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. …
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…
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…
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,…
Pool Hall Barriers – An Ode to Military Humor
In the following story, racial barriers are mentioned because they are relevant to the story. These differences are not about skin color but about an awkward situation being resolved humorously. …
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…