18 Great Pre-Deployment Gifts For Military Families

Military food can get old after a month. Send your soldier with their own stock of spices to jazz up their MREs. Get it here!

Purchase your loved one a journal to write down all their experiences here!

Give your soldier something they can keep with them all day. Pick up a personalized insert here.

Pack emergency energy jars for the days when your soldier needs a pick-me-up. A plus: the jar can then be used to hold other things around the base.

Purchase a collection of cards ranging from love, encouragement, funny, etc. Then write a personal note in each. Write on the envelope when they should open them, for example: when you are missing me, when you are frustrated, when you are having a bad day, or when you just want to laugh.

Grab these sweet long-distance cards here.

Fill a jar with Hershey's kisses for a cute countdown gift.

Fill a pill case with candy and love notes for a daily treat.

Who doesn't love a good hug? Send one along with your loved one to keep with them. Learn how here!

Purchase matching bracelets for a nice reminder that you're always there. Pick up this American flag bracelet here!

Grab one for your loved one here.

Personalize this necklace with both your and your loved one's fingerprints for a unique love token. Purchase it here!

Make your loved one a journal to keep track of where to take you when you get home. Learn how here.

Purchase this military Bible here!

Use a shadow box to create some personalized art that will remind your loved one that home is a state of mind.

Make a little book of all the reasons you love your significant for them to keep. Learn how here.

Order two: one for you and one for them so you can wear each other's coordinates with pride! Grab this great necklace here!

Grab this classic ring here!