Wild Duck Chase – An Ode to Military Humor
I once acquired a black Labrador puppy that I named Molly. As Molly and I grew accustomed to each other, we started to gel as a team. Molly was such…
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…
Brake Job for Dillard – An Ode to Military Humor
While I attended the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration technician course) in Denver, Colorado, I went to school from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM five days a week. I had…
Bottled Furniture Swap – An Ode to Military Humor
I was stationed at a unit called the 5th Preventive Medicine Unit (PMU) in Seoul, South Korea. The fifth PMU was a rather interesting unit in several different ways. The…
Chains Beats Six Flags – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, I got out and did lots of different things in my time off. On quite a few occasions, I went with some…
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…
Airfield Driving Crash Course – An Ode to Military Humor
I have posted a couple of times about the 1961 Rambler American that I bought for my wife while I was in Denver, Colorado. Once I had all of the…
Firewood Cutting Squirt – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, we burned a lot of wood in our wood-burning stove at home for heat. As a result, I needed to make at…
Moving on Up, Zooming on By – An Ode to Military humor
While I was stationed at the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, my ultimate goal was to get accepted into Officer Candidate School (OCS). In order to do that,…