USAF gift ideas

grunt soldier said:
I guess the air force is a lot different than the army. All of us (granted we were infantry) carried fixed blades around base in the rear (especially since you can't carry a gun) and everywhere at all times while deployed. we had a couple forward observers with us in Afghanistan and they also all carried at least one fixed blade with them. You wouldn't think folks in the military would be scared by a tool. Granted I don't know much about the air force and their rules but me even if it was against the rules a IWB set up would never be noticed and always there if you need it. I love my sar 3 and think that would be a solid choice. and as for a folder I have to agree a sng tanto would be my choice :)

congrats to him for making it and doing something for this country.
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Thanks brother. The base environment must play big in the perception (job or fighting force). Wonder if the AF gear nayers were thinking "job" when they yet had to go to the gas and beast week during.....intitiation. Footnote; his unit got excellence at beast week, he was really pumped about it.

Folder is definitely on the short list and likely a customized SAR3 in IWB pants.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
 
GPB said:
Thanks brother. The base environment must play big in the perception (job or fighting force). Wonder if the AF gear nayers were thinking "job" when they yet had to go to the gas and beast week during.....intitiation. Footnote; his unit got excellence at beast week, he was really pumped about it.

Folder is definitely on the short list and likely a customized SAR3 in IWB pants.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
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np sir, again tell him we appreciate his service. and I'm sure he will be getting a amazing gift from you sir
 
The best recommendation I've read in these kind of discussions is to wait until he deploys, then find out what he's allowed to carry. The second goes along with what Phil said -- if he lives in a barracks, things will go missing, they'll either be misplaced or stolen (I was in the Navy and you don't get to pick who you live with when you're deployed; sadly, many fail to live up to expected standards of integrity). If you buy him something fairly expensive, it'll probably be wisest for him to leave it at home. I'm not suggesting that you can't get him a knife, but something else as the big gift, in addition to a nice, fairly small, moderately-priced knife would probably work out best.
 
jnphares said:
The best recommendation I've read in these kind of discussions is to wait until he deploys, then find out what he's allowed to carry. The second goes along with what Phil said -- if he lives in a barracks, things will go missing, they'll either be misplaced or stolen (I was in the Navy and you don't get to pick who you live with when you're deployed; sadly, many fail to live up to expected standards of integrity). If you buy him something fairly expensive, it'll probably be wisest for him to leave it at home. I'm not suggesting that you can't get him a knife, but something else as the big gift, in addition to a nice, fairly small, moderately-priced knife would probably work out best.
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This is good advise. A good multitool or SAK is a lot less expensive and often more useful than just a blade.
 
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