My Guy Friday – An Ode to Military Humor
I had settled into my new role as the chief of the Matériel Readiness Branch in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Matériel, 19th Support Command, Camp Henry,…
Ridge Running – An Ode to Military Humor
I was settling into my new role as the chief of the Armament Maintenance Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff, Matériel, 19th Support Command, Camp Henry, Korea. My NCOIC was Master…
Weird Quirks – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was in the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, I had two habits that my fellow classmates noticed almost immediately after the first class started. …
Primrose Path – An Ode to Military Humor
Good evening folks. I’ve always wanted to say that. Good evening folks. You know. Like the newscasters do when they start off a broadcast. Except, I’m not really starting off…
Diametrically Opposed – An Ode to Military Humor
During the time I was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to attend the Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3), our class teacher or facilitator was Lieutenant Colonel Wood. Lieutenant…
Elephant Memory – An Ode to Military Humor
I bought my wife a Ford Maverick while I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground for the Ordnance Officer Basic Course in Aberdeen, Maryland. It took me a long time…
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…
Prisoner in a Land of Prisons – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to attend the Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3) while I was stationed at Eighth United States Army (EUSA) G4, United…
Coup de Grace – An Ode to Military Humor
The day had finally come for graduation from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Of course, our class could not leave OCS without one final coup de grace. …
Broken Toe Ice-Capades – An Ode to Military Humor
Officer Candidate School (OCS) was (and still is) a microcosm of West Point in some respects. Many activities occurred during the week long field training exercise at the end of…