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"Blousing the boots" or "Blousing the trousers" means to make the trousers appear to be tucked into your boots. Instead of actually tucking in the trouser bottoms into the boots you simply take the elastic straps and wrap them around the ankles and tuck the trouser bottoms into the straps. Now it appears that the trousers are tucked into the boots.

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Well, now that all naval personnel are required to wear the NWU/Navy Working Uniform; similar to the old BDU style. It is required to blouse the bottoms of the trouser legs so that it does not come below the 2nd eyelid of the boot. the easiest way to accomplish this is to use blousing straps of some sort.

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