives you an idea of how detailed RLP inspections are.

 

[GTDaveMac]

I thought this was interesting. In fact, after pulling the loops through as the page describes, I had been taught to tie my shoes slightly wrong, resulting in a slip knot.

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/slipping.htm

I could have adjusted the direction I tied one part, but instead learned this guy's technique. The pictures may look confusing, but they're "knot".

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

 

[VarmintShooter]

The pictures may look confusing, but they're "knot".

Boo, that was awful.

 

[pineapplehead]

Okay I know this is going to sound a little retarted, but I am probably the only person in this forum at least that ties thier shoes using the "Bunny Ear" ummm.. technique, should I learn how to tie it the other way or does it matter. (I learned it in pre-school and never thought about ever since, besides the occasional teasing)

Me too! Me too! That's how my dad taught my younger brother and I. My older siblings were taught by my mother, and they make fun of us for our weird shoe-tying technique. My little brother's a Marine now - I'll have to ask him if he relearned how to tie his shoes...