Bates Men's Delta-6 Side Zip Tactical Boots - Lightweight & Durable Military Work Boots for Outdoor, Hiking, and Security Professionals

these boots required no breaking in at all!!!!! i wore them on a Monday night (which is my Friday) thinking my feet would hurt after a while!!! however, after wearing them the entire shift i had less pain in my feet than with my other shoes!!! i would highly recommend these to anyone and i already have06July2015 updateI have been wearing these boots for about 6 months now and i have to say that i will never wear anything else while at work! I am on my feet for up to 10 hours a night and walk probably about 9-12 miles a night during my shift... i have to run down drunk people, respond to medical calls, and stand for hours at a time also... these boots have never failed me yet! sure, at the end of my work week my feet start hurting but who has feet that don't at the end of their week? all i can say is that if you need a good solid durable pair of boots these are definitely the boots to get!!!!!!!!UPDATE - - - - 11Oct2015So after having these for about six months the soles started to fall off the boot. granted i wear them about 10hrs a day 4 days a week but i would have thought that being bates they would have lasted longer than that. i contacted bates when it happened and they said nothing is wrong i must have damaged them some other way other than just wearing them... which is not the case.... so if you want to fork out the money every six months then go ahead... i did purchase another pair and when i got them there was only 1 boot! yes you read that correctly ONE BOOT lol but other than that they are still by far the most comfortable boot i have ever worn.