If those boots were made for walking, they can now be a couple of inches shorter.

Air Force officials are — err — walking back a July uniform order that mandated combat boots across the force be at least 8 inches high. That requirement will now be 6 inches, according to a social media post by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flossi this week, which an Air Force official confirmed to Task & Purpose. Airmen will have a year to update their footwear under the new, lower rule.

“We put out new guidance for approved boot height in OCPs,” Flosi wrote in a social media post. “Some issued boots don’t meet the new mark, even though they meet the spirit and intent of the new standard.”

An Air Force spokesperson told Task & Purpose that the exact language for the new boot rules would be rel

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