NOT a real military issued compass.
358468
I served in the US Marines.  The compass that we were issued by the Armory during deployment had a radioactive warning on the bottom of the compass, this compass does not.  The military issued compass actually glows at night without exposing it to a light source.

I'm not trying to take away from this compass, it looks good and prob works fine.  I just think that the description should be changed and not say U.S Issue.

The "Mil Spec" in the description gives it away.
3842892
These survival bracelets are OK as a gag gift or stocking stuffer, but they're probably not going to help you much in a survival situation.  The compass on both bracelets didn't point in the proper direction.  One was worse than the other one, but they could help you walk in a straight line (in some direction) if you were lost in the woods.  The whistle wasn't very good / loud, and was kind-of hard to get going.  Who knows about the paracord inside without tearing the bracelet up, but I doubt it's 550 paracord that the military uses, which means that the cords can hold up to 550 pounds (used by airborne on parachutes).  I gave it 2 stars because it's a good idea and has a nice look to it, but I wouldn't rely on it in my survival backpack.
2041438
I bought this unit for hunting navigation and while it had the GPS and radio functions, it does not have probably the most important function necessary for navigation: a compass!  The only way that this unit can provide a heading is if you are moving.  This may not be as important if you are walking in the open desert with no obstacles, however in the big woods is a major hurdle.  When navigating to a friend/contact using poll position, the screen will maintain your last heading if you stop.  If you must change your heading for any reason, you have to move before the unit will update your heading.  This little detail is not something that is made apparent since the manual covers all 600 series GPS/radios, and the others in the series do have 3-axis compass' in them.  There is no memory card slot on the 610 and you have to download additional topographical maps from Garmin, which is no easy task.  I would not recommend this unit to hunters.
844346
Point precisely one direction to the left of the direction of travel.  W -> S, S -> E so, pretty useless as a compass.  It's sort of a non compass. It's the antithesis of a compass.  Interesting as a Dada art piece, useless as boobs on a trout for a compass.
3841338
Not bad for the price but doesn't have a quality feel about it. The compass is accurate and works as advertised. The compass is not liquid filled and has a little rattle to it. The item will allow you to maintain a general direction.
2038177
I held off commenting on this compass until I could solidly test it.  I am currently in Officer Candidate School (Army) and we had land navigation for drill (June/2015).  I had this compass and our team had 2 Cammenga compasses (one tritium and one phosphorescent).  I used this compass during our first few points but stopped the testing since I had made a reasonable determination in its deficiencies and just could not tolerate it.

Here's what I found:
1) It sticks alot.  It has a little water "bubble" to level the compass which is annoying to get and the actual compass sticks.
2) you can't do the cheek-to-compass method, it isn't built for that.
3) When you do get it to level, as long as you have an accurate compass nearby, you can verify that it is correct, but sometimes it takes a long time to find the point and you have to sit there and wait.
4) It's $10

Summary: Out of all the groups, ours was the only one that finished and got all our points early.  I mention this not so much to brag but to mention that a) we finished quickly because the compass lined up quickly and b) some of the candidates which had competent skills in land nav and had actually practiced on their own BEFORE hand had sub-par compasses.  In our discussion, the accuracy of the compass played a large role since we compared our points to where they ended up.  I need to pass a land navigation day and night test and this compass will at most be an  "oh crap, i need something" option.  When I used the Cammenga I LOVED IT.  It gave an accurate and quick azimuth which I need.  So no, I could not trust this compass.

NOTE: I need to note that this compass did not appear broken in any way/shape/form and did look solidly built but the actual design/build of the interior of the compass was crap compared to better made compasses.
3483684
Compass itself was fine but it did not come with the hose mount as described. Returning it, it's useless if you intended to mount it on your gauge console like I did.
4327568
compass does point to north I own several compasses, they all point to what I know to be north. I am very disappointed.
4749235
Seems pretty durable, Nice to have a fire starter handy. Compass DOES NOT Work
796627
NO compass! Not even a cheap plastic one. I can't really take it seriously. Get the Doug Ritter kit instead, and buy a Leatherman Wave. Or buy Wiseman's SAS Survival Guide (the Collins Gem pocket edition) and build one using the list starting on pg. 18. Get a Leatherman Wave anyway, I carry mine everywhere.
668569
If you actually want to know where you are going, do not buy this. It couldn't point in the same direction twice in a row from the same spot.
I am in the military and use the lensatic compass a lot. The only part of the real thing this one replicates is the straight edge ruler on the outside. It doesn't even lock the dial in place when closed.
3755281
Purchased as a novelty in a gift bag item.  I would not use as a primary compass as they are not accurate enough to use as real compass.
1751951
I understand these are cheap compasses.  all 24 pointed north in a differnt direction when placed on the same counter
2119971
No compass will work on the phone. GPS Off satellites works fine.
3839160
The extra star is for the look and feel, but don't expect any true readings. The ones that I bought moved around some of the time, but never really hit the mark as a reliable compass. I got a refund.
1341145
Cheaply made.  Compass works fine on mine but the pitch is normally stuck.
4969120
Not military grade. I believe this product was not advertised as made in the U.S., thank god. The cot cloth is not that thick cotton material as military cots,oh maybe Chinese military. Cot frame is cheap alloys. Bummed out. Not one to write bad reviews.  This one is bad and people should know.