MAJ Jerry Murray 7021335 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My son is commissioning as an Infantry Officer in two weeks with a very informal ceremony due to Covid. I will be giving the oath (retired field grade) and my wife/his mother will be giving him his first salute (due to Covid it is a private ceremony so his ROTC cadre won&#39;t be present) and collect the silver dollar. Any other traditions?? Serious or otherwise... (tempted to ask him for 5 yards of flightline but I suspect he would not fall for it). What are some commissioning traditions? 2021-06-02T20:54:45-04:00 MAJ Jerry Murray 7021335 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My son is commissioning as an Infantry Officer in two weeks with a very informal ceremony due to Covid. I will be giving the oath (retired field grade) and my wife/his mother will be giving him his first salute (due to Covid it is a private ceremony so his ROTC cadre won&#39;t be present) and collect the silver dollar. Any other traditions?? Serious or otherwise... (tempted to ask him for 5 yards of flightline but I suspect he would not fall for it). What are some commissioning traditions? 2021-06-02T20:54:45-04:00 2021-06-02T20:54:45-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 7021368 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There&#39;s always exhaust samples from a truck..............<br /><br />I did the silver dollar thing. I direct commissioned so all I got was a letter in the mail, but I kept that silver dollar in my pocket until I had someone to give it to. Honestly, made the situation more special, because in the vast majority they get sucked up at graduations. <br /><br />So some SPC at a random battle assemble got mine, and my parents gave a bunch of silver dollars from the year I was born. So I gave him one of those, a 1972 Eisenhower. Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2021 9:09 PM 2021-06-02T21:09:35-04:00 2021-06-02T21:09:35-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 7021620 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As you&#39;re already tracking and <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1220570" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1220570-90a-multifunctional-logistician">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> mentioned, there is the silver dollar tradition of the first salute. Your first salute is paid for, the rest are earned. I&#39;d recommend a 2021 American Silver Eagle.<br /><br />As for other traditions, none I&#39;m aware of. Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 3 at 2021 1:13 AM 2021-06-03T01:13:19-04:00 2021-06-03T01:13:19-04:00 2021-06-02T20:54:45-04:00