i'm watching 24 right now (the following happens between 5pm and 6pm) and they are looking for (well, just killed) a terrorist in the basement of a hospital and i was reminded of something i think of from time to time.

i really hope that real SWAT team/special forces type people who go into these kinds of situations wear boots that are a LOT more quiet. it always seems to me that when i see stuff like that on tv, you always hear the footsteps of the unit (or person) as they try to quietly creep around.

logic would dictate that if you are trying to quietly sneak around to kill someone/prevent something from happening, wouldn't you want to wear footware that will help disguise your presence?

i certainly would...