Vigilante Blanket Party – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I was fortunate to have four generally good roommates. But not everybody was that fortunate or that lucky, depending on how you…
D for Dumbass – 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,…
Fake Mine Blasts – An Ode to Military Humor
One thing that most veterans of military service, and specifically the Army, is that they share certain things in common. For example, they share a uniform and they share several…
Bunker Bombed – An Ode to Military Humor
Officer Candidate School (OCS) is a microcosm of West Point in some respects. During the first seven weeks, the training taxes the candidates physically, mentally, and psychologically. One of the…
Lost in the Dark – An Ode to Military Humor
I have this almost unexplainable ability to find my way around in the woods. During orienteering training at Fort Benning where I gave credit for my ability with maps to…
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…
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,…
Bacardi Jalapeno Blasts – An Ode to Military Humor
There are a few times in a person’s military career when they are ecstatic beyond the ability for words to express how they feel when they are leaving a place. …
Door Guard Shovel – An Ode to Military Humor
One of the daily rituals of Officer Candidate School (OCS) was going to the mess hall. We would march to the mess hall and line up in front of the…
Buffalo Snowball Fight – An Ode to Military Humor
The 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion (Buffalo) deployed from Fort Ord, California to Camp Roberts, California on Sunday, October 5, 1980. We remained deployed At Camp Roberts until November 2, 1980. We…