Nephew is starting 12-week training at Quantico, then will be on board with DEA. Did a brief stint with local LE, then applied for federal. He's a great, smart kid, graduated top of his university class, has some backbone but is also humble, cares about people, and wants to make a difference. The kind of person that you want to go into LE. Really proud of him and a couple of the other young guys in our fam for stepping up and going into service in LE, mil, and first responder roles, despite the challenging times we're facing.
Anyway, we want to get him a nice gift for his graduation (let's say budget of $600 max). Kind of stumped as to what to get him; I don't just want to give cash or a Brownells gift certificate or whatever, because not very 'memorable' in later years. Pinged my sister, she said DEA gives them a box of stuff when they start, and he thought it was awesome compared to what he got with local LE. :-) But we aren't sure what exactly they give them, and what else might be useful. She's gonna' try to get a little more intel, so I won't buy anything until I hear back.
Meanwhile, any suggestions on what might be useful to him?
A few ideas I had, stuff which MIGHT not be provided in his agency kit:
* A high quality folding knife, engraved. For example, a Chris Reeve Sebenza. Another option would be a Microtech auto, but not sure if that's something that agents would value over just a standard folder. I've heard mixed reviews on autos from LE folks I know: a lot of regular police carry a small fixed blade, some like an auto, some like a traditional easy-opening folder.
* Quality ear pro: MSA Sordins? I'm betting the Feds gear package won't include ear pro to match MSA.
* A set of home gunsmithing tools: like this
Brownells Tool Kit and maybe add a
Wiha bit set
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