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Eyes Right Honor Violation – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 13, 2020OCS

When I attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), my fellow candidates and I developed several coping mechanisms to deal with the daily rigors and stress of training. The Teaching, Advising, and…

No Donuts at Camp Rushmore – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 12, 2020Car Problems, Road Trip

I was traveling with my wife and daughter in my red Chevy van. We were headed across the United States traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast. I…

Ricer Burning Rings – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 11, 2020Military Duty, Running and Drinking

It had been a long grueling day at Fort Benning, Georgia. I slept most of the day in my deuce and a half while the soldiers from the Central Confinement…

Bacardi Jalapeno Blasts – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 10, 2020Military Training, Road Trip, Running and Drinking

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. …

French Deja Vu – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 9, 2020Adventures in Command, Military Duty

I had been selected to command the 508th Maintenance Detachment at Fort Lewis, Washington. I took command on December 10, 1985. December 10, 1985 was an interesting date for several…

Door Guard Shovel – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 8, 2020Military Training, OCS

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…

Santa’s Chevy Van – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 7, 2020Car Problems, Road Trip

I had purchased a red Chevy van in Denver, Colorado in December 1981. I had traded in a worthless Dodge Omni that I had purchased a year before in 1980. …

Buffalo Snowball Fight – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 6, 2020Military Training

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…

Parking Lot Mayhem and Madness – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 5, 2020Off Duty Adventures, Running and Drinking

A favorite off-duty pastime for me and my friends at Fort Benning was to attend concerts both in Columbus and in Atlanta. Concerts in Columbus were usually scheduled at the…

Dodge Crinkle Car Special – An Ode to Military Humor

By wright masters September 4, 2020Car Problems, Road Trip

The first car that I bought when I came back from Korea was a silver 1980 Dodge Omni. I paid $6000 for that car out the door through the military…