Not trying to hijack this thread, but my son (class of 2025) loves his issued North Face backpack. He uses it for everything. Frankly I want one of those bags myself.I was issued two backpacks. A Nike black core squad backpack and also a black north face backpack. I use the issued backpacks because they are actually really nice and new, but you can always buy your own if you do not like it. The backpack has to be entirely black with no major design on it.