Jacked Up on Guard Duty – An Ode to Military Humor
Basic training at Fort Lost in the Woods (Fort Leonard Wood), Missouri, involved more than just push-ups, formations, and range week. But it was also more than playing Army and…
First Day Pogey Bait Drills – An Ode to Military Humor
I applied for and was accepted to Officer Candidate School (OCS) while I was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona in 1982. I received orders to attend 50th Company, OCS from…
Snake Scared to Death – An Ode to Military Humor
Basic training at Fort Lost in the Woods (Fort Leonard Wood), Missouri, involved more than just push-ups, formations, and range week. It also involved things like road marches and camping…
Cheap Junk Runt – An Ode to Military Humor
I have briefly mentioned Fort Lost in the Woods (Leonard Wood), Missouri, here and there in several different posts. But I haven’t really talked about anything that happened there. Here…
The Preacher and the Poll Climber Not – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was going through basic training, they didn’t have these little timeout cards or stress cards in the Army that soldiers have now. But we did have a mechanism…
Orienteering between Raindrops – An Ode to Military Humor
The rains had started at Fort Benning again, and raining usually generally always meant training. So, I figured that it wouldn’t be long before the company commander told us we…
ARTEP is Hell – An Ode to Military Humor
After going to the field at Fort Benning in November in the rain, there was an excess of training ammo that we still had to burn when we did not…
Bus Driver Blues – An Ode to Military Humor
I had learned that volunteering at Fort Benning was not a wise move to make. I had learned that showing up early or too late for muster formation could make…
Playing in the Snow – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about going to the field in the rain in November at Fort Benning. In that post, I also talked about the seemingly endless supply of ammo we…
Holey Camp T-Raining – An Ode to Military Humor
It was November at Fort Benning and that usually generally always meant rain. And we were in luck, it was raining. And you know what that means, right? Raining means…