Editing Jump boot (section)

{{Short description|Combat boot for paratroopers}}
[[Image:Bates enforcer paratrooper boots.jpg|thumb|200px|Bates Enforcer Series 11" side zip Paratrooper Jump Boots]]

'''Jump boots''' are a type of [[combat boot]] designed for [[paratrooper]]s featuring calf-length lacing and rigid toe caps. The style was developed in many countries simultaneously with the adoption of airborne infantry forces during [[World War II]]. Modern jump boots are earned in some countries and therefore have become a mark of achievement and distinction, mainly worn as dress and parade boots. The uppers are generally made of smooth black leather with toe-caps and heel counters that accept a high polish ("[[Bull polishing|spit-shine]]" or "spittle-shine"). It is also a paratrooper tradition to lace jump boots in a ''lattice'' or ''cobweb'' style<ref>Reglamento de Uniformes y Divisas del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea Mexicanos
EDICIONES ATENEO 1970</ref><ref name="flickr">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/vuelolibre/4742951007/in/photostream/|title=Flickr - Photo Sharing!|date=15 January 2010 |publisher=flickr.com|access-date=2015-09-03}}</ref><ref name="3dediana">{{cite web|url=http://3dediana.com.mx/fichas/10.html|title=FICHA TECNICA|publisher=3dediana.com.mx|access-date=2015-09-03}}</ref><ref name="dof">{{cite web|url=http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5301972&fecha=11/06/2013|title=DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación|publisher=dof.gob.mx|access-date=2015-09-03}}</ref> which increases ankle support during a parachute jump.