Chains in Lock Up – An Ode to Military Humor
It had been an incredibly lackluster and boring day at Fort Benning, Georgia. I mean seriously, when all your fearless leaders can come up with is area beautification and rock…
The Donut Fine – An Ode to Military Humor
Well, it was another day at Fort Lewis, and it was time to head for work. I jumped in my ride of choice, my Fiat Spider, and headed for work. …
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…
Vacuum Generation Dreams – An Ode to Military Humor
When I was stationed at the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU) in Korea, the unit barracks was a Quonset hut. The guy who stayed right in front of me was…
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…
Karaoke Time Killing – An Ode to Military Humor
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 States…
Skeeters and Heat – An Ode to Military Humor
After my graduation and commissioning ceremony had finished at Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia, in April 1983, I said my final goodbyes to some of my friends…
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…
Turkey Shoot – An Ode to Military Humor
A relative newcomer to my unit at Fort Benning, John Gould, approached me one day during the muster formation and told me he had a proposition for me. John Gould…
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…