ADOPT A MEDIC - How/What to Give
"Great men" - Not gold, but only man can make a people great and strong; men who, for truth and honors sake, stand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep, who dare while others fly - they build a nation's pillars deep and lift them to the sky. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Grade 1
These items include pharmaceutical, preventative care items, and snack items that can all be purchased at locations such as Wal-Mart. When purchasing food 
stuffs, it is important to buy items that come in individual packages so that the troops can easily transport them. Medics will use this stuff for themselves and distribute it to the troops under their care.
- Pain Relievers: Tylenol, Advil, Aspirin
- Vitamins: Multivitamins and Vitamin C supplements
- Sanitary Items: Toilet Paper, Baby Wipes, hand sanitizers
- Food: Beef Jerky, Oreos, Pop Tarts, Rtiz Peanut butter and crackers, Pringles, Caned soup (w/ pull-off lid), fruit snacks, microwave popcorn, hard candy, gum
- Water Treatment: Crystal Light, Gatorade, Propel
Grade 2
This type of package or shipment would include some of the items from the Grade A, but would include more medicinal items that are not terribly expensive or difficult to come by. Some items might require that you visit a medical supply store, but the items themselves are not pricey.
- Digital Thermometer (plus batteries)
- Tongue Depressors
- Mole Foam
- Gauze and various sized bandages
- Band aids (Adult and child versions)
- Bandage tape (all sizes)
- Q-Tips (with small Q-tip carrier)
- Ziploc bags (small and large for general storage)
- Alcohol prep pads
- Hand sanitizers / Baby wipes / Body Wash / Deodorant
- Immodium AD
- Eye Drops
- Lens Cleaner / cloth
- Providone - Iodine Prep pads
- Alcohol / Hydrogen Peroxide / iodine bottles
Grade 3
Although every contribution is a significant one, Grade 3 items are things that the medic can use over a long term period and/or involve a tailored package based on the request or indivdual need of the medic. This type of package exclusively serves the medicinal purpose of the medic. The images that represents this type of package has many options for someone. These items are not necessarily intended to be sent all at once.
- Mini Medical Bag (Blackhawk in pic)
- Emergency Medical Roll
- Heavy Medical Shears w/ Pro Responder Holster Set
- Sterile Surgical Gloves
- Latex Gloves (Medium or Large)
- Molefoam
- 5 1/2" OD Green Medical shears
- Pen Light