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Commissioning - Is there a special gift that's appropriate?

by spensmom

Feb 7, 2010

I saw this question somewhere on the website but there were no responses.  For those of you who have had a son or daughter commission from NROTC, is there a special gift that anyone knows of to give your new Naval Officer?  Or, was there anything special that you did or gave to commemorate this special occasion?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
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    VTCorpsofCadets

    I concur on the sword recommendations for commissioning- very appropriate from Mom & Dad. Grandparents and aunts and uncles could look into duty station coins or ship/sub ballcaps. I personally know that as an Ensign I was really happy to be able to have my own comforter on the ship - that I could roll up and store every day. A picture book of family members or good memories from college are great things take on deployments, like the kind you make in Shutterfly, etc. You can never get enough black socks to take - and that seems like something a grandparent might like to give!
    Also most commsisioning ceremonies include a first salute ceremony, and your midshipman could get a silver dollar with some kind of meaining - one from the year they were born or one from the year they're commissioning to palm to their chosen enlisted representative to recieve their first salute. I hope this helps!
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    Mar 4, 2010

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      J/J Mom

      >>  We did several things for our daughter for her commissioning, but she really like these two ...

      >>  We had visited the USS CONSTITUTION, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat the summer before her senior year.  While there we discovered that ppl can have a flag flown over "Old Ironsides" on any day of the year to commemorate a special occasion.

      We had a flag flown on the day of her commissioning & gave it to her a few weeks later when we got it.  She loved it!!  So significant since it's the oldest commissioned warship in the world still afloat.  Since we had visited there the previous summer it was special, but it would have been significant & special anyway.

      We plan to do this again next year for our son's commissioning.

      Here is the link:  http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/Flags.html 

      >>  We also got her a good Four-Way Catholic medal & nice chain.  It is small enough that she can wear it with her dog tags, if she ever has to wear dog tags (she's a nurse in hospital & doesn't wear them currently), and nice enough to look very nice as a necklace/medal.

      Nov 30, 2012

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        Texas Aggies always appreciate the custom senior boot cases or sword cases. The mesquite ones with etched seal, outfit name and rank were about $800 in 2006.

        Aug 29, 2013