Need ideas for a going away gift

[scratchy]

Cross posted to SigForum:

My 20 year old son is graduating from AIT on Oct 23. Helicopter Structural Repair. He has been stationed to Katterbach, Germany for 2 years. I'm looking for a gift that is both very cool and useful. Advice from soldiers posted to Germany would be particularly useful.

Thanks for the ideas

[Marlin]

Always a beer stein...Oh wait,, Those are a dime a dozen over there...



Katterbach Down south? Must be,, everything else was... (Inside joke For those of us at Garlstadt.)

[Elhuero]

off the top of my head....

a surefire flashlight
a good sturdy watch
a knife (if he can have one.. I like benchmade)
a laptop
money

[theGinsue]

A friend of mine was stationed in Germany and visited the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle (I never made it to Europe). She really enjoyed it and has an original oil painting (not a print) of the castle that she cherishes. If your son has ever visited that castle he might enjoy a painting of it - this keeps the Germany link in play.

[GhostRider]

I would say the lap top. My daughter is in the Army and that is how we stayed in touch. The knife is really cool but if he is on Post then there will be problem with it in the barracks. The lap top he can share pic and stay in touch with his family and friends. My daughter even took hers to Iraq. Hope it helps. BTW please pass on our thanks for his service.

[theGinsue]

BTW please pass on our thanks for his service.

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