Sailors can wear ‘toe shoes’ despite military medical warnings

The Navy has reversed its policy banning minimalist 'toes shoes', Military Times reported. According to a fleetwide message released Aug. 5, sailors can wear the popular glove-like shoes, even during physical readiness tests, the newspaper reported.

However, the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has expressed concerns about the bare-bones Vibram Fivefingers shoes and warned against their use, according to Military Times.

While the Army banned soldiers from wearing the shoes during training earlier this summer, according to The Washington Post, the military school system endorsed them in March.
Read more on the toe shoe debate from Military Times.