These are great pants. I've been working as an EMT and a medic for 4 years now and I really like many features of these pants over those of typical EMT BDUs. The elastic waistband allows the pants to move with you as you bend and lift, unlike the waistband of typical BDUs which are more about looking good when you are standing up. The cell phone pocket means that I don't have to have yet another thing hanging from my belt. Since I use a belt holster for my shears, forceps, light, etc,, I don't need the usual knee pockets with their loops and snaps, which also means I am never kneeling on my shears, tape or anything else, which happens all too often with the usual EMT BDU pants.

Some reviewers have commented that these pants fade more or faster than others. I have not found this to be the case. My oldest pair (4 years old) is still a medium dark blue and acceptable for my company's uniform regulations. They have faded about the same amount as I see with other brands.

The only difference I can see between these pants and usual FBI-style 5-11s is that the back pockets are not slanted. I've never found this to be inconvenient.

These are great pants for a very reasonable price.