Dream Team – An Ode to Military Humor
The 508th Maintenance Detachment at Fort Lewis, Washington, was preparing to sing its swan song, so to speak. In other words, the unit was preparing for an inactivation. After I…
Swan Song – An Ode to Military Humor
After the holiday season, it always seems to be back to business as usual. That’s true whether you’re in the military or in civilian life. At Fort Lewis, Washington, when…
Pinecone Pick Up – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I performed a lot of what I like to call “make work” projects or extra duties. For those of you that are…
First Army Christmas – An Ode to Military Humor
It was the Christmas season at Fort Benning, Georgia. Coincidentally, it was my first Christmas in the Army and my first Christmas spent away from home. The reason I wasn’t…
Supernumerary Stiffed – An Ode to Military Humor
When you’re a lower ranking enlisted soldier in the Army, one thing you can always count on is extra duty. That extra duty might be guard duty, barracks fire guard,…
Chains Unlocked – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I drove as the duty driver for the Central Confinement Facility (CCF) on a pretty regular basis. For example, I was driving…
No Nunchucks for Donuts – An Ode to Military Humor
When I lived in Denver, Colorado, while attending the Precision Measuring Equipment (calibration technician school) course, I got into the habit of carrying a set of nunchucks (nunchaku), whenever I…
Run the Gauntlet – An Ode to Military Humor
I had been given my first command at Fort Lewis a few months back and now I was facing my first real challenge. The commander of the area support group…
Ms. Sexy Voice for 60 Minutes – An Ode to Military Humor
After I graduated from the basic and advanced courses at the calibration school, I had been assigned to the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona in 1982. I was…
Bottled Furniture Swap – An Ode to Military Humor
I was stationed at a unit called the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU) in Seoul, South Korea. The fifth PMU was a rather interesting unit in several different ways. The…