January 1985. My big brother joined the USAF and he was getting onto the bus to go to basic training. My mom hugged him, gave him a kiss and then quickly walked around the corner, she was crying her eyes out and she didn't want my brother to see how upset she was. My Dad was in the US Army reserves when he was a young man in his 20's so he had a good idea what my brother was getting himself into. My Dad looked at my brother up and down, gave him a hug, looked him over again and I could see he noticed something and then my Dad took the watch off his wrist and handed it him and said "you're gonna need this." Long way of saying, get him a nice, rugged. durable watch and my 18 year old loves his, it's this one - it's a
Casio G Shock GX56BB-1 Watch G-Shock XL.