Rothco has made military style uniforms for many years and have it down fairly well. These are basically their normal Tiger Stripe BDU pants cut down to shorts, nothing less or more. They have the older style size adjusters on both hip under the belt loops. I used to cut these off my issue pants as they would chaff under a belt. The pattern is a version of Tiger Stripe as populized by Vietnam. Camo shorts seem to be in style judging from all the college kids I see wearing them, so I don't think you would look too militant in them. All and all a good pair of shorts for a good price. The sizing equates to the standard military sizing.