Nike, imho, makes the best shoe. If you can find the Coach Bowerman series, get them. Best shoe ever.
I'm going to look for those shoes now. Thank you!
New Balance is by far the worst.
What? lol!
You said yourself that you don't really run because of ruined knees...I'm curious if you've owned any of NB's newer running shoes at all? I have several pair of Nikes and several pair NB's and they all feel relatively the same...my edge goes to my NB's because they feel more comfortable under a wider varying set of situations.
I'm going to assume you've been out of the Navy for some time...so you've probably not owned a good set of New Balance sneakers for just as long.
I had 2 pairs during my Navy career. They were the worst shoes I've ever worn. Absolutely no heel support at all. No matter how tight I laced them up, I could slip them off my feet. They fit the worst out of any running shoe I've ever had. And I've owned quite a few pairs too.