Gifts before deployment?

[Shotmaker]

Vets and parents of soldiers,

What are some gift ideas to get your kid before being deployed? Vets, anything you wish you have received before deployment?

Thanks

[knockonit]

where is he deployed to. If the sandbox, then send monthly care packages, i did it for about 4 years, for a sil, and a nephew or two, magazines, wipes, compressed air, sun screen, lip juice. lotsa stuff, pending deployment area.
good luck and our thanks for his/her service
Rj

[Lobo2087]

Nothing before he leaves unless it is a medallion or something to wear on his dogtag chain maybe a leatherman mut (has ar/m4 tools on it). He is going to be getting a lot of equipment to organize as it is. Once over packages with things in it like wipes, foot powder, socks and such.... many times i would have fought for a brand new pair of soft cushiony socks

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boots.

issued boots (atleast the ones I received) sucked.

If he is wearing coyote brown or tan boots, 5.11, Converse, Oakley, Danner (my preference) are all good ones. I had alot of my junior sailors b**** about paying for boots, but it is a good investment. Your Soldier/Sailor/Airman/Marine will be wearing them for a year, sucks if they hurt or fit poorly.

also a decent pocket knife. often understimated, but used daily.

[mtptwo]

Porn and beer and socks.

[Tim McBride]

Nothing.
Wait till he knows where he is at and what he is doing. Have him send you a list. Send that.

[Gunslinger808]

Can’t go wrong with a good knife.

[Shotmaker]

Thank you all for the sugestions.

[deserttrans]

++1 on the good knife!!

[Java Junkie]

Nothing.
Wait till he knows where he is at and what he is doing. Have him send you a list. Send that.

Yes, wait until he gets there.
I sent my son some snacks when he was in boot camp and the drill sergeant shared them with the whole unit. I also sent some Guns & Ammo and Small Arms Review magazines. The drill sergeant kept them for himself and said "Your dad seems like a cool dude".

[Lobo2087]

Parris Island

I got a 5lb box of cookies in boot. I got to eat them ALL. They were home baked from my girlfriend and mother covered with GOBS of that cheap dollar store 100% sugar icing.

I got to eat them ALL in one session on the quarter deck, 12 cookies at a time in between sit ups, mtn climbers, up downs etc.....

I dislike cookies 36yrs later

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I dislike cookies 36yrs later

good thing they weren't donuts.....