A lot of pants look combat-ready. Reinforced knees, heavy fabric, a few extra pockets—and they pass the eye test. But the real test comes later—after hours of crawling, sweating, kneeling, dragging, sprinting, and getting soaked. That’s when weak seams split. Pads shift. Fabric fails. Not every pair of pants is built for abuse. This is what separates the real ones from the rest.