police academy graduation gift?

[1sicv8]

my roommate is graduating this thursday, i wanna get him a cool gift for the occasion. i thought some of you might have a good idea on what to get him.

[kawikz]

http://bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214684

congrats to him/her...

[antarius]

You could get him what I, and it seems every other cop I know, got....

A flask with his name on it.

I got a nice flask w/ my name etched in it from "Things Remembered" or whatever, it wasn't expensive and it was a good light-hearted though still useful gift.

Another gift, though more expesnive, would be a duty bag from galls or something else. He will without a doubt need a duty bag for his new occupation....

[SirFonners]

flowers and some chocolates so he will maybe remember how nice you are
in case he ever has to pull you over

[1sicv8]

thanks for the suggestions, flask not something i want to get him. he doesnt drink much at all...

ill look into the st michaels thing...

id get him gear bag or something, but he has it all already. his department is pretty nice.. they hooked him up pretty good

[Iszlandsnow]

Get him a cool Throwaway brand gun. He'll really appreciate it. :thumbup

[NorCalBusa]

How much you want to spend?

[}Dragon{]

thanks for the suggestions, flask not something i want to get him. he doesnt drink much at all...


Ahhhh.... give him a year- he'll be using it.:rofl (I keed!Ikeed!)

Try one of these:http://www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=VE088&cat=2656

[}Dragon{]

Get him a cool Throwaway brand gun. He'll really appreciate it. :thumbup


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[afm199]

Maglite

[}Dragon{]

Maglite


Maglites are so 1980's...

Surefire lights:thumbup

[kawikz]

Maglite

its a good WOO though..lol..in a certain environment.

[SirFonners]

Maglites are so 1980's...

Surefire lights:thumbup

streamlight's i hear are good

[SirFonners]

oh how about a nice Leatherman tool, those can be very useful
and I am sure he will find some use of one while on duty

the Leatherman Surge looks pretty cool

[motorman4life]

Rechargable compact Streamlight (Stinger, etc..) or Leatherman are both outstanding gifts. Oakley-type sunglasses too. Most other equipment will be issued by his agency or will be dependent upon what is issued (gear bag, earpiece, etc..). A few agencies issue digital cameras to patrol.. if they don't, he will want to get one, if he does not have one already.

If you just want to spend a little on the gift and maybe take him out to a nice dinner, you could get him one of these...
http://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/aa/1c/b1e7_1.JPG
Pen-style tactical cuff key. They are around $6.
You could get him a matching black Space Pen too. Space Pens are great for some of the forms he will be using, particularly the backside of various DMV/CHP forms (like the 180).

An academy graduation gift is cool, but completing FTO is really a much bigger deal to me. Not everyone that passed the academy will pass FTO. You will definately want to celebrate him passing FTO.

[NorCalBusa]

The entire collection;

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf7VcpVJFXM&feature=related

[2nsane]

a nice Pair of ASP Cuffs would be nice,

http://www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=RS164&cat=3023

and a leverage Cap if he has an Asp Beatum stick
http://www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=BA096&cat=3005

thats what my wife got me for my birthday last year.
I love that woman.

[Ian01]

Maybe a nice knife w/ maybe something engraved on it? It's something he'll carry everyday I bet

[Mangoat]

Starbucks card so he/she can buy their FTO a cup of brew each time:thumbup

[notnowjohn]

How about an AR-15?

[1sicv8]

Maybe a nice knife w/ maybe something engraved on it? It's something he'll carry everyday I bet

im leaning towards this atm, i cant find the st michaels thing anywhere local?

i would get him gear or whatnot, but his department really is taking care of them, so i dont think hell need that stuff.

[Ian01]

im leaning towards this atm, i cant find the st michaels thing anywhere local?

i would get him gear or whatnot, but his department really is taking care of them, so i dont think hell need that stuff.

I bought this one for my GF's uncle when he got a promotion. I just think it was cool because it says police on it and is a good knife.

http://www.knifesite.com/Spyderco-Police-Model-C07P-Knife-Plain-Edge-p/c07p.htm

[B-Cuz]

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[Steve Stansb]

Hey is your roomy graduating from the Sac Accadamy on Thurs?? My son-n-law is too!!
Congrats. A Streamlite or a $50.00 gift card to their favorite uniform shop is nice!!

[kawikz]

i cant find the st michaels thing anywhere local?


go to a local church and ask them to point you in the right direction.

[afm199]

Maglites are so 1980's...

Surefire lights:thumbup



Yeah ! 1980s!! That is MODERN. dammit :laughing:laughing




Can you drop a streamlite on a concrete sidewalk and pick it up and it works? That is what i have always liked about mag lites. The last forever. I lost my best one down a Victorian mansion wall. But a twenty year old maglite works just like a new one. They are really well made.

[antarius]

Yeah ! 1980s!! That is MODERN. dammit :laughing:laughing




Can you drop a streamlite on a concrete sidewalk and pick it up and it works? That is what i have always liked about mag lites. The last forever. I lost my best one down a Victorian mansion wall. But a twenty year old maglite works just like a new one. They are really well made.

Yeah you can :)

We use both..

[Mangoat]

http://galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=BG006&cat=2652

[1sicv8]

Hey is your roomy graduating from the Sac Accadamy on Thurs?? My son-n-law is too!!
Congrats. A Streamlite or a $50.00 gift card to their favorite uniform shop is nice!!

yup! thats the one... id say hi if i knew u! whats ur son n laws name, ill be taking pics and try to grab a few for u guys

[Iszlandsnow]

Get him some cool sunglasses..

[flynbyu]

An academy graduation gift is cool, but completing FTO is really a much bigger deal to me. Not everyone that passed the academy will pass FTO. You will definately want to celebrate him passing FTO.


I 2nd this one, just cause you pass the academy doesn't mean you're gonna pass FTO. Prime example, friend of mine graduated towards the top of his academy class, father's an officer, 20+ yrs with this dept. Got ousted towards the end of his FTO, dunno what for, but if he wants to pursue his career in LE he has to start over again. :( So don't be too generous with the gift(s) till after his FTO and probation are done.

[stunna]

i got my friend a box of krispy kream donuts and a bottle of crown royal "the finest."