Recommendation depends on expected use. As a veteran the boots were a lot more comfortable (out of the box) than the standard issues as I remember them being - however I would NOT recommend them for service use outside of garrison. I do not believe they would hold up very long under rigorous field use. That being said, they'd be more than sufficient for garrison or civilian use. Two notable flaws: 1) high pressure point over small toe, seems to be diminishing with casual wear break-in. 2) out of the box the outer sole was already peeling off the boot - remedied with a large dap of super glue has held up so far. Because of my foot there wasn't much space with the thick cushioned insole included with the boot, but replacing the insole with a Dr Scholl's Extra Comfort (gel with an orange spine) gave my foot more room and a moderate improvement in overall comfort of the boot.