Other gear for a Marine buddy?

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I told a friend recently that if he gets deployed, I'd get him a good knife to bring with him. I've read the threads about knives and multitools for Iraq but I would like to toss a few other things into a care package should his unit be called up. I've thought of a couple of just personal things to get him but what else would be appreciated by a Marine? What gear or comforts would be good to include?
 
Vitamin E ? While important for the eyes vitamin A is more so. Even back in WWII they were giving vitamin A to pilots for better night vision.The glare of the desert sun will use up vitamin A in the body quickly.
 
get him one of those bottles u put water in and pump it and it mist comes out to keep him kool.
 
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Not a good idea.

It will probably get confiscated out of the mail, but, if it doesn't, it could get your friend into serious hot water.

Condoms are a surprising answer, not for their classic use, but to put over the end of a clean gun barrel. It keeps the dirt out, but your first shot goes right through.

Sunscreen is a good item. Neosporin is another.
 
Paper and pens...maybe a journal. Any of his kids, present or future, may find their father's personal wartime accounts enlightening.
 
Baby wipes, cant avoid it, a sweaty crack is no fun at all.
some high caffeine gum
sun block
insect stuff
moisturiser for face/head and feet (ROC is good an a little goes a long way)
Some good quality socks.
Vaseline and band aids to put over his nipples when yomping a big pack, the sweat will rub him raw, the bandaids and vas really smooth it out.
Vaseline to stop getting chapt too, baby ass is about as much fun as sweaty ass ;)

I'm telling you, its not a big knife that will make him happy, but the small stuff that makes the PITA stuff of each day go a little easier.
Some kind of folding game other than cards.
 
Several pair of really good socks will be worth their weight in gold in the field. Thick comfy moisture wicking socks are really nice even when you're not a Marine in Iraq.
 
Please Reference the following:

http://equipped.org/deployed_military_suggestions.htm

I find the Do Not Send list at the bottum very useful. Remember he will probably have enough crap to carry so remember that unless he is Special Forces he won't be doing any Rambo stuff.

In a war zone the good old "daily grind" is what gets most people. 12-18 hours days 6-7 days a week. And when he ain't working like a dog, he faces boredom, hidious and everylasting boredom with weeks of nothing but sand to see. Get him something to help his mind. I hear MP3 players are popular in the sand box.
 
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