Beagle, my short sourjorn on the Bulldog saw us students wearing the tan desert boots for the use of. Being a fashion conscious 18 yr old, I knew that the black ones were far more trendy and fashionable. To boot, they would also look rather good with a pair of jeans at half mast for a trip to the local football stadium. Along with a service haircut one could really look the part on the North Bank. Alas my dreams were dashed, when the stores chappy told me all they had was tan. "Not so!" I cried ,"all our instructors wear black boots!" "Well they didn't get them here sonny,next!" Tan it was , I envied the Bosses boots from then on. Although the black service shoes did come in handy one evening for a bit of Town v Gown action. I still had those shoes up until about 2000, built to last.