This is the OG of tactical clothing and gear manufacturing

'Tis the season for the giving of gifts. 'Tis also the season of FOMUG (Fear Of Messed Up Gifting). We get it. It's hard out there for an elf. Team WATM would like to offer you some guidance.

For tactical dads and tacticool dudes (and dudettes):

~ Military grade apparel and gear by the company that pretty much invented the game ~

As 2017 comes to a close, we at WATM HQ are sitting around sipping 'nog and musing on bromance. (Make sure you're reading that right: we're pronouncing it "bro-mance.") We're musing on bromance, brotherhood, and big birthdays.

In 2017, Propper celebrated a big one, it's 50th year of operation and 50 years of being best bros with the U.S. Armed Forces.

That is no small thing.

You know who else turned 50 in 2017?  Vin Diesel. He's no small thing either, but considering that he rang in his Golden Man-niversary mired in beef with the Rock (who is enormous), we'd say Propper is probably the more deserving of your respect.

You know the Rock would never call Propper a candy-ass. Afterall, he spends a good deal of his time wearing the kind of apparel they perfected.

Over the last 50 years, Propper has become one of the military's main uniform and tactical gear suppliers. Their bromance with the Department of Defence began in 1967 when Propper's founder, William S. Propper, received an order from the DLA for Dixie Cups.

Y'know, these:

Since then, they've manufactured more than 120 million garments for all branches of the armed force (and more than 30 million personnel have worn their gear). Check out the stats:

Propper also outfits numerous law enforcement agencies and emergency rescue crews all over the country. In 2012, they added tactical footwear to their repertoire. In 2014, as the Rock was appearing as the title character in Hercules and Vin was voicing Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, Propper got big into body armor. In typical fashion, they left their mark on the standard technology.

Propper values its brotherhood with the military. They are passionate about the servicemembers they outfit. It's a passion that hasn't wavered in 50 years. They put incredible thought into all of their gear. We at WATM HQ are huge fans of who they are and what they do. We like them so much, we make high production value internet odes to their products:

That's assuming they can remember that beefin' ain't the Propper way for brothers to behave.

(Seriously, please don't beef, guys. It's weird when Daddy and Daddy fight.)

The 2017 We Are The Mighty Holiday Gift Guide is sponsored by Propper, a tactical apparel and gear company dedicated to equipping those who commit their lives to serving others. All views are our own.

Speaking of Propper, they're giving away twelve tactical packs filled with gear from our Holiday Gift Guide. Click this link to enter.