...Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Panera, Ruby Tuesdays....
Don't forget there's a Cold Stone Creamery in that shopping center as well!
I always see 2 or 3 4/c cadets in line every time I go there!
Hopefully not the same 2 or 3 4/c cadets every time!
My advice, these gifts are usable, which is great, but save them something special as a gift they can appreciate after Swab Summer.
Spending money at Chilis and Outback is easy to do, as they are within walking distance, as is Campus Pizza and Mr G's.
(I suppose everything is within walking distance if you have the time. )
PS - Don't worry about your swab not getting enough food or good-quality food - the USCGA has the best food of all the SA's, so say many exchange cadets/mids from the other SA's.
Although a new swab may take a while to master the skill of getting food to their mouth without looking at it, rarely do they go hungry.
(And if they are on a sports team, sometimes they have "team meals" away from the ward room where "eyes-in-the-boat" restrictions are not in force, allowing them to eat like a normal cadet.)
Spending money at Chilis and Outback is easy to do, as they are within walking distance, as is Campus Pizza and Mr G's.
(I suppose everything is within walking distance if you have the time. )
PS - Don't worry about your swab not getting enough food or good-quality food - the USCGA has the best food of all the SA's, so say many exchange cadets/mids from the other SA's.
Although a new swab may take a while to master the skill of getting food to their mouth without looking at it, rarely do they go hungry.
(And if they are on a sports team, sometimes they have "team meals" away from the ward room where "eyes-in-the-boat" restrictions are not in force, allowing them to eat like a normal cadet.)
Keep in mind, that first year, he won't have a good deal of time to spend money, but at the same time, most of his paycheck is for uniforms, books, supplies, etc, so he won't be getting much money either.
He'll appreciate anything you get him, but it is nice to look back and say "that's my graduation gift".