Tom,
Thanks for the details. I have looked at Sketchers a couple of times since they do look sturdy. So far I haven't been able to get past the ruggedness of the look for suit wear. I will try them on next time as a possible replacement for the Thom McCans tho. Have you looked at / tried the Doc Martins. These look similar to the sketchers and come in roughly the same price point. I've also been recently looking at the cap-toed danner duty boots from cabellas, seems that they might look decent under a pant leg. The magnum -stealth line from Brigade Quartermasters looks similar but all these look like good boots that might hide under a dress pant but still quite a bit more tactical than the rockports. I just haven't been able to put much real mileage on a pair of rockports.

Thanks for the details, I will check out the sketchers as the search continues.
Brad