French Delight – An Ode to Military Humor
One day the platoon sergeant, SFC Jones, called my name in formation and asked me to stick around after formation. A couple of my buddies elbowed me and said, “Okay,…
Rocky Toilet Duty – An Ode to Military Humor
It was a hot, sunny day at Fort Benning, and that generally always meant that it was also extremely humid. I was performing my semi-regular duty as the driver for…
Road March Beer Blast – An Ode to Military Humor
One morning at 3:30 or 4:00 AM, I was rudely awakened from a drunken stupor induced sleep by a gawd-awful racket at my barracks door. My roommate answered the door,…
Slow Rock Pitching – An Ode to Military Humor
One morning I was standing outside the barracks in the company area waiting for morning recall formation when one of the guys from another platoon came running by and purposely…
Ring Knocking – An Ode to Military Humor
I have affectionately talked. Raved? Raved seems like such a strong word. So no, not raved, rather, talked. Yeah, that’s it. I have talked about my commander at Fort Benning…
Dead Deer-Lame Truck – An Ode to Military Humor
Remember my blog from the other day titled “Hump Day?” Well, as with all good things, they gotta come to an end, but that story just would not quit. And,…