...Neither did we.
We do now.
We won't be buying them again.
So, I've discovered that, as a consequence of the way it fastens, there's a severe drawback to using the night splint in order to be able to walk around the house.
Two words: "severe edema." I've had the night splint on for about the past seven hours, and from just in front of the strap at the ankle on forward, my foot looks like a balloon. The skin is tight and shiny. I think I'll be spending the rest of the evening with my foot up.
This sucks.
(And I wanted to clear off my desk, too....)
This makes me want to spit. It's an insult to all the grunts on the ground that actually faced enemy fire and pressed home the attack against superior forces, and a slap in the face to all those servicemen who came by their citations for valor in combat honestly.
Somehow I am not surprised that the sole bright spot in this report is the United States Marine Corps.
Semper fi.