Firewood Cutting Squirt – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, we burned a lot of wood in our wood-burning stove at home for heat. As a result, I needed to make at…
Moving on Up, Zooming on By – An Ode to Military humor
While I was stationed at the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, my ultimate goal was to get accepted into Officer Candidate School (OCS). In order to do that,…
Pizza Party from Hell – An Ode to Military Humor
While I attended Officer candidate school (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia, one thing that we could always count on was pogey bait to lift morale. However, pogey bait was strictly…
Rambler Gas for Parts – An Ode to Military Humor
I had a need to teach my wife how to drive while I was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado for the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration…
Grand Canyon Cowboy – An Ode to Military Humor
It was just after Thanksgiving, in 1982, and my wife, my daughter, and I had just packed up our van for an extended trip. We were moving from Arizona to…
Skeeters and Poison Ivy – An Ode to Military Humor
After I graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS), I was reassigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland to attend the Ordnance Officer Basic Course. While at the Ordnance Officer Basic Course,…
Fair Rambler Heist – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado for the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration technician course), one thing became abundantly clear to me. I needed…
Hanging with the Band – An Ode to Military Humor
During the early months of my first assignment to Korea, I spent a lot of time rushing back to Yongsan in time to make it through the gate before curfew. …
Eyes Right Honor Violation – An Ode to Military Humor
When I attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), my fellow candidates and I developed several coping mechanisms to deal with the daily rigors and stress of training. The Teaching, Advising, and…
No Donuts at Camp Rushmore – An Ode to Military Humor
I was traveling with my wife and daughter in my red Chevy van. We were headed across the United States traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast. I…