I still use the bag for college, although I am not in the Army Rotc any more. the Bag has held up great and I started sewing pins and other things like my name tape on it to personalize it. it takes sewing thread real well, (I have sewen by hand only so far). and if you want more pockets, or straps to hold down the main flap, you can just modify the bag your self. its more like an artistic blank tha