Chains Smoking a Winston – An Ode to Military Humor
After previously being assigned to a painting detail in the barracks at Fort Benning, and narrowly escaping an assault and battery by Pvt. Winston with an entrenching tool, I had…
Bused Straight into Concrete – An Ode to Military Humor
Previously I attended bus driver school at Fort Benning to get licensed to drive bus. My platoon sergeant, SFC Jones had said that the reason he was sending me was…
Dodging Donuts on the Road to Wichita – An Ode to Military Humor
I had leave coming to me, so I decided to drive my Buick Wildcat from Fort Benning to North Dakota. My leave was scheduled to start on Saturday morning, so…
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…
Toilet Head Rinse – An Ode to Military Humor
It was another fine day at Fort Benning, and we were standing around waiting for Muster formation. After morning roll call, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jones said, “I need five…
Exit the Doby Enter the Lab – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about Tobie the mighty dog, defender of running soldiers everywhere. Well, he defended me pretty well, and he defended his tennis ball extremely well. In fact, you…
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…
Accident Heated Chains to Boiling – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about riding with some bikers while I was stationed at Fort Benning. If you’ve read a few of my posts, you might have read that one. I…
Camoflaged FUBAR – An Ode to Military Humor
One thing that I always learned to expect during my first tour of duty at Fort Benning was surprise. Gotcha. You thought I was going to say ‘change.’ Change was…
Fiat Shifting Through Donut Holes – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted a few times about the Fiat Spider 2000 that my sister-in-law gave to me. And I posted about how I made some improvements to the car and…