I wore one of these for 23 years. This flight jacket is close to my original USAF jacket which I had to return to military supply at retirement. I'm happy with purchase and fit (5'10", 160 lbs.). Patches are very large...I'll replace them with smaller subdued patches. Being a valued jacket, Alpha has plastic caps in the pen & pencil sleeve; don't throw them away. I cut one cap in 1/4&3/4 pieces to use the tip for my pen and the other for my mechanical pencil. What this avoids is a big ink blot on the sleeve from the mechanical pen and constant pin pricks from the pencil.