graduation/birthday gifts

aspen
Fri, 12 May 2006 17:36:19 +0000

We found that our plebe son valued the following items during his plebe year:


Mini-leatherman. His company let cadets use the mini, but not full size leatherman, during beast.
Liner Socks. Our son brought some black liner socks. Stuffed them in his extra pair of boots on R-day. Said they saved his feet when his cotton army socks got wet.
Gelpads for his low quarters. Our son said the boots were fine but standing around in the low quarters killed his feet. We sent the gelpads to him during Beast.
Digital Camera. Couldn’t use during Beast but it seems the cadets like to captured everything on their cameras and then share with the other cadets. Also, its easier for them to send the photos than write letters. Many of the cadets love to post pictures on their Facebook webpages.
Underwarmour- shirts and underwear. Again, this was used after beast. Army issued whitie-tighties are the rule during beast. Shirts must be either white or army brown. Our son said the long Sleeve shirts and long underwear were great during winter months.
Top quality running shoes. Don’t go cheap on these. The extra $50-75 will be money well-spent. Go to a running store that will fit your cadet’s special needs.
A great big hug. One big enough to carry both you and your cadet through Beast.


Good luck to all the soon-to-be new cadets and the parents who made it all possible. My utmost thanks for your willingness to serve our great country.