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Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-28-2001, 02:20 PM:
 
Rated R

This little diddy hit the airwaves while I was stationed at Norton AFB,CA. Rumor had it that it was authored by an officer who typed it on his office computer and he accidently e-mailed it all over the place! It was supposedly traced back to his computer and he was in DEEP SHIT! soo, here goes

Following President Clinton's directive regarding the military establihment, the U.S. Army has formed a new elite unit, the Queen Berets. In keeping with the tradition established during the Vietnam era by the Green Berets, the new unit also has its own motivational song commemorating their exploits.
To wit:
FALLING FAIRIES FROM THE SKY,
I BROKE A NAIL, OH I COULD CRY.
DONT'T YOU LIKE HOW MY BUTT SWAYS?
WE ARE THE FAGS OF THE QUEEN BERETS!

BILL CLINTON'S WORDS UPON MY EARS,
"YOU HAVE RIGHTS, BE PROUD YOU QUEERS"
I ONCE WAS SCARED, NOW I'M OK,
CAUSE I'M A FAG IN THE QUEEN BERETS!

PIN SILVER WINGS UPON MY NUTS,
I LOVE THE PAIN, NOW SPANK MY BUTT,
THE WAY YOU WALK IS AWFULLY CUTE,
I SURE WOULD LOVE TO PACK YOUR 'CHUTE!

THIS ARMY STUFF IS REALLY SLICK,
FREE MEALS AND CLOTHS AND LOTS OF DICK,
WHEN I RETIRE, I'LL GET PAID
THANK YOU, BILL, FROM THE QUEEN BERETS!

The motto of the new unit: "We'll never leave our buddies behind!"


 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-28-2001, 02:49 PM:
 
Rated P.G. 13

CIVIL SERVICE BLUES

She thought she'd be a G.I. Girl
And have a little fun
They took her application
And made her GS-1

She wore a naughty little blouse
That you could see right through
Her boss took one look at her
and made her GS-2

She started on dictation
With her skirt above her knee
When she got through that letter
She became a GS-3

He gave her thigh a little pinch
As he went out the door
She winked her big brown eyes at him
And got her GS-4

She felt sooo good one morning
It was good to be alive
So she shook a wiggle on her fanny
And soon was GS-5

Her boss asked her to kiss him
And she showed him some new tricks
He must have liked the lesson
For he made her GS-6

They went off on a weekend
To his little seashore heaven
She thought that must have pleased him
'Cause she got her GS-7

Her work must be improving
'Cause now she's GS-8
But she doesn't know if its worth it
Because She's three weeks late!
 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-28-2001, 02:53 PM:
 
Rated G

Travis AFB, CA TEAM 1993

An ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection) is a situation in which you stop doing what you're doing, in order to simulate doing what your doing, so that you can show someone else that you can simulate doing what you were doing as well as you were doing it before you were interrupted.
 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-28-2001, 03:18 PM:
 
Rated PG-13

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE REVISED RETIREMENT POLICY

As a result of the reduction of money budgeted for the U.S.A.F., we are forced to cut down on our number of personnel.
Under this plan, the older enlisted/officers will be asked to go on early retirement, thus permitting the retention of younger personnel who represent our future plans.
A program to phase-out older personnel by the end of the current fiscal year, via retirement will be placed immediately. The program will be known as R.A.P.E. (Retire Aged Personnel Early).
Personnel who are R.A.P.E.D. will be given the opportunity to look for other jobs outside the Air Force. Provided they are being R.A.P.E.d, they can request a review of their personnel records before actual retirement takes place. This phase of the operation is called S.C.R.E.W. (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Early Workers).
All personnel who have been R.A.P.E.d or S.C.R.E.W.ed may file an appeal with the upper echelon. This will be called S.H.A.F.T. (Study by Higher Authority Following Termination). Under the terms of the new policy, personnel may be R.A.P.E.d once, S.C.R.E.W.ed twice, but S.H.A.F.T.E.D. as many times as the company deems appropropriate.
If personnel follow the above procedures, he/she will be entitled to get H.E.R.P.E.S. (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel's Early Severance). As H.E.R.P.E.S. is considered a benefit plan, personnel who have recieved H.E.R.P.E.S. will no longer be R.A.P.E.d or S.C.R.E.W.ed by the U.S.A.F.
Management wishes to assure the younger personnel who remain on the board that the Air Force will continue its policy to ensure that personnel are well trained through our Special High Intensity Training (S.H.I.T.). The Air Force takes pride in the amount of S.H.I.T. our personnel receive. The U.S.A.F. has given personnel more S.H.I.T. than any other branch of the Armed Services! If any personnel feels he/she does not receive enough S.H.I.T. on the job, see your First Sergeant or Commander. They have been trained to make sure that you receive all the S.H.I.T. you can stand.
 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-29-2001, 03:51 PM:
 
So Bob Maar-

Why do they call Navy recruits SEAMEN?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 06-29-2001, 04:00 PM:
 
Rated G

Another true story from Will's archives!

Many memembers of my squadron (including yours truly) were deployed to Puerto Rico to take part in Uphold Democracy (the Haiti thang).

While there, one of the guys, who I was deployed with, got a very interesting phone call from his wife back in the 'States.

Seems that our Squadron Commander (a LT. COL) our 1st. Sergeant (who was either a Chief or SMS-I forgot) and some M.P.s went to his home to arrest him for being AWOL. This guys wife cursed them out and explained to them that they had deployed her Spouse and that he was in Puerto Rico!

No shit this was a true story!!!!
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-29-2001, 05:00 PM:
 
Well, Will Kutler,

I understand it has something to do with a U.S. Marine discharge.

Could not happen to a better bunch of Squids....
 


Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 07-02-2001, 01:52 PM:
 
Rated PG

Another true story from the archives of Will Kutler as pertaining to the USAF

After you enlist, you go to basic traing for 6 weeks or whatever, then you are sent onto tech-school for x-period of time depending on your career field. After tech school, you are sent onto your first duty assignment where you may go through a program called Green-ops which is an on the job training program. Well, it just so happened that we were going through an ORI(operational readiness inspection), and they had taken all of the "trainees" from green-ops and stuck them onto the flightline because we were in desperate need of extra "bodies" for this excersize! Well, we had a C-5 that had just landed as was taxing to its spot on the ramp, and our expiditor gave the marshalling gear (a reflective vest and paddles) to one of these kids from Green-ops who had never marshalled an aircraft before. This kid thought that the expiditor had said to "march to the aircraft", so he dons the marshalling gear, pops to attention, and starts marching towards the nosewheel as the aircraft was taxing onto its spot. The expiditor had to jump out of the truck and grab the dumbass to keep him from being run-over! The radar of a C-5 is in the nose cone, and immediately after landing, the pilot turns the radar off. Should it be left on while on the ground, it could prove to be medically dangerous for ground personnel. If the system is being tested on the ground, then the aircraft is isolated and given a certain blocked-off perimiter. Well, we wanted to mess with this kid a little more, so we told him that he got too close to the radar, and that he needed to wear the reflective vest for the rest of the day so that the radiation would "fall" off him, and if he took it off, then the radiation would deem him impotent. This vest was nothing more than a school crossing guard vest. Well, he wore that vest until an officer chewed him out good for being so gullible and stupid, and for not being in compliance with dress and appearance!
 


Posted by Jonathan Worthing (Member # 803) on 07-10-2001, 03:13 AM:
 
Representative teams from the SAS, Army and Metropolitan Police are sent on a survival weekend together to see who comes out top. After some basic exercises, the trainer tells them their next objective is to go down into the woods and come back with a rabbit for tea.

First up are the SAS. They don their infra red goggles, drop to the ground and crawl into the woods in formation. Absolute silence for 5 minutes,followed by a single muffled shot. They emerge with a rabbit, shot cleanly through the forehead.

"Excellent" says the trainer.

Next up are the army. They finish their cans of lager, cover themselves in camouflage cream, fix bayonets and charge down into the woods, screaming at the top of their lungs. For the next hour the woods ring with the sound of machine gun fire, mortar bombs, hand grenades and blood-curdling war cries.
Eventually, they emerge, carrying the charred remains of a rabbit.

"A bit messy, but you got a result. Well done" says the trainer.

Lastly, in go the coppers, walking slowly, hands behind backs, whistling Dixon of Dock Green. For the next few hours, the silence is only broken by the occasional crackle of a walkie talkie: "sierra oscar lemur one, suspect headed straight for you ...... over " etc.

After what seems an eternity, they emerge, escorting a squirrel in hand cuffs.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" asks the incredulous trainer.
"Take this squirrel back and get me a rabbit, like I asked you 5 hours ago!"

So back they go. Minutes pass. Minutes turn to hours, day turns to night.

The next morning the trainer and the rest of the crew are awakened by the police, holding the squirrel, now covered in bruises.
"Are you taking the piss ?" asks the seriously irate trainer.

The police team leader shoots a glance at the squirrel, who squeaks:
"Alright, alright, I'm a f***ing rabbit!!"



 


Posted by Rick Long Jr (Member # 541) on 07-20-2001, 09:36 PM:
 
Rated G
Some of Murphy's Combat Laws.
1-You are not a superman.
2-If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
3-Don't look conspicuous-it draws fire.
4-Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
5-Never forget your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
6-If your attack is going really well, its an ambush.
7-All 5 second grenade fuses burn down in 3 seconds.
8-Try to look unimportant as the enemy may be low on ammo.
9-The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.
10-The important things are always simple.
11-The simple things are always hard.
12-The easy way is always mined.
13-If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.
14-When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
15-Incoming fire has right-of-way.
16-Friendly fire isn't!
17-If the enemy is in range, so are you.
18-Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together.
19-Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing.
20-Tracers work both ways.
21-The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
22-When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they are both right.
23-Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
24-Murphy was a grunt.
 
Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 07-23-2001, 03:41 PM:
 
Rated G

This is a very, very "inside" Jewish joke. If ya don't understand, then ask the local Rebbe--nu!?

So, during WWI, when Jews were still fighting on both the Allied and Axis sides of the conflict, there happened to be a little Jewish Private in the U.S. Army named Goldman, and this is his story:

Every night, when the trenches were silent and all was melonchaly, Goldman would secretly sneak out of the trench and return with no less than 10 German prisoners. This went on for several weeks. Finally, he was called before his commanding officers who grilled him about his brave, daring and audicious exploits. They wanted to know the "secret" of his success.

"Simple," replied Goldman, "I sneak up to No Mans Land where I yell out Yidden, Ich darf auf minyan auf Kaddish, and I always come away with at least 10 volunteers!"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-26-2001, 12:36 PM:
 
Rated PG

There was a young man in the Air Force named Will Kutler who was so well endowed that it was bothering his knee.

Three Air Force doctors and one Air Force nurse were in the operating room to remedy the situation.

The first doctor said: “We’ll just take a big hunk off the end”. They discussed it and decided that would affect his sensitivity.

The second doctor said: “We’ll just take a big hunk out of the middle of it”. They discussed it and decided it would change the texture and feel of it.

The third doctor said: “We’ll just take a big hunk off the base of it”. They discussed it and said that would give him erection problems.

The doctors looked at the nurse who had tears running done her cheeks.
The nurse cried: “Can’t we just make his legs longer?”
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-08-2001, 07:45 AM:
 
Rated G

Three French legionaries are hiking across the desert where they have been for several days. They are out of food and on their last ration of water.As they walk a bit further, the head legionary thinks he sees something up ahead and cries to the others (in a French accent),"look! It is a bacon tree!

It is what we 'ave been waiting for!"And sure enough, there seems to be a tree covered with streaky bacon. Of course the legionaries are delighted, so desperate that they don't even consider the possibility of it being a mirage.As they get closer, the head legionary says, "Stay 'ere. I will investigate". So he approaches, but as he does so, two gunshots penetrate the deadly silence, seeming to come from the bacon tree, and strike down the legionaire.

The tree disappears.The other two rush to see if there is anything they can do, but it seems almost too late."Sir!" they cry, "are you alright?"And the head legionaire, before he dies, says, "Zat was not a bacon tree...zat was an 'ambush!"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-08-2001, 02:20 PM:
 
Rated PG :: :screem:

There were four vets sitting around a camp fire sharing war stories. A Blue Angle, A Navy Seal, Marine Forest Recon, and an Army Ranger.

The Blue Angle spoke up and said "I was in a dog fight and I downed six of thoes bastards with out even taking a hit."

The Navy Seal stood up and said "I jumped off the front of an aircraft carrier with only a knife in my teeth and sank two submarines."

The Army Ranger then said "I jumped behind enemy lines with 200 rounds and killed 300 of the enemy."

The Marine didn't say anything he just looked at the other three and stired the fire with his dick.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-08-2001, 11:56 PM:
 
Rated PG

An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from several weeks of intense action on the German front lines. He had finally been granted R&R and was on a train bound for London.

The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked,
"Please, ma'am, may I sit in that seat?" The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my little Fifi is using that seat?"

The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired." The English woman
wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"

The soldier didn't say anything else. He leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman shrieked and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier. An English
gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out of the window."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-11-2001, 07:02 AM:
 
Rated R

Why is being in the military like a blow job?

The closer you get to discharge, the better you feel.   
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-14-2001, 10:37 PM:
 
Rated G

A son comes home from the Army.

After a few hours, he finally gets to talk to his father alone behind the barn.

"So, son, what did the Army teach you?" asked the father.

"Well, they taught me how to kill people," said the son.

"With what?" asked father.

"We used all kinds of things, like guns and knives, but my favorite was the grenade," said the son.

"What's a grenade?" asked the father.

"Well, I brought one home to show you. You just pull this pin out and throw it as far as you can," said the son.

The son proceeded to give a demonstration. Lo and behold, the son throws the grenade on top of the outhouse.KABOOM!!! The outhouse is demolished.

All the lumber and everything else lands in a heap in the yard.

Grandpa sticks his head out of the pile and says, "Whew, glad I didn't let that one loose in the house!"   
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-21-2001, 08:19 AM:
 
Rated PG ::


A private was serving duties at his barracks in the car-park booth. The phone in the booth rang and the private answered.

The other person on the phone, sounding rather distressed, said, "Quick soldier, tell me what cars there are in the car-park.''

So the private looked outside and came back to the phone, ''There's a Bentley at the far end belonging to that fat bastard Colonel Parker.''

''Do you know who this is?'' the voice screamed, ''This is Colonel Parker.''

The private seeming unphased, replied ''Well, do you know who this is?''

''No'' was the reply.

''Well fuck off then!'' barked the private.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-21-2001, 12:53 PM:
 
Rated G

Q: Why do sailors have tattoos on thier backs?

A: So their shipmates will have something to read.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-26-2001, 07:05 AM:
 
Rated G

One reason the Military has trouble operating jointly is that they don't speak the same language.

For example, if you told Navy personnel to "secure a building," they would turn off the lights and lock the doors.

Army personnel would occupy the building so no one could enter.

Marines would assault the building, capture it, and defend it with suppressive fire and close combat.

The Air Force, on the other hand, would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-30-2001, 09:54 AM:
 
Rated G

A US Navy cruiser pulled into port in Mississippi for a week's shore leave.

The first evening, the Captain was more than a little surprised to receive the following letter from the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:

"Dear Captain,

Thursday will be my daughter, Melinda's, coming of age party. I would like you to send four well-mannered, handsome, unmarried officers.

They should arrive at 8 p.m. prepared for an evening of polite southern conversation and dance with lovely young ladies. One last point: No Mexican's.   We don't like Mexican's."

Sure enough, at 8:00 PM on Thursday, the lady heard a rap at the door which she opened to find, in dress uniform, four exquisitely mannered, smiling black officers. Her jaw hit the floor, but pulling herself together she stammered, "There must be some mistake!"

"Madam," said the first officer, "Captain Martinez doesn't make mistakes!"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-31-2001, 01:42 PM:
 
Rated G

A young man joined the Army and signed up with the paratroopers. He went though the standard training, completed the practice jumps from higher and higher structures, and finally went to take his first jump from an airplane. The next day, he called home to his father to tell him the news. The father asked him if he had jumped.

"Well, let me tell you what happened. We got up in the plane, and the sergeant opened up the door and asked for volunteers. About a dozen men got up and just walked out of the plane!"

"Is that when you jumped?" asked the father.

"Um, not yet. Then the sergeant started to grab the other men one at a time and throw them out the door."

"Did you jump then?" asked the father.

"I'm getting to that. Everyone else had jumped, and I was the last man left on the plane. I told the sergeant that I was too scared to jump. He told me to get off the plane or he'd kick my butt."

"So, did you jump?"

"Not then. He tried to push me out of the plane, but I grabbed onto the door and refused to go.

Finally he called over the Jump Master.

The Jump Master is this great big guy, about six-foot five, and 250 pounds.

He said to me, `Boy, are you gonna jump or not?' I said, `No, sir. I'm too scared.'

So the Jump Master pulled down his zipper and took his penis out.

I swear, it was about ten inches long and as big around as a baseball bat!

He said, `Boy, either you jump out that door, or I'm sticking this little baby up your ass.'"

"So, did you jump?" asked the father.

"Well, a little, at first, but then I got used to it."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-28-2001, 04:11 PM:
 
Rated G :roll: :eyes:

A Soldier, a Sailor, an Airman, and a Marine got into an arguement about which service is "The Best." The arguing became so heated they eventually ended up killing each other. Soon, they found themselves at the pearly gates of Heaven. They met St. Peter and decided only he would be the ultimate source of truth and honesty, so they asked him, "St. Peter, which branch of the American Armed Forces is the best?"

St. Peter instantly replied, " I can't answer that, but I will ask God what he thinks the next time I see him."

Sometime later, the four warriors see St. Peter again and reminded him of the question, and asked if he was able to find the answer. Suddenly a white dove lands on St. Peter's shoulder. In the doves beak is a note with glistening gold dust. St.Peter said to the four men, "Your answer from the boss... Let's see what he says." St. Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos and St. Peter begins to read it aloud to the four young men:

Memorandum for Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen

Subject: Which Military Service is the Best?

"Gentlemen, all the Branches of the American Armed Services are 'Honorable and Nobel.' Each of you serves your country well and with distinction. Being a member of the American Armed Forces represents a special calling warranting special respect, tribute, and dedication. Be proud of that."

Very Respectfully,

U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-29-2001, 12:18 PM:
 
Rated PG

The top 40 signs that you may be an infantry officer:

40. You think that the S-2 (Intelligence Section) and the Fire Support Element (FSE) are the only important sections, besides infantry of course, in the Tactical Operations Center (TOC), and therefore fail missions miserably because you won’t listen to anyone else.

39. You have any of the following: Ranger Tab, EIB/CIB, Parachutist Badge w/ combat star, Air Assault Badge, SCUBA badge, combat patch, but no brain.

38. You’re bewildered when you flash your Ranger tab around and no one, but your brainless buddies, is impressed.

37. Your peers relentlessly abused you at West Point.

36. You use the term "geek mail" as an insult to technology and those who use it, but cry like a whiny bitch for the Signal Officer (SIGO) when your e-mail doesn’t work.

35. If you think "aggregate test" is something the SIGO does to you to see how much he can get away with.

34. You wonder why on earth the SIGO doesn't call back when you have paged him 6 times...after the first 2,000.

33. You never bother to actually try to call his house after duty hours after he hasn't answered your pages.

32. When there are new technologies the SIGO is trying to break the code on and figure out, you deem it necessary to say, "Have one of your Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) do it." because you think the SIGO being trained as a battle captain is more important.

31. When the SIGO is pulling his hair out trying to get things to work, you wonder why the new technologies weren't debugged before going to the field.

30. You think the world revolves around the S3 (Operations) shop, so therefore, all signal assets should be placed in the TOC, even though you don't know how to use them and will yell "SIGO" every time you do want to use them.

29. You tell the SIGO to "train" his personnel on computers. Task, Conditions, Standards...followed by a practical exercises.

28. Even though you gave a 911 call to commo to fix something that you screwed up and can't fix yourself, you still stand over the SIGO's shoulder and sharpshoot him.

27. You don't see a problem with #28.

26. You don't consider it to be anything important unless it is on a spreadsheet, MOI, butcher block, matrix, chart...

25. You wonder why the S3 shop is always out of paper.

24. Your favorite words/phrases include: "status, staff it, brief, battle staff, trigger, RETRANS station (even though you still don't know how it works), suspense, staff huddle, make it happen,..."

23. You think the SIGO's #1 mission-essential task is to ensure that your e-mail works.

22. You still have not figured out what "10 working days" means for a commercial telephone drop request for field training.

21. You take out your frustrations on the SIGO because you are a "Tabless Bitch" among the ranger-qualified captains in the unit.

20. Even though the SIGO has told you otherwise numerous times, YOUR expert communications opinion leaves no doubt in YOUR mind that what YOU have planned communications-wise will work. It won’t!

19. You blame the SIGO for #20 when it doesn't work.

18. You think the best spot for communications is the low ground or in a cave.

17. You think WF-16 type telephone wire has elasticity and demand that the TOC be placed twice the length of the wire away from the terminal.

16. Even though you did the exact opposite of what the SIGO told you to do, you still cannot accept fault because you are not the communications guy.

15. You simply cannot understand the correlation between something suddenly ceasing to operate and you unplugging it just seconds before.

14. You fear that someday a signal officer will shove an antenna up your ass and key the handset on the radio because you've been such a prick your entire military career.

13. The world appears to center around you (emphasis on "appears").

12. You weren't smart enough to be a Marine.

11. You wish MREs (rations) would come in "Superior Officer's Dick" flavor.

10. You frequently uses grunts (pun intended) and noises, instead of connected speech, to express thoughts and ideas.

9. Even after being informed of the time required to finish a task, you think that continually pressuring and annoying someone speeds up the process.

8. You publicly ridicule and harass signal officers and call them geeks, but are actually envious of their superior intelligence and common sense. You secretly pray that someday, you'll be like one of them.

7. You think that being stupid is acceptable behavior and even boast and laugh about your own idiocy.

6. Even the simplest of concepts from anyone other than infantry befuckles you into a dazed stupor.

5. Your kids, when around the SIGO's kids, don't mention what daddy does for fear of embarrassment and beatings. (or... Your kids tell everyone that their daddy is a signal officer so the other kids will like them.)

4. You demand to have the most recent technology and gadgets at your fingertips like the SIGO does, but have no earthly idea what they're used for, let alone how to operate them.

3. Compared to you, a moron is pretty damn smart.

2. You find this list not the least bit funny and would like to strangle the jesters who wrote it.

And the number one sign that you might be an infantry officer...

1. Your wife or girlfriend yells "SIGO" when the batteries die in her vibrator.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-06-2001, 02:08 PM:
 
Rated G

A junior officer at the Pentagon was a hard worker, and he had a very nice well-furnished office. However, he began behaving strangely. First he shoved his desk out into the space also occupied by his secretary's desk. Then a few days later, as he was leaving for the day, he pushed his desk out into one of the many long corridors. He worked there for a few days, and then he shoved his desk into the men's room and set up work there.

All of this had not escaped the notice of his fellow workers. It seemed more and more strange to them, so strange that they did not dare ask the officer himself what he was doing. Instead, they went to the division psychiatrist and asked him to ask the officer.

So the psychiatrist walked into the men's room, sat on the edge of the officer's desk and asked, "Why have you kept moving your desk? Especially, why into the men's room?"

"Well," said the officer, "I figure that this is the only place in the Pentagon where they know what they're doing."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-11-2001, 09:16 AM:
 
Rated XX


A guy who was in the Air Force had just spent a year unaccompanied in Shemya, Alaska.

The first night home, he told his wife he had something to show her.

"I've mastered the art of mind over matter. Just watch this!" And with that he dropped his trousers and shorts and stood before her in his altogether. "Dick, ten-HUT!" And with that, his dick sprang to full erection. "Dick, at EASE!" And his dick deflated again.

"That was amazing," said his wife. "Can I bring over our neighbor to show her?"

The guy responded that he didn't mind at all, since he was proud of his accomplishment. So his wife brought back a delicious looking woman.

"Dick, ten-HUT!" And his penis sprang up. "Dick, at EASE!" Nothing. "Dick, at EASE!" Still nothing. "For the last time, Dick -- at EASE!"

Frustratingly enough, nothing happened. Embarrassed, he ran off to the bathroom. Worried, his wife ran after and found that he was vigorously masturbating.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm giving this guy a dishonorable discharge!"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-02-2002, 07:10 AM:
 
Rated G

A squad of American soldiers was patrolling the Iraqi border, when they came across a badly mangled dead body.

As they got closer, they found it was an Iraqi soldier.

A short distance up the road, they found a badly mangled American soldier in a ditch on the other side of the road, struggling to breathe.

They ran to him, cradled his bruised head and asked him what had happened.

"Well," he whispered, "I was walking down this road, armed to the teeth when I came across this heavily armed Iraqi border guard. I looked him right in the eye and shouted, 'Saddam Hussein is a moronic, deceitful, lying piece of trash!'"

"He looked me right in the eye and shouted back, 'George W. Bush is a moronic, deceitful, lying piece of trash too!'"

"We were standing there shaking hands when the truck hit us."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-08-2002, 02:26 PM:
 
Rated PG

Q: Did you hear about the army nurse who went to bed eating popcorn?


A: She woke up with a kernel between her legs.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-09-2002, 01:55 PM:
 
Rated G

After enlisting in the 82nd Airborne Division, a new recruit eagerly asked his Recruiter what he could expect from jump school."

Well," he said, "it's three weeks long."

"What else," the recruit asked.

"The first week they separate the men from the boys,The second week, they separate the men from the fools."

"And the third week?" asked the recruit.

"The third week, the fools jump."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-13-2002, 10:15 AM:
 
Rated G


An old Sailor and an old Marine were sitting at the VFW arguing about who'd had the tougher career.

"I did 30 years in the Corps," the Marine declared proudly, "and fought in three of my country's wars.

Fresh out of boot amp I hit the beach at Okinawa,clawed my way up the blood- soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy machine gun nest with a single grenade."

As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy inch by bloody inch all the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of artillery and small arms fire."

Finally, as a gunny sergeant, I did three consecutive combat tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razor grass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and mosquitoes, ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire all night. In a firefight, we'd fire until our arms ached and our guns were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with bayonets!"

"Ah," said the Sailor with a dismissive wave of his hand, "all shore duty, huh?"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-28-2002, 09:44 AM:
 
Rated G

Kentucky hillbilly, Herman James was drafted into the Army.

On the first day as an enlisted man he was given a comb.
On the second day the Army barber sheared all of his hair off.
On the third day the Army gave him a tooth brush.
On the Fourth day the Army dentist yanked several of his teeth out.
On the fifth day he was given a jock strap.....that afternoon Herman went AWOL.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-28-2002, 09:45 AM:
 
Rated G

"Well," snarled the tough old sergeant to the bewildered private. "I suppose after you get discharged from the Army, you'll just be waiting for me to die so you can come and pee on my grave."

"Not me, Sarge!" the private replied. "Once I get out of the Army, I'm never going to stand in line again!"


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-31-2002, 06:00 PM:
 
Rated G

Military people sayYou, you, and you: Panic. The rest of you, come with me."

A Purple Heart just proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.

A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit.- the Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

Any ship can be a minesweeper... once.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate -- the bombs always hit the ground.

Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.

Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.

Don't look conspicuous: it draws fire.

Five second fuses only last three seconds.

Friendly fire - isn't.

If God had meant for us to be in the Army, we would have been born with green, baggy skin.

If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.

If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.

Incoming fire has the right of way.

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you.

Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map.

No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.

Push to test... Release to detonate.

Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography. - Paul Rodriguez

Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.

The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little while longer- U.S. Navy Seabees

The easy way is always mined.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

The side with the simplest uniforms wins.

There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.

Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't.

Tracers work both ways.

Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

When in doubt empty the magazine.

When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

When you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in combat.

Who cares if a laser guided 500 lb bomb is accurate to within 9 feet?

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-09-2002, 10:28 PM:
 
Rated G

As the family gathered for a big dinner together, the youngest son had an announcement to make: He'd just signed up at an army recruiter's office.

There were audible gasps around the table, then some laughter, as his older brothers shared their disbelief that he could handle this new situation."Oh, come on, quit pulling our legs," snickered one. "You didn't really do that, did you?"

"I'm positive you'd never get through basic training," scoffed another.

The new recruit looked to his mother for help; but she was just gazing at him.

When she finally spoke, it was to voice a single queston. "Do you really plan to make your own bed every morning?"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-17-2002, 06:55 AM:
 
Rated PG

I have often wondered about the origins of this age old tradition - - Now you'll know.

We've all seen those brave Navy and Marine Corps aviators as they begin to taxi out for takeoff. They always look at their fist to see if their thumb is sticking straight up.

The crewchief on the ground agrees and mimics the pilot's action, confirming that yes, the thumb IS sticking straight up. He then salutes and the pilot continues his taxi out.

Recently I talked to an old Naval Aviator who told me the real reason for this time-tested traditional exchange between crewchief and pilot. This is actually the last link in the flight safety net. The pilot and crewchief are confirming - just prior to takeoff - that the pilot does not have both his thumbs up his ass.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-25-2002, 09:40 AM:
 
Rated G

A young nurse was giving an old army man a bath and told him he would have to wash his own privates.

"Privates?!" he shouted. "At my age they should be at least Generals by now."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-30-2002, 12:32 PM:
 
Rated G

A young ensign had nearly completed his first overseas tour of sea duty when he was given an opportunity to display his ability at getting the ship under way. With
a stream of crisp commands, he had the decks buzzing with men and soon, the ship had left port and was streaming out of the channel.

The ensign's efficiency has been remarkable. In fact, the deck was abuzz with talk that he had set a new record for getting a destroyer under way. The ensign glowed at his accomplishment and was not all surprised when another seaman approached him with a message from the captain.

He was, however, a bit surprised to find that it was a radio message, and he was even more surprised when he read, "My personal congratulations upon completing your underway preparation exercise according to the book and with amazing speed. In your haste, however, you have overlooked one of the unwritten rules -- make sure the fricking captain is aboard before getting under way."


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-10-2002, 10:09 AM:
 
Rated R

During World War II, an American warship was attacked by the Japanese.

A torpedo was heading towards the ship and a hit seemed inevitable.

The captain told the navigator to go down to the crew quarters and tell a joke or something, at least they would die laughing.

The navigator went down and said to the crew, "What would you think if I could split the whole ship in two by hitting my penis against the table?"

The crew burst out laughing. So, the navigator pulled his penis out and whammed it on the table.

Just when his penis hit the table, a huge explosion tore the ship apart.

The only survivors were the captain and the navigator.

As they floated around in a lifeboat, the captain asked the navigator, "Well, the crew really laughed. What did you do?"

The navigator then told him the story.

The captain replied, "Well, you better be careful with that penis of yours. The torpedo missed!"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-16-2002, 04:14 PM:
 
Rated G

Two brothers enlisting in the Army were getting their physicals. During the inspection, the doctor was surprised to discover that both of them possessed incredibly long, oversized penises.

"How do you account for this?" he asked the brothers.

"It's hereditary, sir," the older one replied.

"I see," said the doctor, writing in his file. "Your father's the reason for your elongated penises?"

"No sir, our mother."

"Your mother? You idiot, women don't have penises!"

"I know, sir," replied the recruit, "But she only had one arm, and when it came to getting us out of the bathtub, she had to manage as best she could."


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-22-2002, 06:22 AM:
 
Rated X


Three servicemen, Air Force, Marine, and a Sailor, were all on a flight to go home on leave after spending time in Afghanistan.

When they landed a man approached them and said, "Boys to show my thanks for serving our country I'm gonna give you my truck to drive home so you don't have to
pay for a cab." The guys thankfully agreed and drove off.

Halfway there the truck broke down and they were stuck out on a lonely stretch of road. Off in the distance they saw a farm house and went to ask to use the phone.

When the man at the door answered and saw the men in uniform he invited them in. He said, "Boys for serving our country I'll cook you a steak dinner and you can
shack up with my three daughters, you'll have to discuss amongst yourselves who sleeps with eachgirl, there's plenty of beer in the fridge."

The men ate and the first girl comes down the stairs, a very pretty girl. The fly boy jumped up and said "she's mine" and goes upstairs.

The second girl comes down, prettier than the first, the jar head snatches her up and goes upstairs.

The sailor is waiting for the last girl thinking he's getting the ugly one.To his delight she comes down, the finest of them all.

The next morning the farmer is cooking breakfast. The fly boy comes down first, uniform neatly pressed, fresh looking. The farmer asked if he wanted breakfast but
the fly boy says, "No thank you sir, you'vedone enough already," and left.

The jarhead came down next, uniform not as neat as the fly boys but still acceptable. The farmer offers him food but he only drinks coffee, thanks the farmer and leaves.

The sailor comes down next, still a little drunk, neckerchief messed up and missing a shoe. The farmer offers him breakfast and the sailor ate everything and took off without even a 'thank you.'

After they all were gone the farmer calls his girls down. Rubbing is hands together greedily he says, "OK girls, how did we do?"

The girl with the airman says, "He fondled me a little, drank a beer and gave me $200!"

The girl with the marine says, "He screwed me one time, had a couple beers and gave me $150."

The poor girl with the sailor appears all tired and worn out, "he screwed me all night, drank the rest of the beer, and I'll be damned if he didn't borrow $50 from me till next payday!"

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-04-2002, 11:18 AM:
 
Rated PG

Shortly after being assigned a new base, a Lieutenant and his wife were invited to the Colonel's home for an evening of bridge.

The Lieutenant was partnered with the Colonel's wife and vice versa.

After many hands, the Lieutenant excused himself to use the "facilities", but accidentally left the door ajar.

When the sound of splashing echoed through the family room, his wife was greatly embarassed and attempted to apologize, to which the Colonel's wife smiled demurely and said.

"Don't worry about it. This is the first time all evening that I've been able to tell what he has in his hand."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-06-2002, 09:58 PM:
 
Rated G

An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 lb. pack on his back, 15 lb. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This is shit."

An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 lb. pack on his back, weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "This is good shit!"

A Navy Seal lies in the mud, 55 lb pack on his back, weapon in hand, after swimming 10 miles to shore, crawling through a swamp and marching 25 miles at night past the enemy positions, says with a grin, "This really is great shit."

A Marine, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a swamp with a 65 lb pack on his back and a weapon in both hands after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming 12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp, then crawling 30 miles through the brush to assault an enemy camp, says, "I love this shit!"

An Air Force officer sits in an easy chair in his air conditioned, carpeted BOQ room and says, "The cable's out? What kind of shit is this?"


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-09-2002, 08:55 PM:
 
Rated R

Military Sayings Involving The F Word

figmo - fuck it, got my orders

fubab - fucked up beyond all belief

fubar - fucked up beyond all recognition/repair

fumtu - fucked up more than usual

snafu - situation normal, all fucked up

tarfu - things are really fucked up

janfu - joint army-navy fuckup.

gfu - general fuck-up

samfu - self-adjusting military fuck-up

sapfu - surpassing all previous fuck-ups

susfu - situation unchanged, still f*cked-up

WOFTAM - Waste Of Fucking Time And Money

RTFM - Read the Fucking Manual


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-19-2002, 07:51 PM:
 
Rated G

The drill sergeant making his morning announcements to a group of newcomers in a training camp, stated: "Today, gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news.

First, the good. Private Peters will besetting the pace on our morning run.

'With this the platoon was overjoyed, as Private Peters was overweight and terribly slow.

But then the drill sergeant finished his statement:

"Now for the bad news. Private Peters will be driving a truck."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-21-2002, 10:58 PM:
 
Rated G

North Dakota farm boy, Ole Olson was drafted by the Army.

The first day, as an enlisted man, he was given a comb.

The following day, the Army barber sheared all the hair off his head.

On the third day the Army gave him a toothbrush.

The next day, the Army dentist yanked several of his teeth out.

On the fifth day, he was given a jock strap.

That afternoon, Ole disappeared.The Army is still looking for him.
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-22-2002, 03:29 PM:
 
Rated G

A man was bragging about his sister who disguised herself as a man and joined the Army."

But, wait a minute," said the listener.

"She'll have to dress with the boys and shower with them too. Won't she?"

"Sure," replied the man.

"Well, won't they find out?

"The man shrugged and replied, "But who'll tell?"
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-12-2002, 02:39 PM:
 
Rated Rated G

During an Army war game, a Commanding Officer's (CO) jeep got
stuck in the mud. The CO saw some men lounging aroud nearby and
asked them to help him get unstuck. "Sorry, sir," said one of the
loafers, "but we've been classified dead, and the umpire said we
couldn't contribute in any way."

The CO turned to his driver and said, "Go drag a coulple of those
dead bodies over here and throw them under the wheels to give us
some traction."

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-16-2002, 08:36 AM:
 
Rated G
Rated PG

A Civil War soldier awakens in a field hospital.

He looks at the doctor and says, "Something is wrong, Doc. I can’t feel my leg!"

"I know," the doctor replies. "We had to amputate your arms."

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-06-2002, 03:34 PM:
 
A U.S. Navy cruiser pulled into port in Mississippi for a week's liberty.

The first evening, the Captain was more than a little surprised to receive the following letter from the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:

"Dear Captain,
Thursday will be my daughter Melinda's, coming of age party. I would like you to send four well mannered, handsome, unmarried officers. They should arrive at 8 p.m. prepared for an evening of polite southern conversation and dance with lovely young ladies.

One last point:No, Mexicans. We don't like Mexicans.

"Sure enough, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, the lady heard a rap at the door. She opened the door to find, in dress uniform, four exquisitely mannered, smiling black officers.

Her jaw hit the floor, but pulling herself together she stammered, "There must be some mistake!"

"On no, madam," said the first officer, "Captain Martinez doesn't make mistakes."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-21-2002, 10:19 AM:
 
Rated G

"The young army doctor was stationed at a remote dispensary in
the South Pacific.

One day he was puzzled about treatment for one of his patients.

He radioed a base hospital:

'Have case of beriberi. What shall I do?'

A prankster got hold of the message.

This was the reply:

'Give it to the Marines. They'll drink anything.'

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-03-2002, 10:16 AM:
 
Rated G Lorraine


Officer: "Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?"

Soldier" "Sure, buddy."

Officer: "That's no way to address an officer! Now let's try
it again."

Officer: "Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?"

Soldier: "No, SIR!"

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-02-2002, 10:08 AM:
 
Rated G


My father,an Army major,was conducting a field test when
communications went dead.

Immediately, he jumped into a jeep and ordered a sergeant to speed to the command station.

When my father and the sergeant ran in,the group cheered their
arrival.

The commanding officer then stepped forward and shook my father's hand.

"Don't congratulate me, sir," my father said modestly as he pointed to his driver."It was all the sergeant's doing."

The commanding officer nodded and turned to the sergeant.
"Congratulations,"he said."The major's wife just had a baby girl."


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-02-2002, 11:48 AM:
 
Rated G

At the Russian War College, a general is a guest lecturer and tells the class of officers that the session will focus on potential problems and the resulting strategies. One of the officers in the class begins by asking the first question, "Will we have to fight in a World War Three?""Yes, comrades, it looks like you will," answers the general.

"And who will be our enemy, Comrade General?" another officer
asks.

"The likelihood is that it will be China." The class is surprised, and finally one officer asks, "But Comrade General, we are 150 million people and they are about 1.5 billion.

How can we possibly win?"

"Well," replies the general, "Think about it. In modern war, it is not the quantity, but the quality that is the key. For example, in the Middle East, 5 million Jews have been fighting against 50 million Arabs, and the Jews have been the winners every time."

"But sir," asks the panicky officer, "Do we have enough Jews"?

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-07-2002, 07:16 PM:
 
Rated G Dennis in Yonkers

In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannon fired round iron cannon balls.

It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck?

The best storage method devised was a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.

There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations. But if this plate was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it.The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys."

Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently,when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey.

Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!" (And all this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you?)


 


Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 10-07-2002, 08:57 PM:
 
Rated G

When references to "brass monkeys" started appearing in print in the mid-19th century, they did not always mention balls or cold temperatures. It was sometimes cold enough to freeze the ears, tail, nose, or whiskers off a brass monkey. Likewise, it was sometimes hot enough to "scald the throat" or "singe the hair" of a brass monkey. These usages are inconsistent with the putative origins offered here.

Warships didn't store cannonballs (or "round shot") on deck around the clock, day after day, on the slight chance that they might go into battle. Space was a precious commodity on sailing ships, and decks were kept as clear as possible in order to allow room for hundreds of men to perform all the tasks necessary for ordinary ship's functions. (Stacking round shot on deck would also create the danger of their breaking free and rolling around loose on deck whenever the ship encountered rough seas.) Cannonballs were stored elsewhere and only brought out when the decks had been cleared for action.

Particularly diligent gunners (not "masters," who were in charge of navigation, sailing and pilotage, not ordnance) would have their crews chip away at imperfections on the surface of cannonballs to make them as smooth as possible, in the hopes that this would cause them fly truer. They did not leave shot on deck, exposed to the elements, where it would rust.
Nobody really knows where the phrase "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from, but the explanation offered here certainly isn't the answer.


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-12-2002, 12:55 PM:
 
Rated PG

When the very curvaceous female midshipman at the Naval Academy noticed one of the men she was inspecting during formation had an erection, "And what do you call that trouser bulge, mister??"

The sailor looked her straight in the eye as he replied, "It's a one-gun salute, ma'am."

 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-19-2002, 08:47 PM:
 
Rated G


A general noticed one of his soldiers behaving oddly. The soldier would pick up any piece of paper he found, frown and say, "That's not it" and put it down again.

This went on for some time, until the general arranged to have the soldier psychologically tested. The psychologist concluded that the soldier was deranged, and wrote out his discharge from the army.

The soldier picked it up, smiled and said, "That's it."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-05-2002, 07:11 PM:
 
Rated G Denny in Yonkers

During training exercises, the lieutenant who was driving down a muddy
back road encountered another car, stuck in the mud, and with a red-facedcolonel at the wheel.

"Your jeep stuck, sir?" asked the lieutenant as he pulled alongside.

"Nope," replied the colonel, coming over and handing him the keys, "yours is."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-05-2002, 07:18 PM:
 
Rated PG Denny in Yonkers

On some air force bases the Air Force uses one side of the field, and
civilian aircraft use the other side of the field, with the control
tower in the middle.

On day the tower received a call from an aircraft asking,"What time is it?"

The tower responded, "Who is calling?"

The aircraft replied, "What difference does it make?"

The tower replied, "It makes a lot of difference! If it is an American
Airlines flight, is is 3 o'clock. If it is an Air Force plane, it is 1500 hours. If it is a Navy aircraft, it is 6 bells. If it is an army aircraft,the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 3. If it is a Marine Corps plane, it's Thursday afternoon."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-05-2002, 07:26 PM:
 
Rated G Denny ib Yonkers

A Navy Chief and an Admiral were sitting in the barbershop. They were
both getting finished with their shaves when the barbers reached for some
after-shave to slap on their faces.

The admiral shouted, "Hey, don't put that stuff on me! My wife will
think I've been in a whorehouse!"

The chief turned to his barber and said, "Go ahead and put some on me.
My wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-05-2002, 07:30 PM:
 
Rated G Denny in Yonkers

Having just moved into his new office, a pompous new colonel was
sitting at his desk when an airman knocked on the door.

Conscious of his new position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to enter, and then said into the phone: "Yes, General, I'll be seeing him the afternoon and I'll pass along your message. In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir."

Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted
man, he asked, "What do you want, soldier?"

"Nothing important, sir," the airman replied, "I'm just here to hook
up your telephone."
 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-11-2002, 05:58 PM:
 
Rated G For the Weinie Man

Navy...

Ah - the Navy - It's an adventure ... the suggestions below are
made on behalf of those who think the Navy is a "TOP GUN" existence. You know, those who watched one too many episodes of
JAG, and think that Navy life is glamorous. To experience Navy life, try a couple of these - right in the comfort of your own homes.

1. Buy a dumpster, paint it gray and live in it for 6 months
straight.

2. Run all of the piping and wires inside your house on the outside of the walls.

3. Pump 10 inches of nasty, crappy water into your basement, then pump it out, clean up, and paint the basement "deck gray."

4. Every couple of weeks, dress up in your best clothes and go the scummiest part of town, find the most run down, trashy bar you can, pay $10 per beer until you're hammered, then walk home in the freezing cold.

5. Perform a weekly disassembly and inspection of your lawn mower.

6. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays turn your water temperature up to 200 degrees, then on Tuesday and Thursday turn it down to 10 degrees. On Saturdays, and Sundays declare to your entire family that they used too much water during the week, so all showering is secured.

7. Raise your bed to within 6 inches of the ceiling.

8. Have your next door neighbor come over each day at 5am, and blow a whistle so loud that Helen Keller could hear it and shout "Reveille,
Reveille, all hands heave out and trice up."

9. Have your mother-in-law write down everything she's going to do the following day, then have her make you stand in the back yard at 6am and read it to you.

10. Eat the raunchiest Mexican food you can find for three days
straight, then lock the bathroom door for 12 hours, and hang a sign on it that reads "Secured - contact OA DIV at X-3053."

11. Submit a request form to your father-in-law, asking if it's
ok for you to leave your house before 3pm.

12. Invite 200 of your not-so-closest friends to come over, then
board up all the windows and doors to your house for 6 months. After the 6 months is up, take down the boards, and since you're on duty, wave at your friends and family trough the front window of your home...you can't leave until the next day.

13. Shower with above-mentioned friends.

14. Make your family qualify to operate all the appliances in
your home (i.e. Dishwasher operator, blender technician, etc)

15. Walk around your car for 4 hours checking the tire pressure
every 15 minutes.

16. Sit in your car and let it run for 4 hours before going
anywhere. This is to ensure your engine is properly "lit off".

17. Empty all the garbage bins in your house, and sweep your
driveway 3 times a day, whether they need it or not.

18. Repaint your entire house once a month.

19. Cook all of your food blindfolded, groping for any spice and
seasoning you can get your hands on.

20. Have your neighbor collect all your mail for a month,
randomly losing every 5th item.

21. Spend $20,000 on a satellite system for your TV, but only
watch CNN and the Weather Channel.

22. Have your 5-year-old cousin give you a haircut with goat
shears.

23. Sew back pockets to the front of your pants.

24. Spend 2 weeks in the red-light districts of Europe, and call
it "world travel."

25. Attempt to spend 5 years working at McDonald, and NOT get
promoted.

26. Needle gun the aluminum siding on your house after your
neighbors have gone to bed.


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-11-2002, 06:02 PM:
 
Rated R Alex

As a young man in the Navy, I will confess to not being all that careful about who I dated. This one young thang and I connected,and following dinner and a movie, she agreed to a motel. After a very pleasant love-making session I noticed the time. I asked her if her Mother didn't pose questions about where she had been.

She replied, "My Mother doesn't care what I do. it's that damned truant officer who keeps asking a lot of silly questions."


 


Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-22-2002, 01:16 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

During an arctic training exercise in Alaska intense cold played havoc with vehicles and equipment. One harassed battery commander was trying to cope with vehicles that wouldn't run and machinery that wouldn't work.

He was wondering what else could go wrong when the door opened and a soldier rushed in to announce, "Hey, captain, the Northern Lights are out!

Exasperated and without looking, the captain barked, "Well, go get the generator mechanic and have him fix the damn things!" [Cool]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-26-2002, 07:26 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

VALID IDENTIFICATION:

During a readiness exercise, Jim and Stan, Air Force security policemen, were guarding entry to a bunker-like structure where
aircrafts were kept.

When a pilot about to do a preflight check approached without his
identification in plain view, Jim asked him for it.

"I don't see why I have to show you my ID," the pilot snapped. "After all, it is my plane."

"Sir, with all due respect, it may be your plane," replied Jim, "but it's sitting in my garage!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-26-2002, 07:28 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Two soldiers were digging a foxhole.

"What made you join the Army?" asked one.

"Well, I read one of the posters that said: Join the Army and see the world! And I been doin' it - a shovelful at a time." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-26-2002, 12:49 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

Army Ranger

There was an Army ranger deployed to Afghanistan. While he was there he received a letter from his girlfriend. In the letter she explained that she had slept with two guys while he had been gone and she wanted to breakup AND she wants pictures of herself back. So the Ranger does what anysquared away Ranger would do. He went around to his buddies and collected all the unwanted photos of women he could find.

He then mailed about 25 pictures to his girlfriend with the following note:

"I'm sorry but I can't remember which one you are but please take
the one that belongs to you and send the rest back. [Big Grin]

Thank you.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-04-2002, 02:21 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

I was in the band at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

Our group was required to play for all generals who arrived on our
base. One morning, when our commanding officer heard on the radio that a General Frost was expected just after noon, he sent
us scrambling to the flight line with instruments.

One of the musicians had also heard the radio announcement. He took the C.O. aside for a whispered conference.

When they returned,the officer told us the performance was canceled.

There was no arriving general.

We had almost played for the weather forecast. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-08-2002, 07:43 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Last week I came down with the flu, loose as a goose at both ends,
so I went to the doctor. Sat out in the waiting room for half an
hour.

Finally was taken into this little room to wait on the doctor. waited in there about another half hour. It was about 25 degrees outside and about 15 degrees in that room.

Finally The doctor comes in. Tells me to raise my shirt, and puts the
stethoscope against my back,(had just taken it from the freezer),says umm , uhuh, asked me if I smoke, I said yes. Asked me if I was left or right handed.(don't know what that had to do with anything.), said I was right handed. Asked me if I was allergic to penicillin, told him no.

He writes me out a prescription, andstarts to leave telling me the nurse will be in to give me a flu shot, and leaves. total time he's there 10 min. in a few minutes the nurse comes in gives me a shot and I leave.

Total time there, almost 2hrs. Never did find out what's wrong with me, anyway went got prescription filled. Went home opened the bottle to take the pills, I've had smaller suppositories, Each pill about inch long, half inch diameter. Have to take 2 twice a day, take with food, hell after taking two of them, I'm full no room for food.

Checked package for side effects. Guess what, side effects may cause
vomiting and diarrhea, the same darn thing I went to the doctor
for in the first place. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-09-2002, 10:12 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

~ A Special Present ~

There's a special present under the tree this year.
Wrapped in paper of red, white, and blue.
I walked in to find the children,
Constructing it especially for you.

Their little hands were covered with glitter,
Bits of paper scattered everywhere.
I had to quietly laugh at seeing them
With glue stuck in their hair.

I slipped out of the room unnoticed by them
And sat down in front of the tree.
The glowing lights and smells of Christmas
Quickly brought visions of you to me.

Suddenly, I heard little feet running down the hall.
I knew their project must now be done.
They handed me the crumpled present and asked,
if I would please help wrap this one.

On this sheet of paper a big star they had placed,
With stick-people looking up toward the sky.
They waited in anticipation for my approval.
Their faces glowed with pride

At the bottom, a note was scribbled
In a child's special little way,
To let you know they only asked Santa
For one thing this Christmas Day.

We asked Santa if he would hang a special star,
While he was up there in the sky.
So that you can look up and see our gift
From where you are tonight.

Santa said it wouldn't be hard to find it.
He would put the biggest one there for you.
Because, we know there's lots of stars
And they're real far away too.

So before you go to sleep Christmas night,
Look way up in the sky
You'll see our star Santa left for you,
While he was flying by.

Then they signed it at the bottom
in your favorite color, blue.
We know why you're a soldier Mommy
and we're so proud of you.

Dedicated to all the women serving in our US Military
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-10-2002, 08:23 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Army Rules for Gun Fighting

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns.
Bring all of your friends who have guns.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.
Ammo is cheap. Life is pricey.

3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss
is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not
moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.
Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.

6. If you can choose what gun to bring to a gunfight,
bring a long gun, and a friend with a long gun.

7. In ten years, nobody will remember the details, such
as your caliber, stance, or tactics.They will remember
who walked away after the gunfight.

8. If you are not shooting, your ass should be reloading.

9. Accuracy is relative; most combat shooting standards
will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the
inherent accuracy of the shot fired.

10. Use a gun that works EVERY time. Remember, "All
skill is in vain when an angel pisses in the flintlock
of your musket."

11. Someday, someone may kill you with your own gun,
but they should have to beat you to a bloody pulp with
it, because it's empty.

12. Always cheat;always win.The only unfair fight is the
one you lose.

13. Have a plan.

14. Have a backup plan,because the first one will fail.

15. Use cover and concealment as much as possible.The
visible target should be in FRONT of your gun.

16. Flank your adversary when possible.Protect yours.

17. Don't drop your guard.

18. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

19. Watch their hands.Hands kill.Everyone else,keep
your damn hands where I can see them.

20. Decide to be aggressive enough quick enough.

21. Speed counts.The faster you finish the fight,the
less you get shot.

22. Be polite.Be professional.But be sure to have a
definite plan to kill everyone you meet.

23. Be courteous to everyone;friendly to no one.

24. Your number one option for personal security is a
lifelong commitment to avoidance,deterrence,and
de-escalation.
25. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun,the caliber
of which does not start with a 4.The bigger the number,
the bigger the hole!

Navy Rules to Gun Fighting

1. Adopt an aggressive offshore posture.
2. Send in the Marines. [beer]
3. Drink coffee.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-11-2002, 07:34 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Tony in Toledo

U.S. Air Force

One night at McChord Air Force Base in Washington, I was dispatched to check out the security fence where an alarm had gone off. The fence was at the end of the base runway. When I got to the scene, I found that a raccoon was the culprit, so I ran around and flapped my arms to scare off the animal.

Suddenly an air-traffic controller came over the public-address
system and announces loudly, "Attention to the airman at the end
of the runway.

You are cleared for takeoff."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-19-2002, 07:04 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Sue Bee

The first woman recruit in the Army reported for duty and was told that although her quarters would be in a separate building, she was to mess with the men.

It wasn't until four weeks later someone finally told her that meant to eat her meals with them. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-23-2002, 06:48 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

A lot of people wonder how they came up with the design for the
military's camouflage outfits.

Easy -- they patterned it after Army and Marine food. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-23-2002, 05:42 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile] Pregnancy Dictionary

cravings--an excuse to gluttonize your way through pregnancy.

dilation--one of those things a pregnant woman has to take her
doctor's word for.

elastiphobia--fear of making it into the Guinness Book of World
Records for "Most Stretch Marks."

first trimester--the first three months of pregnancy when you
wonder, "Is it too late to hire a surrogate mother?"

maternity clothes--what a pregnant woman wears to show people
there's a reason she's fat.

miracle--1 the birth of a baby. 2 The fact that you lived to tell
about it.

obstetrician--the doctor who tells you you're doing fine when you think you're caught in the jaws of death.

pregnant pause--the amount of time it takes for a nine-month pregnant woman to get out of a chair.

prenatal--when your life was still your own.

pushing--the final effort to get a ten-pound baby through an opening the size of a dime.

second trimester--the time when you ask the question,"Will my husband notice if I eat this gallon of ice cream and side of beef before he gets home?"

third trimester--the final months of pregnancy when you wonder, "How much longer can I keep from waddling?"
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-28-2002, 01:08 PM:
 
Rated G [Razz] ...............Lorraine

At a diplomatic reception,the Mexican general appeared in a magnificent uniform,liberally bespattered with medals and decorations.

"That's most impressive,"said the US ambassador."Tell me,general,what did you get all those for?"

"In your money,"replied the Mexican general,"about five dollars!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-03-2003, 07:54 AM:
 
Rated G [Razz]

A sergeant and two men from his platoon went to a tavern near the base one night. When the sergeant asked an attractive army nurse to join him in a game of pool, the nurse said she would rather play with his privates. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-03-2003, 08:27 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Sign in the Army Recruiting Office:
Marry a veteran,girls.
He can cook,make beds,sew,is in perfect health;
And is already used to taking orders [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-05-2003, 02:27 PM:
 
Rated G [Eek!]

After about three weeks in basic training in the Army,my husband's unit was not measuring up to expectations,and the sergeant threatened to send them all back three weeks to start over.

Apparently,at least one new soldier was already reconsidering his career choice.As the sergeant's threat hung in the air,an anonymous voice called out,"How about sending us back four weeks?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-05-2003, 03:51 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

THINGS TO REMEMBER DURING A WAR

1. The only things more accurate than enemy fire is friendly fire.

2. Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

3. Teamwork is essential. It gives them more targets to shoot at.

4. No inspection-ready unit ever passed combat.

5. No combat-ready unit ever passed inspection.

6. Remember: your aircraft was made by the lowest bidder.

7. Never draw fire, it will irritate the rest of your formation.

8. Never share a cockpit with someone braver than you.

9. You are not Tom Cruise.

10. SAMs and AAA have the right-of-way.

11. If you aren't sure, the SAMs are pointed at you.

12. If hit,landing near the people that just shot you down is not a good idea.

13. Close only counts in horseshoes,nukes and proximity-fused missiles

14. Smart bombs have bad days too.

15. The best defense is to stay out of range.

16. If you are short on everything but enemy,you are in combat.;D
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-06-2003, 09:33 AM:
 
Rated R [Eek!]

A British Army colonel was reviewing the troops in colonial India.

One man he passed sported an enormous erection.

"Sergeant-Major!" the colonel shouted."Give this man 30 days compassionate home leave."

"Yessir," the Sgt. Major replied.

A few months later the same thing occurred with the same man.

"Sergeant-Major! Give this man another 30 days compassionate home leave," the Colonel barked.

A few months later, same guy, same problem.

The Colonel is angry. "Sergeant-Major! Haven't we given this man two compassionate home leaves?"

"Yessir," the Sgt. Major replies.

"Then what's his problem, Sgt. Major?" the Colonel asks.

The Sgt. Major salutes and says, "Sir. It's you he's fond of." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-10-2003, 02:50 PM:
 
Rated G [Eek!]

The Captain called the Sergeant in. "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones' mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me."

So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. "Listen up, men," says the Sergeant. "Johnson, report to the mess hall for KP. Smith, report to Personnel to sign some papers. The rest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance. Oh by the way, Jones, your mother died, report to the commander."

Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant into his office. "Hey, Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died. Couldn't you be a bit more tactful, next time?"

"Yes, sir," answered the Sarge.

A few months later, the Captain called the Sergeant in again with, "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private McGrath's mother died. You'd better go tell him and send him in to see me. This time be more tactful."

So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation. "Ok, men, fall in and listen up." "Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward." "Not so fast, McGrath!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-14-2003, 09:04 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Bragging about old times


Two men were boasting to each other about their old army days.

"Why, my outfit was so well drilled," declared one, "that when they presented arms all you could hear was slap, slap, click."

"Very good," conceded the other, "but when my company presented arms you'd just hear slap, slap, jingle."

"What was the jingle?" asked the first. "Oh," replied the other offhand, "just our medals." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-14-2003, 07:01 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

What's a Military Family Worth?

by Rush Limbaugh, March 11, 2002


I think the vast differences in compensation between the victims of the September 11th casualty, and those who die serving the country in uniform, are profound.

No one is really talking about it either because you just don't criticize anything having to do with September 11th.

Well, I just can't let the numbers pass by because it says something really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country.

If you lost a family member in the September 11th attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000, all the way up to $4.7 million.

If you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in action, the first check you get is a $6,000 direct death benefit, half of which is taxable.
Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs.
If you are the surviving spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry.
And there's a payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt.

Keep in mind that some of the people that are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough.

We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same deal that the September 11th families are getting.

In addition to that, some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for compensation as well.

You see where this is going, don't you?

Folks, this is part and parcel of over fifty years of entitlement politics in this country. It's just really sad.

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."-Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

Every time when a pay raise comes up for the military, they usually receive next to nothing of a raise.

Now the green machine is in combat in the Middle East while their families have to survive on food stamps and live in low rent housing.

However our own US Congress just voted themselves a raise, and many of you don't know that they only have to be in Congress one term to receive a pension that is more than $15,000 per month and most are now equal to be millionaires plus.

They also do not receive Social Security on retirement because they didn't have to pay into the system.

If some of the military people stay in for 20 years and get out as an E-7, they may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, and the very people who placed them in harm's way receive a pension of $15,000 per month.

I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join ranks before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for our sons and daughters who are now fighting.

When do we finally do something about this? [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-15-2003, 08:16 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Speaking with the general


It was a dark, stormy, night. The Marine was on his first assignment, and it was guard duty.

A General stepped out taking his dog for a walk. The nervous young Private snapped to attention, made a perfect salute, and snapped out "Sir, Good Evening, Sir!"

The General, out for some relaxation, returned the salute and said "Good evening soldier, nice night, isn't it?"

Well it wasn't a nice night, but the Private wasn't going to disagree with the General, so the he saluted again and replied "Sir, Yes Sir!".

The General continued, "You know there's something about a stormy night that I find soothing, it's really relaxing. Don't you agree?"

The Private didn't agree, but them the private was just a private, and responded "Sir, Yes Sir!"

The General, pointing at the dog, "This is a Golden Retriever, the best type of dog to train."

The Private glanced at the dog, saluted yet again and said "Sir, Yes Sir!"

The General continued "I got this dog for my wife."

The Private simply said "Good trade Sir!" [Wink]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-15-2003, 10:06 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

During the last days of the Confederacy, a drunk was stumbling and
crawling down the sidewalk, when he bumped into a man. "Sorry",
he said, looking up, "say, you look familiar."

The gentleman, brushing himself off, replied, "I am Jefferson
Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America."

The drunk looks him in the face and says, "Well I'll be damned, I
thought you looked like a postage stamp." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-17-2003, 11:25 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

A fort in the Wild West was about to be attacked, so the captain
sent for his trusty Indian scout.

"Three Bears," he said, "use all your skill to estimate the sort of army we're up against."

Three Bears lay down and put his ear to the ground. "Heap large
war party," he said. "Two hundred braves. Two chiefs, one on a
black horse, one on a dappled grey mare. All in warpaint with
many guns. Medicine man also with them."

"Good grief!" exclaimed the captain. "You can tell all that just by listening to the ground?"

"No captain," replied the Indian. "I can see under the gate." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-17-2003, 11:31 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] KNG in London

Some years ago, when my husband was serving in the RAF, a high-
ranking officer came to visit the station at Lyneham, Wiltshire.

When my husband was introduced to him, the officer commented, "Group Captain Contaris, you must be the only serving officer in the British forces of Greek origin."

"No, sir," replied my husband, "there is another. I think he's married to the Queen."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-21-2003, 11:52 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

After an overnight flight to meet my father at his latest military
assignment, my mother wearily arrived at Rhein-Main Air Base in
Germany with my eight siblings and me -- all under age 11.
Collecting our many suitcases, the ten of us entered the cramped
customs area. A young customs official watched our entourage in
disbelief, ''Ma'am,'' he said, ''do all these children and this
luggage belong to you?''

''Yes, sir,'' my mother said with a sigh, ''they're all mine.''

The customs agent began his interrogation: ''Ma'am, do you have
any weapons, contraband or illegal drugs in your possession?''

''Sir,'' she calmly answered, ''if I'd had any of those items, I
would have used them by now.'' [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-25-2003, 09:07 PM:
 
[/b]Rated G [Smile] WWII - Vintage[/b]

A World War II pilot is reminiscing before school children about his days in the air force. (Joke best delivered with a good thick accent)

"In 1942," he says, "the situation was really tough. The Germans had a very strong air force. I remember, " he continues, "one day I was protecting the bombers and suddenly, out of the clouds, these fokkers appeared.

(At this point, several of the children giggle.)

I looked up, and right above me was one of them. I aimed at him and shot him down. They were swarming. I immediately realized that there was another fokker behind me."

At this instant the girls in the auditorium start to giggle and boys start to laugh. The teacher stands up and says, "I think I should point out that 'Fokker' was the name of the German-Dutch aircraft company"

"That's true," says the pilot, "but these fokkers were flying Messerschmidts." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-06-2003, 01:41 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

A couple wanted to get married in a hurry. The man, a soldier on a 48-hour pass,took his blushing bride to see the vicar.

"Impossible," said the vicar."Even a special license would take too long."

The would-be bride and bridegroom exchanged a look of misery, then a smile spread across the soldier's face."Well," he suggested brightly, "couldn't you say a few word just to tide us over the weekend?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-08-2003, 02:46 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Frank

Dedicated to the men and women in our military;

The Time Has Come


The time has come, and I must leave,
please don't cry, and please don't grieve.
Across the oceans, I must now go,
but for how long, I do not know.

In the mountains, and desert sands,
across the seas, in far off lands.
What enemy awaits, we do not know,
but to protect our country, we must go.

Here at home, the danger is great,
and it gets worse, the more we wait.
More of the enemy, is sneaking in,
to this terror, we must put an end.

As I go, and leave you here,
in my heart, I'll hold you near.
Give me a smile, as I walk away,
to carry with me, through each day.

In due time, we'll be together again,
to hold each other, but I know not when.
I'll love you forever, I want you to know,
but for right now, I really must go.

~written by Frank J. Hornsby~
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-08-2003, 09:24 PM:
 
This is a very special posting. This is History in the making. Back to the begining of the United States of America. Now on with our story.

Rated PG [Smile] Baby Blues

You know how people are always wondering how certain phrases came into being,like "Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" and "Remember the Alamo" and so on? Ever wonder where the saying "You gotta be shittin' me" came from?

It so happens I know.


Goes way back to that Christmas Eve when George Washington was
crossing the Delaware River with his troops . They were packed
into the boats. It was extremely dark and snowing furiously. The
water was tossing them back and forth.

Finally Washington grabbed Corporal Peters and stationed him at thefront of the boat with a lantern.He ordered him to keep swinging it so they could see where they were heading.Corporal Peters stood up braving the wind and driving snow,swinging the lantern back and forth.A while later a big gust of wind threw Corporal Peters and his lantern into the Delaware.

Washington and his troops searched for hours trying to find
Corporal Peters but to no avail.All of them felt terrible for the corporal had been one of their favorites.Later Washington and his troops landed on the other side,wet and totally exhausted.He rallied the troops and told them they must go on. One of his men reported,"General,I see lights ahead."

They trudged towards the lights and came upon a huge house there
in the woods.What they didn't know was this was a house of ill
repute hidden in the forest to serve all who came.General
Washington pounded on the door,his men crowding around him.

The door swung open and the madam looked out to see Washington and all his men standing there.A huge smile came across her face to see so many men. Washington spoke up,"Ma'am,I'm General George Washington and these are my men.We're tired and exhausted and desperately need warmth and comfort for a while."

Again the Madam looked at all the men standing there and,and with a broad grin on her face exclaimed,"Well general,you have come to the right place!We can surely give you warmth and comfort.How many men do you have?"

Washington said,"Well Ma'am,there are thirty two of us,without Peters."

The Madam gasped,"You gotta be shittin' me! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-09-2003, 07:45 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] A Letter Home [Eek!]

A letter from a Farmer.

Dear Ma & Pa:


Am well. Hope you are. Tell brother Walt & Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before maybe all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m., but am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt & Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. Men got to shave but it is not so bad, they git warm water.

Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc..., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food. But tell Walt & Elmer you can always sit between two city boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you till noon, when you get fed again. It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much.

We go on "route" marches, which the Platoon Sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it is not my place to tell him different. A "route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys gets sore feet and we all ride back in trucks. The country is nice, but awful flat. The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt. is like the school board. Majors & Colonels just ride around & frown. They don't bother you none.

This next will kill Walt & Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don't know why. The bulls-eye Is near as big as a chipmunk and don't move. And it ain't shooting at you, like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes. Be sure to tell Walt & Elmer to hurry & join before other fellers get into this setup & come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter, Gail

PS Speaking of shooting, enclosed is $200 towards a new barn roof & ma's teeth. The city boys shoot craps, but not very good.

 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-10-2003, 12:32 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Rejected US Army Slogans


"Kill All That You Can Kill"

"Shower With Men"

"Knock Up Foreign Broads"

"All The Grits You Can Eat"

"Be A Flame Thrower, Not A Flame Broiler"

"Purple Hearts = Free Beers At Hooters"

"Whimsical And Human, Just Like M*A*S*H"

"Cubicles Are For Wusses"

"Napalm Means Serious BBQ"

"Over 1,000,000 Sheared, Beaten, And Worked Into A Sub-Human Fury!"

"Totally Beefcake and Proud of It"

"Beat Up Sailors"

"We Won''t Screw Your Mind Up As Bad As The Marines Will"

"Kicking Nazi Tail Since 1942"

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Accessorize"

“Risk Your Life for Freedoms No One Appreciates!"

"Play Doom… For Real!"

"Sure Beats Lurnin''!"

"Because Terminators Are Real" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-10-2003, 03:29 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

Reward these soldiers for their work


A British General had sent some of his men off to fight for their country in the Falkland Island Crisis.

Upon returning to England from the South American island, three soldiers that had distinguished themselves in battle were summoned to the General's office. "Since we weren't actually at war," the General began, "I can't give out any medals. We did, however, want to let each of you know your efforts were appreciated.

What we've decided to do is to let each of you choose two points on your body. You will be given two pounds sterling for each inch of distance between those parts. We'll start on the left, boys, so what'll it be?"

Soldier 1: "The tip of me head to me toes, sahr!" General: "Very good son, that's 70 inches which comes to 140 pounds"

Soldier 2: "The tip of the finger on one outstretched hand to the tip of the other, sir!"

General: "Even better son, that's 72 inches which comes to 144 pounds"

Soldier 3: "The palm of me hand to the tip of me left pinky, sahr!"

General: "That's a strange but fair request, son!

As the general begins the measurement: "What! Son, where is your left pinky?"

Soldier 3: "Falkland Island, sahr!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-11-2003, 07:48 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] ...........Cynthia MacGregor

Admiral Little was very excited to be able to command the latest
innovation in the Navy-a group of ships that could also maneuver on land.Yes,they could sail across the ocean,put down retractable leg-like apparatuses,and "walk" up the beach and
across the land.

Alas,they were not entirely silent when they maneuvered across the land,but Adm.Little still had high hopes for their ability to sneak up on the enemy.

The time came to try out this new invention in combat conditions,and the admiral was very excited.The ships sailed, landed,and made their way across land to the enemy troop's encampment.But they were done in when the enemy forces were given advance warning of their approach...they heard the pitter-patter of Little's fleet. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-11-2003, 04:33 PM:
 
Rated R [Eek!]

Endowed Army Recruits


Two brothers enlisting in the Army were getting their physicals. During the inspection, the doctor was surprised to discover that both of them possessed incredibly long, oversized penises.

"How do you account for this?" he asked the brothers.

"It's hereditary, sir," the older one replied.

"I see," said the doctor, writing in his file. "Your father's the reason for your elongated penises?"

"No sir, our mother."

"Your mother? You idiot, women don't have penises!"

"I know, sir," replied the recruit, "but she only had one arm, and when it came to getting us out of the bathtub, she had to manage as best she could." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-28-2003, 07:02 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

On our first day of Army basic training, we recruits were
herded off buses to the care of screaming drill sergeants.

We spent much of the day picking up supplies and doing push-ups.

After our five-minute meal, a fellow recruit from Mississippi turned to me. "Gosh," he said, "I wonder how they treat the enemy." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-19-2003, 02:54 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Linda

A new recruit was sitting idly in the barrack room. A passing
officer saw him and barked :"You're no longer a civilian. What
was your job before you were called up?"

"I ran a shop, sir", the recruit replied.

"Did you employ people?"

"Yes, sir, twenty."

"What would you have done if you had caught them doing nothing?"

"I would have sacked them immediately",the soldier said
hopefully. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-23-2003, 03:04 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Sue Bee

A career military man, who had retired as a corporal, was telling the younger men how he handled officers during his years of service. "It didn't matter a hoot if he was a Major General, an Admiral, or the Commander-in-Chief. I always told those guys
exactly where to get off.

"Wow, you musta been something," the admiring young soldiers
remarked. "What was your job in the service?"

"Elevator operator in the Pentagon.
[Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-02-2003, 07:29 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Speak English


A friend of mine is an officer in the naval reserve. A few weeks
ago, he was attending a conference that included admirals in both the US and the French navies. At a cocktail reception, my friend found himself in a small group that included an admiral from each of the two navies.

The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans
learned many languages, Americans only learned English. He then
asked. "Why is it that we have to speak English in these
conferences rather than you have to speak French?"

Without even hesitating, the American admiral replied. "Maybe it
is because we arranged it so that you did not have to learn to
speak German."

The group became silent. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-02-2003, 08:18 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Down at the Veteran's hospital, a trio of old timers
ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and
started bragging about their ancestors. "My great
grandfather, at age 13," one declared proudly,
"was a drummer boy at Shiloh."

"Mine," boasted another, "went down with Custer at
the Battle of Little Big Horn."

"I'm the only soldier in my family," confessed vet
number three, "but if my great grandfather was living
today he'd be the most famous man in the world."

"What'd he do?" his friends wanted to know.

"Nothing much. But he would be 165 years old." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-28-2003, 08:56 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Becky

While on my desk assignment in the Army,I noticed that my co-
worker,Rick, never answered his phone.

One day I asked him why.

"If you had to pick up the telephone and say, 'Statistical
section,Specialist Strasewski speaking,'" Rick replied
indignantly, "you wouldn't want to answer it either!" [Big Grin]

(Reader's Digest, Humor in Uniform)
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-28-2003, 01:19 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

One Sunday morning, while stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea,I was in line for breakfast and noticed that the cook behind the counter looked kind of harassed.After I gave him my order,he asked me how I wanted my eggs.Not wanting to burden him
further,I said cheerfully,"Oh, whatever is easiest for you."

With that, he took two eggs, cracked them open onto my plate and handed it back to me. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-03-2003, 03:39 PM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] Lorraine

A Coast Guard cutter is called out to rescue a yacht in trouble
off the California coast.

The radioman,trying to get the yacht's location,calls it on the radio.

"What is your position?Repeat,what is your position?"

"My position?" a voice replies."Well,I'm marketing director of a medium-sized computer software company in the Silicon Valley."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-12-2003, 01:47 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Sue Bee

Indoctrination for Return of Soldiers to U.S.


Shortly after World War II,a humorous "Indoctrination for Return of Army Soldiers to the U.S." was popularly known.Here's our
revised version for current vets returning from the Theatre of
Operations.

TO: All Units

A.In compliance with current policies for rotation of armed
services overseas, it is directed that in order to ensure the high standard of character of the American soldier and to prevent any dishonor to reflect on the uniform, all individuals eligible for return to the U.S. will,under current policy, undergo an indoctrination course of demilitarization prior to approval of his/her application for return.

B. The following points will be emphasized in the course's subject matter,specifically for male soldiers:

9)Whiskey, a common American drink, may be offered to a soldier
on social occasions. It is considered a reflection on the uniform to snatch the bottle from the hostess and drain the bottle,cork and all.All individuals are cautioned to exercise extreme caution in these situations.

10)In movie theatres seats are provided.Helmets are not
required.It is considered bad form to whistle and hoot every time a female over eight and under eighty crosses the screen.If vision is impaired by the person in the seat in front, there are plenty other seats that can be occupied.DO NOT hit him across the back of the head and say,"Move your head, jerk, I can't see anything."

11)Upon retiring to sleep,one will often find a pair of pajamas
laid out on the bed.(Pajamas,it should be explained,are two-
piece garments that one puts on after all clothing has been
removed.)The soldier, confronted by these garments, should assume an air of familiarity and not act as though he were not used to them.A casual remark such as,"My, what a lovely pattern" will usually be adequate.Under NO circumstances say,"How in hell do you expect me to sleep in a getup like that?"

12)Beer is sometimes served in bottles.A cap remover is usually
available,and it is not considered polite to open the bottle by
the use of one's teeth. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-21-2003, 06:19 AM:
 
Rated PG [Eek!]

A retired four-star general ran into his former orderly,also
retired,in a Manhattan bar and spent the rest of the evening
persuading him to come work for him as his valet.

"Your duties will be exactly the same as they were in the army,"
the general said. "Nothing to it ...you'll catch on again fast."

Next morning promptly at eight o'clock,the ex-orderly
entered the ex-general's bedroom,pulled open the
drapes,gave the general a gentle shake, strode around
the other side of the bed,spanked his employer's wife on
her bottom and said, "O.K.,sweetheart,it's back to the village
for you." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-26-2003, 03:28 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Charlie

DIRECTIVE TO HIS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:


"Tomorrow evening at approximately 20-00 hours Halley's Comet
will be visible in this area; an event which occurs only every 75 years.Have the men fall out in the battalion area in fatigues,
and I will explain this rare phenomenon to them.In case of rain, we will not be able to see anything, so assemble the men in the theater and I will show them films of it."

EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO COMPANY COMMANDER:

"By order of the Colonel, tomorrow at 20-00 hours,Halley's Comet will appear above the battalion area.If it rains,fall the men out in fatigues, then march to the theater where this rare
phenomenon will take place, something which occurs only once
every 75 years."

COMPANY COMMANDER TO LIEUTENANT:

"By order of the Colonel be in fatigues at 20-00 hours tomorrow
evening.The phenomenal Halley's Comet will appear in the theater.
In case of rain in the battalion area,the Colonel will give another order,something which occurs once every 75 years."

LIEUTENANT TO SERGEANT:

"Tomorrow at 20-00 hours,the Colonel will appear in the theater
with Halley's comet, something which happens every 75 years.If
it rains,the Colonel will order the comet into the battalion
area."

SERGEANT TO SQUAD:

"When it rains tomorrow at 20-00 hours, the phenomenal 75-year-
old General Halley,accompanied by the Colonel,will drive his
comet through the battalion area theater in fatigues." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-26-2003, 03:30 PM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] Captain Silver

The soldier was tired and sleepy from a long train ride in a
miserable old-day coach. On top of this, two fussy old ladies
were keeping him awake with argument about a window. One wanted
it closed and the other wanted it open. This fuss finally brought the conductor. "Conductor," said one, "if that window is opened,I'll just freeze to death!"

"And if it is kept closed," whined the other,"I'll suffocate."

The poor conductor didn't know what to do and finally turned to
the GI for help."What would you do, soldier,if it were a
military problem?"

"In the Army we handle such problems like a double-prong attack.
Open the window and freeze one of them,then close it and suffocate the other." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-26-2003, 03:35 PM:
 
Rated R [Smile] Captain Silver

One day a sergeant of long service standing was trying to teach a bunch of raw recruits how to handle the rifle. The rookies were firing hither and yon and finally one of them shot the sarge in the seat of his breeches.

"You dumb, censored, son of *****, *****, ****," screamed the
sarge.

A second lieutenant who was with the group cautioned, "Remember,
sarge, you're in the New Army. No profanities."

The sergeant apologized to the officer and turned back to the
recruit. "My goodness gracious," he said, "What on earth was your motivation in shooting me with unwarranted expenditure of
valuable ammunition?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-12-2003, 06:27 AM:
 
Rated X [Eek!]

The curator of a Western art museum commissioned a local artist to paint a mural-sized painting of Custer's Last Thought. The artist was told to make it highly symbolic of Custer's mindset during the debacle at Little Big Horn.

Deep in thought, the artist went to her studio. After many false starts, she proceeded to paint an enormous oil painting. Finally, after many months of work, the painting was unveiled for the curator.

In the foreground, a beautiful crystalline blue lake with a single fish leaping. Around the fish's head is a halo. In the background, the hills and meadows are covered with naked Native American couples copulating.

The curator is both disgusted and baffled by what he sees. In a rage he turns to the artist and asks, "What the hell has this got to do with Custer's Last Thought?"

The artist replied, "It's simple. Custer's Last Thought had to have been: Holy Mackerel! Where did all these fucking Indians come from?" [Big Grin]

[ 06-15-2003, 07:12 AM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-15-2003, 07:11 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Becky

My youngest brother, Tony, had just completed basic training and
was home on leave prior to his first tour in Germany.

Since I was an Army National Guard pilot and my other brother was
my crew chief, we offered to take Tony to catch his transport
overseas.

When we landed at McGuire Air Force Base, several of Tony's fellow
privates came out to greet him. Tony ran ahead, while my other
brother and I followed with his gear.

As Tony approached his buddies, he was bewildered by their
dumbfounded stares.

Finally, he realized his friends weren't seeing his two brothers
giving him a lift; they were seeing a new private arrive in his
own helicopter--with his captain and sergeant carrying his bags! [Big Grin]

[Humor In Uniform, Reader's Digest]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-29-2003, 09:27 AM:
 
Rated R [Eek!]

The 1st Kamikaze pilot is called in to the General's office, and
the news is broken to him:


General: You have been chosen to be the 1st Kamikaze pilot in the war.

Pilot: Yes Sir!

General: Your job is to pick out our fastest plane.

Pilot: Yes Sir!

General: You will fly plane toward American fleet.

Pilot: Yes Sir!

General: You will take plane to altitude of 30,000 feet.

Pilot: Yes Sir!

General: You will take plane into tailspin toward American battleship,fly down tubes of American battleship,and blow to bits for the glory of Japan.

Pilot: Yes Sir!

General: You got any questions?

Pilot: One Question, Sir.

General: Question granted.

Pilot: Are you out of your fucking mind????!!!!! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-01-2003, 12:46 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Two men were boasting to each other about their old army days.

"Why, my outfit was so well drilled," declared one, "that when they presented arms all you could hear was slap, slap, click."

"Very good," conceded the other, "but when my company presented arms you'd just hear slap, slap, jingle."

"What was the jingle?" asked the first. "Oh," replied the other offhand, "just our medals." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-07-2003, 10:25 AM:
 
Rated R [Smile]


Rejected US Army Slogans


"Kill All That You Can Kill"

"Shower With Men"

"Knock Up Foreign Broads"

"All The Grits You Can Eat"

"Be A Flame Thrower, Not A Flame Broiler"

"Purple Hearts = Free Beers At Hooters"

"Whimsical And Human, Just Like M*A*S*H"

"Cubicles Are For Wusses"

"Napalm Means Serious BBQ"

"Over 1,000,000 Sheared, Beaten, And Worked Into A Sub-Human Fury!"

"Totally Beefcake and Proud of It"

"Beat Up Sailors"

"We Won''''t Screw Your Mind Up As Bad As The Marines Will"

"Kicking Nazi Tail Since 1942"

"Don''t Ask, Don''t Tell, Don''t Accessorize"

“Risk Your Life for Freedoms No One Appreciates!"

"Play Doom… For Real!"

"Sure Beats Lurnin''''!"

"Because Terminators Are Real" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Kyle Watkins (Member # 986) on 08-05-2003, 11:39 PM:
 
PG 13

Two military policemen were chasing a fleeing draftee from The
military base. The draftee ran into the courtyard of a convent.
He saw a nun seated on a round bench beneath a tree, quietly
reading a book.

He said to her, "Quick sister, please hide me I don't want to be
drafted and the M.P.'s are chasing me!"

She lifted up her skirt and said, "Quick hide under here." The
two policemen came by and asked if she had seen anyone. She
replied, "No."

After they left she told the young boy to come out and that
everything was going to be OK. He thanked her and said, "You
have a nice set of legs for a nun!"

She replied, "If you reach up a little farther you'll find a
nice set of balls too. I'm not going to be drafted either!"
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-02-2003, 07:52 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Two green recruits found three hand grenades on the road and deceided to take them back to the base.

"what if one of them explodes?" asked one young private.

"No problem," said his buddy, "We'll say we only found two." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-03-2003, 07:44 AM:
 
Rated PG [puke] Sue Bee

Called up in the draft,Jeff and Joe had no desired to serve in
the army.Thus they had all their teeth pulled,aware that the
military wouldn’t take them if they were toothless.

Showing up for their exam, they were lined up along with a husky
man.

When Jeff stepped up to the doctor, the physician said, “anything wrong with you?”

“Yes sir,” Jeff replied, “I have no teeth.”

Pushing his fingers into Jeff’s mouth, the doctor felt around.
“Right”, he said, “you’re 4F.”

The doctor called over the big guy next. “Anything wrong with you?”

“Yeah,” he said, “I got piles.”

Reaching around, the doctor pushed his fingers into the man’s anus. “You sure do, you’re 4F.”

Joe was summoned. “Anything wrong with you?”

“Not a thing,” Joe replied. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-04-2003, 07:24 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] : Lorraine

YOU'RE A RETIRED D.I.(DRILL INSTRUCTOR) IF....


1. When out in public you feel the urge to snap your fingers at
children you do not know and correct their behavior.

2. When you mention "sugar" you're not talking about a food group.

3. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside.

4. You can't have children because there's no name you could give a child that wouldn't bring on high blood pressure the moment you heard it uttered.

5. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

6. Meeting a child's parent instantly answers the question "Why is this kid like this?"

7. You think a Long Island Corny Dog is some form of prohibited
sexual act.

8. You have been listed in the Museum of Natural History as
a ‘Relic.’

9. Meat, preferably very rare makes your mouth drool
uncontrollably in public.

10. When being pulled over by an L.A. Police Officer for a traffic citation you begin your conversation with, ‘Aren’t you one of those sorry SOBs we had to save your ass during the LA riots.”

11. You have battle fatigue syndrome if you don’t regularly watch war movies on T.V.

12. People you have trained still fear you and call you “sir.”

13. When applying for Social Security Benefits, you reminded the
man evaluating your pension amount that you know 6 different ways to snap a man’s neck.

14. You still wear you dog tags, sleep with a .45 under your
pillow, drive a used rebuilt Willy’s Jeep, and have barbed wire on top of your chain link fence around your house. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-06-2003, 02:40 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile] Michele

ACTUAL MILITARY WARNINGS, can you believe it?


"Aim towards the Enemy." -Instruction printed on US Rocket
Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." -U.S.
Army

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate.The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." -U.S.A.F.Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range,so are you." -Infantry Journal

"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it.That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." -Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you
just bombed." -U.S. Air Force Manual

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." -Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways." -U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." -Infantry Journal

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." --Col. David Hackworth

"If your attack is going too well, you're probably walking into an ambush." -Infantry Journal

"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection." -Joe Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once." -Anon

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." Unknown Army Recruit

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." -Your Buddies

(And lastly) "If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." --U.S.A. Ammo Troop
[Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-16-2003, 06:22 AM:
 
Rated PG [Eek!] Michele

A group of new recruits had been stationed overseas and were about go out for their first maneuvers.The Base Commander came out with a few words of wisdom for the group before they left.

"Men," he said,"there is a deadly snake in these parts that can
kill you with just one bite.It has orange and black stripes and
usually found with its tail sticking out of the bushes. If you
come across a snake just grab it by the tail,pull it out quickly
and give it a judo chop on the head."

The soldiers agreed and all took off.The maneuvers seemed to go quite well until they came back and took role.One of the soldiers was missing.After hours of searching they finally found
the poor guy all mangled up in a bush.He was rushed off to the
hospital.After several days the Doctor came up to him and asked
him what the hell had happened to him.The soldier rolled over
slightly,opened one eye and very quietly said "Doc,have you ever given a tiger a judo chop in the nuts?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-19-2003, 07:23 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Gloria in Tennessee


Actual excerpts from Royal Navy and Marines officer fitness reports:


* His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity.

* I would not breed from this officer.

* He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his
entire satisfaction.

* He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle.

* This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

* This medical officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from port to port,and my officers to carry him from bar to bar.

* Since my last report he has reached rock bottom;has started to dig.

* She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to
meet them.

* He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.

* Works well under constant supervision when cornered like a rat in a trap.

* This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-10-2003, 07:38 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] United States Air Force

Here's the exercise program that the Air Force is proposing to stay in shape this year.You might want to take it easy at first,then do it faster as you become more proficient. It may be too strenuous for some.


ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY EXERCISE
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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-21-2003, 09:17 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

While my brother was stationed overseas, his wife wrote to him
daily.

For an added touch, she'd always scribble little abbreviated notes on the outside of the envelope.

One day my brother received a letter with the familiar "SWL" (sealed with love) message on the envelope. He noticed that the letter was sealed with tape andchuckled when he read this notation written by a postal employee: "Love didn't stick -- resealed in Seattle." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-21-2003, 10:33 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Duty, Honor and Commitment

The Third Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer has the responsibility for providing ceremonial units and honor guards for state occasions, White House social functions, public celebrations and interments at Arlington National Cemetery....and standing a very formal sentry watch at the Tombs of the Unknowns. The public is familiar with the precision of what is called. "walking post" at the Tombs. There are roped off galleries where visitors can form to observe the troopers and their measured
step and almost mechanical silent rifle shoulder changes. They are relieved every hour in a very formal drill that has to be seen to believe.

Some people think that when the Cemetery is closed to the public in the evening in the evening that this show stops. First, to the men who who are dedicated to this work...it is no show...it is a "charge of honor".The formality and precision continues
uninterrupted all night. During the nighttime, the drill of relief and the measured step of the on duty entrys remain unchanged from the  daylight hours. To these men...
these special men, the continuity of this post is the key to the honor and respect shown to these honored dead, symbolic of all American unaccounted for American combat dead.

The steady rhythmic step in rain, sleet, snow, hail, hot, cold...bitter cold...
uninterrupted...uninterrupted is the important part of the honor shown. Last night, while you were sleeping, the teeth of hurricane Isabel came through this area and tore hell out of everything... We have thousands of trees down...power outages...
traffic signals out...roads filled with down limbs and "gear adrift" debris...We have
flooding...and the place looks like it has been the impact area of an off shore
bombardment. The RegimentalCommander of the U.S. Third Infantry sent word to the
nighttime Sentry Detail to secure the post and seek shelter from the
high winds, to ensure their personal safety. THEY DISOBEYED THE ORDER...
During winds that turned over vehicles and turned debris into projectiles...the
measured step continued. One fellow said "I've got buddies getting shot at in Iraq
who would kick my butt if word got to them that we let them down...I'm sure as hell
have no intention of spending my Army career being known as the goddam idiot who
couldn't stand a little light breeze and shirked his duty." ....Then he said something
in response to a female reporters question regarding silly purpose less personal risk...."I wouldn't expect you to understand, it's an enlisted man's thing." God Bless the rascal...In a time in our nation's history when spin and total bullshit seems to have become the accepted coin-of-the-realm, there beat hearts...the enlisted hearts
we all knew and were so damn proud to be a part of...that fully understand that devotion to duty is not a part time occupation.

While we slept, we were represented by some damn fine men who fully understood their post orders and proudly went about their assigned responsibilities unseen,
unrecognized and in the finest tradition of the America! An Enlisted Man. Folks,
there's hope.

From a subvet friend in our nation's capital~
  ...More....

On the ABC evening news, it was reported tonight that, because of the dangers from Hurricane Isabel approaching Washington DC, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment.  They refused. "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a service person.  The
tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.  Addition to this: Isaw an interview on Fox News Channel with the Commander of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the unknown. He took the shift when Isabel was unleashing her fury, cause he did not want to ask any of his men to do this - he felt it was his highest honor
to be on duty during that time.  Very, very proud of our persons in uniform!!!!!!

I don't usually suggest that e-mails be forwarded, but I'd be DAMN proud if  this one reached as many as possible. [Smile]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-23-2003, 08:23 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Uncle Bubba

Two good old boys, Bubba and Junior have been promoted from
Privates to Sergeants. Not long after, they're out for a walk
and Bubba says, "Hey, Junior, there's the NCO Club. Let's you
and me stop in and have a drank."

"But we's privates," protests Junior.

"We's sergeants now," says Bubba, pulling him inside. "Now,
Junior, I'm gonna sit down and have me a drank."

"But, we's privates," says Junior.

"You blind, boy?" asks Bubba, pointing at his stripes. "We's
Sergeants now."

So they order their drinks and pretty soon a hooker comes up
to Bubba.

"You're cute," she says, "and I'd like to take you some place
and make you feel good but I've got a bad case of gonorrhea."

Bubba pulls his friend to the side and whispers, "Junior, go
look in the dictionary and see what gonorrhea means. If it's
okay, give me the okay sign."

Junior goes to look it up, comes back, and gives Bubba the big
okay sign.

Three weeks later Bubba is laid up in the infirmary with a
terrible case of gonorrhea. "Junior," he says, "What you give
me the okay for?"

"Well Bubba, in the dictionary, it says gonorrhea only affects
the privates." Then he pointed to his stripes and says, "But
we's Sergeants now." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-23-2003, 12:57 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

I was working in the Visitor Control Center at Andersen Air Force Base Guam,when a man in civilian clothes approached a fellow airman and requested a vehicle pass.The airman,fresh out of technical training,asked to see his military ID,driver's license and his vehicle registration.

Noticing the letters BG on the man's identification,the new
airman asked, "No," the man replied, leaning over the counter. "Try Brigadier General." [Embarrassed] [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-26-2003, 02:33 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Ralph in Jacksonville

During the second Gulf War, I was an Air Force colonel. I
routinely flew on different aircraft to familiarize myself with
their capabilities. One day I was aboard an intelligence aircraft
where each crew member was surrounded by complex gear.

A young major showed me his computer screen. "That's a chat
screen, Sir," the soldier said. "We use it to relay enemy
information to the crew--like instant messaging."

Nodding, I moved down the line. Flashing on an airman's screen
several feet away was this warning: "Heads up! The colonel's on
the way!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-10-2003, 02:03 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

EMBARRASSING WORLD WAR 2 BLUNDERS:


The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the
Japanese (China, 1937),the first American serviceman killed was
killed by the Russians (Finland 1940), the highest ranking
American killed was Lt.Gen. Lesley McNair,killed by the US Army Air Corps...so much for allies.

The youngest US serviceman was 12-year old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress)

At the time of Pearl Harbor the top US Navy command was Called
CINCUS (pronounced "sink us"), the shoulder patch of the US Army's 45th Infantry division was the Swastika, and Hitler's private train was named "Amerika". All three were soon changed for PR purposes.

More US servicemen died in the Air Corps than the Marine Corps.
While completing the required 30 missions your chance of being
killed was 71%.

Generally speaking there was no such thing as an average fighter
pilot.You were either an ace or a target.For instance Japanese
ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa shot down over 80 planes.He died while a passenger on a cargo plane.

It was a common practice on fighter planes to load every 5th round with a tracer round to aid in aiming. This was a mistake. Tracers had different ballistics so (at long range) if your tracers were hitting the target 80% of your rounds were missing. Worse yet tracers instantly told your enemy he was under fire and from which direction. Worst of all was the practice of loading a string of tracers at the end of the belt to tell you that you were out of ammo. This was definitely not something you wanted to tell the enemy. Units that stopped using tracers saw their success rate nearly double and their loss rate go down.

YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE THIS ONE...

When allied armies reached the Rhine the first thing men did was
pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to
Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it) and Gen. Patton (who had himself photographed in the act).

German Me-264 bombers were capable of bombing New York City but it wasn't worth the effort.

A German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet.

Among the first "Germans" captured at Normandy were several
Koreans. They had been forced to fight for the Japanese Army until they were captured by the Russians and forced to fight for the Russian Army until they were captured by the Germans and forced to fight for the German Army until they were captured by the US Army.

Following a massive naval bombardment 35, 000 US and Canadian
troops stormed ashore at Kiska. 21 troops were killed in the
firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese on the island. (Were they shooting at each other?????)
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-12-2003, 06:27 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] The Flag

I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.
I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea !
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.

Enjoy Your Freedom ! & God Bless Our Troops
Show Your Support Send This Page Along Today [Smile]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-12-2003, 09:00 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

A sign posted on the wall of an Army mess read: "Don't Waste Food -- Food will win the war."

Beneath someone had written: That's fine, but how do we get the
enemy to eat it? [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-16-2003, 09:33 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele ]

A sergeant and two men from his platoon went to a tavern near the base one night. The sergeant asked an attractive Army nurse to join him in a game of pool.

The nurse said, "I would rather play with your privates." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-24-2003, 09:45 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

An Army private filling out a questionnaire for a correspondence
course was stymied by the question, "How long has your present
employer been in business?"

He thought for a moment; then wrote, "Since 1776."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-08-2003, 03:12 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Greg

Bubba's first military assignment was to a military induction center, and because he was a good talker, they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about the government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled. Before long the Captain in charge of the induction center began noticing that Bubba was getting a 99% signup for the top GI insurance.This was odd, because it would cost these poor inductees nearly $30.00 per month more than what was already afforded by the government.

The Captain decided that he would not ask Bubba about his selling techniques,but that he would sit in the back of the room and observe Bubba's sales pitch.

Bubba stood up before his latest group of inductee's and stated ------
"If you have the normal GI insurance and go into battle and are killed the government pays your beneficiaries $6,000.If you take out the supplemental GI insurance ( which will cost you an additional $30.00 per month),the government pays your beneficiaries $200,000.

"---- NOW" Bubba concluded,"Which bunch do you think they are going to send into battle first?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-06-2004, 06:28 AM:
 
Rated XXX [Eek!] Michele

A soldier, filled with obvious triumph, returned from his twenty-
four-hour pass and was beseiged by his buddies who wanted to know,in detail, how he had made out.

The soldier,nothing loath,said gleefully,"What a piece of
fuckin' luck I had.I hadn't been off camp more than half an hour when I met this fuckin' broad and was she stacked!We got to talking and I took her out for some fuckin' hamburgers.Then we went to a fuckin' movie where we got friendly.Then she took me to her fuckin' apartment and in less than five minutes I had every fuckin' stitch off her."

He paused for breath and everyone cried out, "So what happened?"
What happened?!?"

And the soldier said, "What do you think happened, you fuckin'
jerks? We had sexual intercourse." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-21-2004, 06:47 AM:
 
Rated PG [Smile] Lorraine

These are all actual lines from military performance appraisals.


1. Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn't watching.

2. A room temperature IQ.

3. Got a full 6-pack,but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together.

4. A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.

5. A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on.

6. As bright as Alaska in December.

7. Gates are down the lights are flashing,but the train isn't
coming.

8. He's so dense,light bends around him.

9. If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a
week.

10. Takes him 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

11. Wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-23-2004, 05:27 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

Useful Military Warnings


"Aim towards the Enemy.
- Instruction printed on U.S. Rocket Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
- U.S. Army

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate.The bombs are
guaranteed to always hit the ground."
- U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
- Infantry Journal

"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when youleast expect it.That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."
- Army's magazine of preventive maintenance

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you
just bombed."
- U.S. Air Force Manual

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo."
- Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways."
- U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds."
- Infantry Journal

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid."
- Col. David Hackworth

"If your attack is going too well, you're probably walking into anambush."
- Infantry Journal

"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection."
- Joe Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once."
- Anonymous

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." - Unknown Army Recruit

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you."
- Your Buddies

(And lastly)

"If you see a bomb technician running,try to keep up with him." -U.S. Ammo Troop
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-28-2004, 02:03 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] GI Insurance

Airman Jones was assigned to the induction center,where he advised new recruits about their government benefits,especially their GI insurance.

It wasn't long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones had almost a 100% record for insurance sales,which had never happened before.

Rather than ask about this, the Captain stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones's sales pitch.Jones explained the basics of the GI Insurance to the new recruits,and then said:
"If you have GI Insurance and go into battle and are killed,the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries.If you don't have GI insurance,and you go into battle and get killed,
the government only has to pay a maximum of $6000."

"Now",he concluded,"which bunch do you think they are going to send into battle first?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-30-2004, 10:52 AM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] B.B.

An old wild west fort is about to be attacked. The wily old
General sends for his trusty Indian Scout.

"Yumti-Bi," he said, "you must use all your thirty years of skill
in trying to estimate the sort of army we are up against here."

Yumti-Bi laid down and put his ear to the ground... "Heap large -- war party," he says,"maybe three hundred braves,four chiefs, two on black stallions,two on white stallions.All have war paint...many many guns.Medicine man also with them."

"Good grief!" exclaims the General,"you can tell all of that just by listening to the ground???"

"No, General," replied the Indian, "Ugh! Me can see under gate..." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-05-2004, 11:25 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Uncle Bubba

World War III. The US has succeeded in building a computer able to solve any strategic or tactical problem.Military leaders are
assembled in front of the new machine and instructed to feed a
difficult tactical problem into it.They describe a hypothetical
situation to the computer and then ask the pivotal question:
ATTACK OR RETREAT?

The computer hums away for an hour and then comes up with the
answer: YES.

The generals look at each other, somewhat stupefied. Finally one
of them submits a second request to the computer: YES WHAT?

Instantly the computer responded:YES SIR!
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-06-2004, 10:49 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

My brother Ken was home on leave from his post in Hawaii,when he
announced that he had just been promoted to lieutenant commander.

We were all pleased with the news,but some of us less
knowledgeable about military rankings asked Ken to explain what
the promotion meant.After several failed attempts to get us to
understand,he sighed and said:

"Before, I was Hawkeye Pierce,and now I'm Frank Burns."

Expressions of understanding immediately lit the room. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-10-2004, 12:23 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Frank (Hose Nose) in Da Bronx

In January 1991, I was being deployed to Operation Desert Storm.

Before boarding the C-141 transport at Shaw Air Force Base in
South Carolina, I had to go through tight security.

After a meticulous X-ray examination of my carry-on bag, I removed all metal objects from my uniform and was finally able to pass through the detector without setting off the alarm.

"Just out of curiosity," I asked the airman operating the
checkpoint, "why did you make me go through all that?"

"We want to be sure you aren't carrying any weapons on board," he said, handing me back my M-16 rifle. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-08-2004, 07:53 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele

During WWII, I was sent to the U.S. Navy's training and distribution center in Shoemaker, Calif., where we awaited assignment to the South Pacific theater.

The sleeping conditions were less than perfect. In fact, the bunks were infested with bedbugs. These little creatures appeared after lights out, and they provoked much cursing and slapping at the blankets.

One night, a man who had barely met the military's minimum height and weight requirements cried out, "Put me down!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-02-2004, 11:42 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Roger in Newport

Rules for Gunfights




US Marine Corps Rules for Gunfights

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4."
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the caliber, stance, or tactics.
They will remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating.

Navy SEALS Rules For Gunfights
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Return quickly to looking cool in latest beach wear.
4. Check hair in mirror.

US Army Rangers Rules For Gunfights
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound ruck while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound ruck while starving.

Army Rules For Gunfights
1. Select a new beret to wear
2. Sew combat patch on right shoulder
3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear

US Air Force Rules For Gunfights
1. Have a cocktail
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner
3. See what's on HBO
4. Determine "what is a gunfight"
5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation
6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets
8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally
9. Tell the Navy to send the Marines

US Navy Rules For Gunfights
1. Go to Sea
2. Drink Coffee
3. Watch porn
4. Send the Marines [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-09-2004, 12:31 PM:
 
Interactive Military

http://www.reoutfitters.com/WeSupportU/WeSupportU.htm
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-17-2004, 02:12 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

A Civil War soldier, who had lost his bayonet, whittled one from wood so that he could pass inspection. He hoped he would not be discovered until the regiment had gone into battle, where he planned to pick one up from a dead soldier.

At inspection, an officer asked to see his bayonet. The soldier stated, "Sir, I promised my father I would not unsheathe my bayonet unless I intended to kill someone with it."

The Officer insisted that the soldier hand over the bayonet.

Taking it out, the soldier looked skyward and said, "May the Lord change my bayonet to wood for breaking my vow." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-02-2004, 10:51 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Michele


* A lot of people wonder how they came up with the design for the military's camouflage outfits. Easy -- they patterned it after Army and Marine food.

* If you think I'm kidding about the food, ask anyone who's ever been in the Marines or the Army. About the worst punishment you could be given while in Boot Camp was "seconds" at the Mess Hall.

* Those camouflage outfits are pretty effective though. One solider fainted while in formation and they couldn't find him for 2 days.

* One recruit found that all of the uniforms he was issued fit him perfectly. He began to worry that he was deformed.

* Pity the French solider who wins their Croix de Guerre these days. With AIDS everywhere, they can't find a General who'll make the award and kiss the solider during the ceremony.

* If you think it's really true that "old soldiers fade away" ask any of them to put on their old Army uniforms.

* The Marine aboard ship was beyond seasick. A Navy Corpsman said, "Can I get you something ?" The young Marine replied, "How about an island?"

* During the Vietnam war, a Lieutenant asked a Marine why he was falling back during a really fierce battle. "Didn't you hear me say that we're outnumbered 4 to 1 ?" The Marine replied, "I got my four Sir." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-05-2004, 10:44 AM:
 
Rated G [Eek!]

I overheard my father telling a family friend about my newly- assigned mission in the U.S. Coast Guard.

I work on a cutter that escorts cruise ships and international vessels under the bridges in California's Bay Area.

But what my father told his friend was, "She's involved in some sort of escort service." [Eek!]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-06-2004, 07:32 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] [Eek!]

One Sunday morning, while stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea, I was in line for breakfast and noticed that the cook behind the counter looked glum.

After I gave him my order, he asked me how I wanted my eggs. Not wanting to burden him further, I said cheerfully, "Oh, whatever is easiest for you."

With that, he took two eggs, cracked them open onto my plate and handed it back to me. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-06-2004, 07:33 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

During an arctic training exercise in Alaska, intense cold played havoc with vehicles and equipment. One harassed commander was trying to cope with vehicles that wouldn't run and machinery that wouldn't work.

He was wondering what else could go wrong when the door opened and a soldier rushed in and announced, "Hey, captain, the Northern Lights are out!"

Exasperated and without looking, the captain barked, "Well, go get the generator mechanic and have him fix the darn things!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-02-2004, 12:06 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

At one Army base, the annual trip to the rifle range had been canceled for the second year in a row, but the semi-annual physical fitness test was still on as planned.

One soldier mused, "Does it bother anyone else that the Army doesn't seem to care how well we can shoot, but they are extremely interested in how fast we can run?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-09-2004, 02:21 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Chris

Private Loyds was brought up before the unit CO for some offence.

"You can take your choice, private - one month's restriction or twenty day's pay," said the officer.

"All right, sir," said the bright soldier, "I'll take the money." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-14-2004, 11:50 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

COAST GUARD CHRISTMAS


Twas the night before Christmas and all through each state, Coast Guard families were starting to celebrate. Just then from the White House came an urgent call, A crisis had arisen that would affect one and all.

In fact the U.S. State Department was frantic, For Santa Claus had just landed in the Atlantic! It Was foggy as ever; Rudolph had made a blunder. Santa, sleigh, and eight reindeer were going under.

Though the stockings were hung by the chimneys with care. Poor Santa gurgled, "I'll never get there." When what to his wondering eye should appear; But some coast guard cutters with their rescue gear!

The officers and crew were so lively and quick; Sure was a lucky break for good ole Saint Nick. With a nod from the captain. they went right to work. Rudolph was embarrassed, he felt like a jerk.

Poor Santa was soggy, but as anyone could see, He was very grateful to the U.S.C.G! And we heard him exclaim as they towed him from sight, "If it weren't for age and weight, I'd enlist Tonight!" [Smile]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-31-2004, 05:38 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] For Will Kutler

Upon completing Air Force technical school, I had to drive from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Northwest for my next assignment. A friend suggested I hang my blue dress uniform in the left-rear window to generate good will from the highway patrol. When I was pulled over by a Wyoming state trooper, I was sure that I was off the hook because he told me that he, too, had been in the Air Force.

But he handed me a ticket anyway. It read: "Right-rear taillight burned out/License plate not properly illuminated" and, in the remarks section, "Lint on sleeve/Name tag uneven/Collar brass tarnished." He had once been a drill instructor. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-10-2005, 11:41 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

As a soldier approaches a checkpoint in the dark the voice of the sentry suddenly barks, "Halt! Who's there?"

"I'm an American," came the reply.

"Is that so? Okay, advance and recite the second verse of the 'Star Spangled Banner.'"

"It's, uuuuh, something-something, the morning's first gleam, tell you the truth I don't really know it," came the confession finally.

"Proceed," said the sentry. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-11-2005, 12:40 PM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] Michele

After a day of grueling maneuvers under the blazing Texas sun, the all-female platoon stood in front of the barracks.

"All right, ladies, think about this," bellowed the drill instructor. "If you could have ten minutes alone, right now, with anyone in the world, who would that be?"

Amid much mumbling, one voice was heard from the back row..... "My recruiter!!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-22-2005, 12:27 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Chris

Bragging about old times


Two men were boasting to each other about their old army days.

"Why, my outfit was so well drilled," declared one, "that when they presented arms all you could hear was slap, slap, click."

"Very good," conceded the other, "but when my company presented arms you'd just hear slap, slap, jingle."

"What was the jingle?" asked the first. "Oh," replied the other offhand, "just our medals." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-11-2005, 12:57 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

"Our sergeant major was of the old school--feared and respected,"
my ex-army friend told me while reminiscing about his 27 years of service in the Signal Corps.He barked his commands in a clipped,gruff voice,difficult at times to understand.

"One afternoon we stood at ease, awaiting the sergeant major's next command.An old mongrel someone had named Tiger sat nearby, his tongue hanging out,panting.

Suddenly,for no apparent reason,Tiger gave a short,gruff bark.

We all snapped to attention!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-14-2005, 09:22 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Roger

It was an extremely hot day and the sergeant in charge of bayonet drill at an Army base was trying hard to get his listless men to attack the stuffed dummies with more energy. Finally he halted the drill and said: "Listen, men, those dummies are your enemy. They have burned your houses and killed your parents. They carried away your sisters, stole all your money and drank all of the whiskey in the house."

The sergeant then stepped back and motioned the recruits forward toward the row of dummies. The line surged ahead with new purpose. The men with grim looks on their faces showed eagerness to attack.

One recruit, his eyes stern and his lips, drawn back over his teeth in a snarl, paused to ask: "Sergeant, which one drank the whiskey?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-25-2005, 11:23 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

At the United States Air Force Academy, many foreign students studied English before they began aircrew training. One day I needed a thesaurus and called the adjutant's office. "Do we have a Roget's Thesaurus?" I asked.

"I'm not sure, but I'll call you right back," he replied.

After a few minutes, I decided to walk to his office. He looked up with a smile. "I'm sorry I took so long," he said, pointing to the foreign student nominal roles spread over his desk, "but I can confirm we don't have anyone by that name in the school." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-07-2005, 02:07 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Captain: Private, there's a squad of enemy soldiers hiding in that stand of trees. I want you to go in there and flush them out.

Private: Okay, sir, but if you see a bunch of guys running out of the woods, don't shoot the one in front! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-15-2005, 01:38 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

At Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, a man in civilian clothes approached an airman and requested a vehicle pass.

The young airman, fresh out of technical training, asked to see his military ID, driver's license and his vehicle registration.

Noticing the letters BG on the man's identification, the new airman asked, "What's BG stand for -- Big Guy?"

"No," the man replied, leaning over the counter... "Try Brigadier General." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-20-2005, 03:19 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

To promote recycling, five large dumpsters by the mess tent had signs stating what type of garbage was to be placed in each.

It took several days and many reminders,but eventually the soldiers were complying.

One day as the regiment lined up for the noon meal,a civilian garbage truck arrived.In full view of the soldiers,the contents of all five containers were dumped in the one truck. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-20-2005, 03:46 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Uncle Bubba

Two Iraqi spies met in a bar in downtown Los Angeles. One started to greet the other in Arabic, their native language.

The second one waved him off contemptuously and said,

"We're in America now. Speak Spanish." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-09-2005, 10:29 AM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

The British army announced to boost morale they will offer their female soldiers free breasts implants. The new policy will take effect June 6, or what they're calling it, Double-D Day. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-14-2005, 12:46 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Andrew

Down at the draft board, they test you with two girls. One a beauty and the other a hag. If you go for the beauty the Army accepts you. If you go for the hag the Army rejects you. If you go for both they send you to the Navy.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-25-2005, 06:17 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

"By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father who art in Heaven.'"

~~Douglas MacArthur..1880- 1964~~
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-25-2005, 12:12 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Early in the Civil War, when the Union armies were suffering repeated defeats, Abraham Lincoln was discussing the war situation with his cabinet.

"How many men do you estimate are in the Confederate army?" a cabinet member asked.

"About a million and a half," said Lincoln.

"That many?" said another member. "I thought the number was considerably less."

"So did I," said Lincoln, "but every time one of our generals lose a battle, he insists that he was outnumbered three to one - and we have about 500,000 men." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-25-2005, 04:37 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

The instructor in a basic-training course asked a sleepy private, "If you were on night sentry duty and saw a figure crawling toward camp, what procedure would you follow?"

"Well, sir," the private answered, "I'd help the officer to his quarters." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 06-27-2005, 10:38 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

While being transported to basic training as a new enlistee of the Air National Guard, I accidentally opened a parachute in the rear of the C-47. The plane was piloted by a major and a captain, and I felt intimidated as I opened the cockpit door to confess what I had done.

Expecting to be severely chastised, I was surprised by the captain's calm response. "Well, son," he said, "if this plane goes down, that chute is yours." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-08-2005, 02:22 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] George

During World War II, a British pilot was shot down while on a bombing mission over Germany. He sustained terrible injuries when he crash landed, but he was pulled unconscious from his plane and taken to a German military hospital to recover. When he regained consciousness a few days later, a kindly German doctor was at his bedside.

"Major Howe," said the doctor, "The injuries that you received when your plane crashed are most severe. Both of your legs and both of your arms have extensive damage. In fact, your right leg has been crushed so badly, we have to amputate it immediately. I realize how terrible this must make you feel. I am a doctor first, and a German second. If I can do anything to comfort you, please don't hesitate to ask."

"Well Doctor," replied Major Howe, "There is something that you can do for me. Can you give my amputated leg to the Luftwaffe and ask them to drop it over England during their next bombing mission. I sure would feel better if my leg wound up in good old England."

"I see no problem with that," said the doctor. "Consider it done."

So after the operation, the doctor gave the amputated leg to a German officer with instructions to drop it over England. Unfortunately, two days later the doctor had to give Major Howe some more bad news.

"Major Howe," said the doctor. "I'm afraid that gangrene has set in on your left leg, and it too must be amputated. Any requests?"

"Yes," he replied. "Could you drop that leg over England also?"

"Ya," said the doctor, and after the operation, he gave the Brit's leg to the same German officer and asked him to dispose of it as before.

One week later, the doctor had still more bad news for the Major. "Major Howe," said the doctor, "We have done everything in our power to save your two arms, but I'm afraid that gangrene has set in on both of them and we must amputate immediately. Can I assume that ..."

"Yes," interrupted the Major, "If you would be so kind, old boy, please see that both of my arms are dropped over good old England."

The doctor promised to take care of his request and he again asked the same German officer to drop the amputated limbs over England. This time, however, the officer became perturbed and insisted on speaking with the British pilot.

"So," said the German officer, "You are the pilot who wanted his right leg dropped over England?"

"Yes," replied Major Howe. "That is jolly well correct."

"Hmmmm. And then you wanted your left leg dropped over England?"

"Yes," replied the Major. "That is correct as well."

"And now you say you want both of your arms dropped over England?"

"Correct again," replied the Major.

"Hmmmm, very interesting," mused the suspicious German officer. "Tell me something Major, you're not trying to escape, are you?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-17-2005, 10:11 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

THINGS TO REMEMBER DURING A WAR


1. The only things more accurate than enemy fire is friendly fire.

2. Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

3. Teamwork is essential. It gives them more targets to shoot at.

4. No inspection-ready unit ever passed combat.

5. No combat-ready unit ever passed inspection.

6. Remember: your aircraft was made by the lowest bidder.

7. Never draw fire, it will irritate the rest of your formation.

8. Never share a cockpit with someone braver than you.

9. You are not Tom Cruise.

10. SAMs and AAA have the right-of-way.

11. If you aren't sure, the SAMs are pointed at you.

12. If hit, landing near the people that just shot you down is not a good idea.

13. Close only counts in horseshoes,nukes and proximity-fused missiles.

14. Smart bombs have bad days too.

15. The best defense is to stay out of range.

16. If you are short on everything but enemy, you are in combat. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-17-2005, 07:15 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

The Final Inspection


The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you ?
Have you always turned the other cheek ?
To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times ! I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell." [Big Grin]

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the Military, please pass this on and pray for men and women who have served and are currently serving our country and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-26-2005, 07:26 AM:
 
Rated PG [Eek!]

When I joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual,then it became optional. I'm getting out before it becomes mandatory."

--Anonymous USAF LTC
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-02-2005, 07:08 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

I was standing to the side while recruits were picking up their gear. I noticed one fellow looking in dismay at the boots he had been issued. He approached our tall, imposing sergeant major and stammered, "S-sir, they issued m-me with two left boots."

"Well, son," he replied, "shaking his head, that's obviously how they saw you." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-04-2005, 03:17 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

The general was confined to the military hospital for treatment of a minor malady.


For almost a week he made a complete nuisance of himself, irritating both staff and the other patients, demanding attention and expecting his every order to be followed immediately. He was in a six-man ward rather than a private room, his meals were too cold or not served to suit his taste, the light needed to be adjusted to his demands, the nighttime activities interfered with his rest... and on, and on.

One afternoon an orderly entered the room. "Time to take your temperature, General."

After growling at the orderly, the general opened his mouth to accept the thermometer.

"Sorry, General, but for this test we need your temperature from the other end."

A whole new barrage of verbal abuse followed, but the orderly was insistent that a rectal temperature was what the test called for. The general at last rolled over, bared his rear, and allowed the orderly to proceed. The orderly then told the general, "Stay exactly like that and don't move. I'll be back in five minutes to check up on you." and withdrew.

An hour later, the head nurse entered the room, saw the general with his bare rear in the air and gasped, "What's going on here?"

"Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" the general barked.

"Yes I have, General, but with a daffodil?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-15-2005, 11:27 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

The last thing I needed to worry about while serving with the UN forces near Croatia was trouble with my wisdom teeth.

After a week of agony in my jaw, I went to our camp dental unit. My jaw was examined, X rays were taken, and about ten minutes later the dentist returned and stated: "Five others have seen me with the same symptoms.

Stay away from the local bread!"

He was right. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-15-2005, 01:08 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

A trio of old veterans were bragging about the heroic exploits of their ancestors one afternoon down at the VFW hall.

"My great grandfather, at age 13," one declared proudly, "was a drummer boy at Shiloh."

"Mine," boasts another, "went down with Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn."

"I'm the only soldier in my family," confessed vet number three, "but if my great grandfather was living today he'd be the most famous man in the world."

"Really? What'd he do?" his friends wanted to know.

"Nothing much. But he would be 165 years old." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-17-2005, 12:08 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

A sign posted on the wall of an Army mess read, "Don't Waste Food - Food will win the war."

Beneath someone had written, That's fine, but how do we get the enemy to eat it? [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-08-2005, 02:18 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Chris

After enlisting in the 82nd Airborne Division, I eagerly asked my Recruiter what I could expect from jump school. "Well," he said, "it's three weeks long."

"What else," I asked.

"The first week they separate the men from the boys," he said. "The second week, they separate the men from the fools."

"And the third week?" I asked.

"The third week, the fools jump." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-13-2005, 11:42 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Ethan

Private Jones sat moodily over his beer when his friend Sergeant Smith, entered the bar and said, "Hey, Jonesy, I hear you were busted."

"Yes" said Jones. "They took away my sergeant's stripes."

"How come"

"Oh, I met that chicken Lieutenant Gordon, and I gave him a snappy salute."

"So"

"So while I was saluting, my nose itched, and I scratched it with my thumb." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-13-2005, 11:57 AM:
 
Rated G [Eek!]

A US Air Force C-141 is scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland at midnight. During the pilot's preflight check, he discovers that the latrine holding tank is still full from the last flight.

So a message is sent to the base and an airman who was off duty is called out to take care of it. The young man finally gets to the air base and makes his way to the aircraft, only to find that the latrine pump truck has been left outdoors and is frozen solid, so he must find another one in the hangar, which takes even more time.

He returns to the aircraft and is less than enthusiastic about what he has to do. Nevertheless, he goes about the pumping job deliberately and carefully (and slowly) so as not to risk criticism later. As he's leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, "Son, your attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and I'm going to personally see to it that you are not just reprimanded but also punished."

Shivering in the cold, his task finished, the young airman takes a deep breath, stands up tall and says, "Sir, with all due respect, I'm not your son; I'm an Airman in the United States Air Force. I've been in Thule, Greenland, for 11 months without any leave, and reindeer are beginning to look pretty good to me. I have one stripe, it's two thirty in the morning, the temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump shit out of an aircraft......Now, just exactly what form of punishment did you have in mind?" [Eek!]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-12-2006, 07:17 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

A man was bragging about his sister who disguised herself, as a man and joined the army.

"But, wait a minute," said the listener, "She'll have to dress with the boys and shower with them too. Won't she?"

"Sure," replied the man.

"Well, won't they find out?"

"And who's gonna tell?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-19-2006, 09:07 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Tiring of the same old buzz cut from the base barber at Fort Dix, New Jersey, I went into town to get my haircut. The hairdresser noticed my accent and asked where I was from.

"Trinidad," I said.

"Is that in Arabia?"

"The Caribbean."

She laughed, "Sorry, I never was very good at geometry." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-22-2006, 02:18 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Betsy

During the Civil War, when General Grant was about to start his drive against the army of General Lee, a woman approached Grant and said, "What are your plans for the campaign General?"

Grant said, "Can you keep a secret, madam?"

"Oh yes. Absolutely."

"Good," said Grant. "So can I." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-22-2006, 02:55 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Sam had been a soldier at war for more than three years, during which he had been in many battles and won many decorations. He was finally discharged from service and returned home to a wife and son whom he hadn't seen in almost four years.

As he was walking up the path to his house, his young son spotted him and yelled "Mommy, Mommy, here comes Daddy, and he's got a Purple Heart on!"

To which the mother replied, "I don't give a damn what color it is! Let him in, and you go play at the Smiths for a couple hours." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-23-2006, 08:18 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

"I often feel like the director of a cemetary. I have a lot of people under me, but nobody listens!"

--General John Gavin
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-28-2006, 05:02 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

"Finish Paving"


While a friend and I were visiting Annapolis, we noticed several students on their hands and knees assessing the courtyard with pencils and clipboards in hand. "What are they doing?" I asked our tour guide.

"Each year," he replied with a grin, "The upperclassmen ask the freshmen how many bricks it took to finish paving this courtyard."

"So what's the answer?" my friend asked him when we were out of earshot of the freshmen.

The guide replied, "One." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-02-2006, 02:21 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

It was early morning at an Army camp and the first sergeant was calling out names for the daily work parties listed on a piece of paper:

"Ames".............."Here!"

"Jenson"............"Here!"

"Jones"............."Here!"

"Magersky".........."Here!"

"Seeback"..........." --

"Seeback!".........." --

"SEEBACK!!"........." --

At that point, someone whispered into the first sergeant's ear. He looked again at what the last name really said, quickly turned over the list and continued calling the names printed on the other side. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-05-2006, 10:25 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

During a practical exercise at a military police base, the instructor was giving the class instruction in unarmed self defense.

After he presented a number of different situations in which they might find themselves, he asked a student, "What steps would you take if someone were coming at you with a large, sharp knife?"

The student replied, "Big ones!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-07-2006, 10:12 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Chris

The unit engineer had just finished a talk on introducing mechanization in fatigue details.

A sergeant reported thoughtfully: "Sir, I just discovered something that does the work of fifty men."

"What is it?" the officer got interested.

"Two hundred soldiers." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-08-2006, 08:40 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

"It was reported today that U.S. military bases will not show 'Brokeback Mountain.' However, during interrogations, U.S. troops will continue to show 'Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.'" [Big Grin]

--Conan O'Brien
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-13-2006, 07:12 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Andrew

General Norman Schwarzkopf was asked if he didn't think there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks on America.

His answer: 'I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting.' [Big Grin]

[ 03-09-2006, 09:30 AM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-09-2006, 09:31 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Sally

I overheard my father telling a family friend about my newly- assigned mission in the U.S. Coast Guard. I work on a cutter that escorts all cruise ships and international vessels under the bridges in California's Bay Area.

But what my father told his friend was, "She's involved in some sort of escort service." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-09-2006, 09:32 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Judi

My husband had been stationed in Europe and away from home for what seemed like years when I went for my annual gynecological checkup. My doctor asked the usual questions, including what I was using for birth control. I gave the only possible response I could:

"The Atlantic Ocean." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-11-2006, 11:32 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] v


You have reached the Strategic Air Command Nuclear Missile Storage Facility.

We are unable to come to the phone right now. At the tone, please leave your name, number, and target or list of targets, and we'll launch as soon as we can. And have a nice day. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-01-2006, 11:00 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

During basic training for the Army Nurse Corps, we were required to spend one week in the field roughing it. It rained the entire week. We arose daily in our swampy tent, took a cold-water beauty bath from our helmets, donned our pistol belts and ponchos, and trudged through the mud to set up field hospitals. Obviously, our personal appearance frequently left much to be desired.

The final blow to our feminine pride occurred while we waited in the mess line in the mud and rain. A young private came by with a camera and asked to take our picture. "It will prove to my girl," he said, "that she has NO reason to be jealous!"
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-13-2006, 04:33 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

Just after I had been promoted to Lieutenant, I was sent to the newly renovated naval headquarters. The phone numbers had all been changed, and I used the most up-to-date phone directory to call the administration clerk at another office. To my surprise, the phone was answered with a simple "Hello."

"Is that any way to answer a military phone?" I demanded.

"Oh, excuse me," he apologized. "Good morning, Maritime Command Headquarters. Admiral speaking." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-14-2006, 10:08 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

Our Army physical-training program requires us to run two miles every other day in platoon formation. Being somewhat older than the other soldiers, I have trouble running faster than a ten-minute mile.

During a recent run, I was finding it difficult to complete the two miles without stopping, so I raised my hands high above my head to expand my diaphragm and gain my second wind.

Suddenly I heard a voice from behind me say, "Forget it, sergeant, we don't take prisoners." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-16-2006, 10:16 AM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] Hot Mama

Tiring of the same old buzz cut from the base barber at Fort Dix, New Jersey, I went into town to get my haircut. The hairdresser noticed my accent and asked where I was from.

"Trinidad," I said.

"Is that in Arabia?"

"The Caribbean."

She laughed, "Sorry, I never was very good at geometry." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-23-2006, 11:21 AM:
 
Rated G [Eek!] Lorraine

As our flight from Heathrow Airport landed in New York, the gentleman sitting next to me was telling me about his wartime experiences as a paratrooper. "What outfit were you in?" I asked.

"Usually just a camouflaged jumpsuit," he replied.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-24-2007, 04:10 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Hank in Simi Valley

Two Iraqi spies met in a busy restaurant after they had successfully slipped into the U.S. The first spy starts speaking in Arabic. The second spy hushes him quickly and whispers:

"Don't blow our cover. You're in America now, speak Spanish." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 02-28-2007, 08:52 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

At the Russian War College, the general is a guest lecturer and tells the class of officers that the session will focus on potential problems and the resulting strategies.

One of the officers in the class begins by asking the first question, "Will we have to fight a World War Three?"

"Yes, comrades, looks like you will," answers the general.

"And who will be our enemy, Comrade General?" another officer asks.

"The likelihood is that it will be China."

The class looks alarmed, and finally one officer asks, "But Comrade General, we are 150 million people and they are about 1.5 billion.

How can we possibly win?"

"Well," replies the general, "Think about it. In modern war, it is not the quantity, but the quality that is the key. For example, in the Middle East, 5 million Jews fight against 50 million Arabs, and the Jews have been the winners every time."

"But sir," asks the panicky officer, "Do we have enough Jews"?
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-18-2007, 01:14 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

My six-year-old son was very inquisitive in the days leading up to Veterans Day after seeing many decorated veterans about the town selling poppies. Together we looked through some books and talked about the sacrifice so many people had made so that he could live in the USA. After several days of this, Brandon finally felt he had it pretty well figured out.

Driving home after a Veterans Day service at school, Brandon said: "Okay, I understand that many young men went overseas and fought in the war. And I understand that some children never got to see their fathers. But one thing I don't understand is...Where did the foxes go while the men were using their holes?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-23-2007, 11:22 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] the little woman

A young man wasn't thrilled when he received his draft notice and thought a few well-placed answers could help him fail the physical.

Doctor: What do you see on that wall over there?

Young Man: What wall?

Doctor: Great! You just passed the hearing test. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-24-2007, 12:17 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

After a few rough years, my cousins and their son Jim decided it'd be best if he tried the rigid structure of the military. Since he'd never been one for following rules, we wondered how he'd adjust. It wasn't long before we got our answer. Once he'd completed basic training, he took a two-day drive across the country to his new assignment. Midmorning on the second day, my cousin was surprised to receive a call from his son, who was still at his hotel. "Why aren't you on the road yet?" he asked. "Well, I'm all ready to go, Dad," Jim replied, "but the sign on the door says, 'Checkout at 11 a.m.'"
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-24-2007, 12:19 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

While being transported to basic training as a new enlistee of the Air National Guard, I accidentally opened a parachute in the rear of the C-47. The plane was piloted by a major and a captain, and I felt intimidated as I opened the cockpit door to confess what I had done. Expecting to be severely chastised, I was surprised by the captain's calm response. "Well, son," he said, "if this plane goes down, that chute is yours."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-25-2007, 04:36 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

After joining the Air Force, my husband underwent a physical. During the exam, it was discovered that, due to a bum shoulder, he couldn't fully extend his arms above his head. Perplexed, the doctor conferred with another physician. "Let him pass," said the second doctor. "I don't see any problems unless he has to surrender." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-25-2007, 04:40 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

Gen. George Armstrong Custer is buried on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Since I was driving through the area, I decided to pay my respects.

At the gate, the distracted young MP put down his book, checked my ID and asked the purpose of my visit.

I explained that I was there to visit General Custer.

As he picked up his book, he asked, "And is the general expecting you?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-25-2007, 04:45 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

My brother, Brad, and one of his fellow soldiers were assigned to wax the floors of their barracks. They'd heard that if they got the wax really hot, it would just glide across the floor, cutting their labor time in half.

Unfortunately, as they were heating the can of wax with a cigarette lighter, it caught on fire, setting off alarms and attracting firetrucks, ambulances and the police.

Steve had to report to his sergeant's office immediately. Assuming he was in big trouble, he took a deep breath as he faced his superior.

But before Brad could say a word, the sergeant simply muttered, "Been there, done that. You're free to go." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-26-2007, 11:22 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

A recruit in Army boot camp got on the wrong side of our company commander and was ordered to do push-ups. As he neared triple digits, an airliner flew overhead.

"I bet you wish you were on that plane, don'tcha?" sneered the CC.

"No, sir," said the unlucky recruit.

"Why wouldn't you want to be on that plane?"

"Because," the recruit grunted between push-ups, "that plane's landing. I want to be on one that's leaving!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-27-2007, 02:27 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

Fort Monmouth in New Jersey was expecting a visit from a prominent two-star general. My husband, Jake, was in charge of decorating the lawn in front of the building where the festivities were going to be held. He had arranged to have an old, retired tank and some fake land mines placed near the entrance. Jake was standing there, overseeing the task, when an uninformed passerby paused, looked over the scene and remarked to him, "Gee, I guess they're really serious about not wanting us to walk on the grass."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 03-27-2007, 02:29 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] B.B.

One night my husband, a retired Army colonel, was watching a program on TV about paratroopers. As one D-Day jumper began to comment, Lee exclaimed, "That's Jack Norton! I served in both Korea and Vietnam with him."

Then, after watching the man speak for a few moments, he quietly remarked... "You know you're getting old when you have more friends on the History Channel than in the news."
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-18-2007, 01:11 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

A soldier is someone who stands in formation to receive information.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-09-2008, 04:53 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Gerry

While stationed in Germany in the mid-70s, I was the driver for Canada's Chief of Defense while he attended a conference in Belgium.

After the conference, I drove the general back to Germany. At he border, German Customs asked for our passports.

The officer took them and sat in his booth, staring at us for 15 minutes. The general was about to make inquiries when the customs officer finally nodded at me to drive on.

When I got home my wife asked if there had been any problems on the trip. I started to tell her about the incident at the border when she interrupted, asking if I'd looked at my passport lately.

"Uh, no," I answered.

If I had, I would have noticed my wife's picture staring back at me; I'd accidentally grabbed her passport before leaving. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-14-2008, 02:45 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

Two of our friends worked with my husband at Vanderberg AFB in California. Marcus whose accent was very strong, and Alex hail from Santa Barbara, and they were usually seen together.

One morning after both of them had been absent for half an hour, an officer asked where they had been.

Marcus said he'd been summoned to the CO's office. He was excused, and the officer then turned to Alex, who said he'd accompanied Marcus.

"What were you doing there?" asked the officer.

"Translating, sir," Alex replied. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-14-2008, 02:52 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Lorraine

Toward the end of our senior year in high school, we were required to take a CPR course.

The classes used the well known mannequin victim, Resusci-Annie, to practice. Typical of most models, this Resusci-Annie was only a torso, to allow for storage in a carrying case.

The class went off in groups to practice.

As instructed, one of my classmates gently shook the doll and asked "Are you all right?"

He then put his ear over the mannequin's mouth to listen for breathing.

Suddenly he turned to the instructor and exclaimed, "She said she can't feel her legs!" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-20-2008, 10:14 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

After a hard day of drilling, the drill sargeant let the troops go.

"All right, you idiots, report to the mess hall."

Everybody walked away, sweating and their heads down, thankful for the end of the hard day.

Only one private remained.

He looked at the officer and sincerely said, "Boy, there sure were a lot of them, huh, sarge." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 04-26-2008, 06:11 PM:
 
Rated G [Smile]

A naval command instructor was indoctrinating his new naval command recruits.


He said, "You are all in the Navy now and in the US Navy we have our own language. For instance, in the Navy we don't call it a bathroom; we don't call it a toilet; we don't call it a latrine."

A young Naval Command recruit raised his hand and asked, "What do you call it?"

"Son, we call it a 'head'. Now tell me son, what is the difference between a 'head' and a 'hole in the ground'?"

The naval recruit said, "Well, I don't know."

The naval command Instructor said, "Son, how do you expect to command a US Naval ship if you don't know your head from a hole in the ground?" [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-10-2008, 07:50 AM:
 
Rated G [Big Grin] Tony in Lyme, CT

Marine Corps Rules:


1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.

3. Have a plan.

4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.

5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a '4' or end with a '7'.

7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)

9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

10... Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

11... Always cheat ; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12... In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

13... If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.


Navy SEAL's Rules:

1. Look very cool in sunglasses.

2. Kill every living thing within view.

3. Adjust Speedo.

4. Check hair in mirror.

US Army Rangers Rules:

1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.

2. Locate individuals requiring killing.

3. Request permission via radio from 'Higher' to perform killing.

4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.

5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.

US Army Rules:

1. Curse bitterly when receiving operational order.

2. Make sure there is extra ammo and extra coffee.

3. Curse bitterly.

4. Curse bitterly.

5. Do not listen to 2nd LTs; it can get you killed.

6. Curse bitterly.

US Air Force Rules:

1. Have a cocktail.

2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.

3. See what's on HBO.

4. Ask 'What is a gunfight?'

5. Request more funding from Congress with a 'killer' Power Point presentation.

6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.

7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.

8. Declare the assets 'strategic' and never deploy them operationally.

9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time.

10. Make sure the base is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption.

( And I Love This Next One)

US Navy Rules:

1. Go to Sea.

2. Drink Coffee.

3. Deploy Marines.

Go Navy! [Big Grin]

[ 07-17-2008, 07:46 AM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-17-2008, 07:47 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Betsy

Being in the Air Force means having to move frequently. When some friends of ours were transferred to a nearby base, the local TV station interviewer asked their five-year-old daughter how she felt about settling into a new home.

She calmly replied, "Oh, we carry our home with us, we just have to find a house to put it in." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-04-2008, 06:56 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Jokester





Years ago, there was an old tale in the U.S.Army about a lieutenant who inspected his men and told the First Sargent that they all smelled bad. The lieutenant suggested that they change their underwear.

The Sargent responded, "Yes sir. I'll see to it immediately''.

He went into the tent and said, "The lieutenant thinks you guys smell bad, and wants you all to change your underwear. Mayo, you change with Gilbreth, Moye, you change with Carter, Phelps, you change with Matthews, Barr you change with Mayers, Sanders, you change with Surratt, Thornton, you change with Williams, Now, get to it."

THE MORAL:

A candidate may promise change in Washington but don't count on things smelling any better.
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-12-2008, 10:54 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Jokester

Customs


The elderly American gentleman arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs he fumbled for his passport.



"You 'ave been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.



The old gent admitted that he had been to France previously.



"Zen, you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready for inspection."



The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible. You Americans alwayz 'ave to show your passports on arrival in France!"



The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in'44, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-12-2008, 11:09 AM:
 
Rated PG [Smile] Jokester

A Military Wife


I was sitting alone in one of those loud, casual steakhouses that you find all over the country. You know the type - a bucket of peanuts on every table, shells littering the floor, and a bunch of perky college kids racing around with longneck beers and sizzling platters.



Taking a sip of my iced tea, I studied the crowd over the rim of my glass. My gaze lingered on a group enjoying their meal. They wore no uniform to identify their branch of service, but they were definitely 'military', clean shaven, cropped haircut, and that "squared away" look that comes with pride.



Smiling sadly, I glanced across my table to the empty seat where my husband usually sat. It had only been a few months since we sat in this very booth, talking about his upcoming deployment to the Middle East.



That was when he made me promise to get a sitter for the kids, come back to this restaurant once a month and treat myself to a nice steak. In turn he would treasure the thought of me being here, thinking about him until he returned home to me.



I fingered the little flag pin I constantly wear and wondered where he was at this very moment. Was he safe and warm? Was his cold any better? Were my letters getting through to him?



As I pondered these thoughts, high pitched female voices from the next booth broke into my thoughts. "I don't know what Bush is thinking about. Invading Iraq. You'd think that man would learn from his old man's mistakes. Good Lord. What an idiot! I can't even believe he's in office! You do know he stole the election!"



I cut into my steak and tried to ignore them, as they began an endless tirade running down our president. I thought about the last night I spent with my husband, as he prepared to deploy. He had just returned from getting his smallpox and anthrax shots. The image of him standing in our kitchen packing his gas mask still gives me chills.



Once again the women's voices invaded my thoughts. "It is all about oil, you know. Our soldiers will go in and rape and steal all the oil they can in the name of 'freedom. 'Hmph! I wonder how many innocent people they'll kill without giving it a thought? It's pure greed, you know."



My chest tightened as I stared at my wedding ring. I could still see how handsome my husband looked in his "mess dress" the day he slipped it on my finger. I wondered what he was wearing now. Probably his desert uniform, affectionately dubbed "coffee stains" with a heavy bulletproof vest over it.



"You know, we should just leave Iraq alone. I don't think they are hiding any weapons. In fact, I bet it's all a big act just to increase the President's popularity. That's all it is, padding the military budget at the expense of our social security and education. And, you know what else? We're just asking for another 9-11! I can't say when it happens again that we didn't deserve it."



Their words brought to mind the war protesters I had watched gathering outside our base. Did no one appreciate the sacrifice of brave men and women, who leave their homes and family to ensure our freedom? Do they even know what "freedom" is?



I glanced at the table where the young men were sitting, and saw their courageous faces change. They had stopped eating and looked at each other dejectedly, listening to the women talking.



"Well, I, for one, think it's just deplorable to invade Iraq, and I am certainly sick of our tax dollars going to train professional baby killers we call a military."



Professional baby killers? I thought about what a wonderful father my husband is, and of how long it would be before he would see our children again. That's it! Indignation rose up inside me. Normally reserved, pride in my husband gave me a brassy boldness I never realized I had. Tonight the voice will answer on behalf of our military, and let her pride in our troops be known.



Sliding out of my booth, I walked around to the adjoining booth and placed my hands flat on their table. Lowering myself to eye level with them, I smilingly said, "I couldn't help overhearing your conversation. You see, I'm sitting here trying to enjoy my dinner alone. And, do you know why? Because my husband, whom I love with all my heart, is halfway around the world defending your right to say rotten things about him.



"Yes, you have the right to your opinion, and what you think is none of my business. However, what you say in public is something else, and I will not sit by and listen to you ridicule MY country, MY president, MY husband, and all the other fine American men and women who put their lives on the line, just so you can have the "freedom" to complain. Freedom is an expensive commodity, ladies. Don't let your actions cheapen it."



I must have been louder that I meant to be, because the manager came over to inquire if everything was all right. "Yes, thank you," I replied. Then turning back to the women, I said, "Enjoy the rest of your meal."



As I returned to my booth applause broke out. I was embarrassed for making a scene, and went back to my half-eaten steak. The women picked up their check and scurried away.



After finishing my meal, and while waiting for my check, the manager returned with a huge apple cobbler ala mode. "Compliments of those soldiers," he said. He also smiled and said the ladies tried to pay for my dinner, but that another couple had beaten them to it. When I asked who, the manager said they had already left, but that the gentleman was a veteran, and wanted to take care of the wife of "one of our boys".



With a lump in my throat, I gratefully turned to the soldiers and thanked them for the cobbler. Grinning from ear to ear, they came over and surrounded the booth. "We just wanted to thank you, ma'am. You know we can't get into confrontations with civilians, so we appreciate what you did."



As I drove home, for the first time since my husband's deployment, I didn't feel quite so alone. My heart was filled with the warmth of the other diners who stopped by my table, to relate how they, too, were proud of my husband, and would keep him in their prayers. I knew their flags would fly a little higher the next day.



Perhaps they would look for more tangible ways to show their pride in our country, and the military who protect her. And maybe, just maybe, the two women who were railing against our country would pause for a minute to appreciate all the freedom America offers, and the price it pays to maintain its freedom.



As for me, I have learned that one voice CAN make a difference. Maybe the next time protesters gather outside the gates of the base where I live, I will proudly stand on the opposite side with a sign of my own. It will simply say "THANK YOU". [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-25-2008, 09:14 AM:
 
Rated G [Smile] Jokester

More Dirty Magazines


Soon after being transferred to a new duty station, my Marine husband called home to tell me he would be late - again. He went on to say that dirty magazines had been discovered in the platoon's quarters and they had to discipline the whole squad. I launched into a tirade, arguing that many men had pictures hanging in their quarters at our previous post, so his new platoon should not be penalized for something trivial.



My husband calmly listened to my gripes and then explained, "Honey, dirty magazines: the clips from their rifles had not been cleaned." [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 12-22-2008, 05:14 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile]

Worse Punishment?


An Air Force cargo plane was preparing for departure from Thule Air Base in Greenland. They were waiting for the truck to arrive to pump out the aircraft's sewage holding tank.


The Aircraft Commander was in a hurry, the truck was late in arriving, and the Airman performing the job was extremely slow in getting the tank pumped out.

When the commander berated the Airman for his slowness and promised punishment, the Airman responded: "Sir, I have no stripes, it is 20 below zero,I'm stationed in Greenland, and I am pumping sewage out of airplanes. Just what are you going to do to punish me?" [Eek!]
 
Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 05-28-2009, 12:26 PM:
 
Rated PG [Smile] Jokester


How to Interpret Military Performance Reports


AVERAGE: Not too bright.



EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED: Has committed no major blunders to date.



ACTIVE SOCIALLY: Drinks heavily.



ZEALOUS ATTITUDE: Opinionated.



CHARACTER ABOVE REPROACH: Still one step ahead of the law.



UNLIMITED POTENTIAL: Will stick with us until retirement.



QUICK THINKING: Offers plausible excuses for errors.



TAKES PRIDE IN WORK: Conceited.



TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS: Buys drinks for superiors.



INDIFFERENT TO INSTRUCTION: Knows more than superiors.



STERN DISCIPLINARIAN: A real jerk.



TACTFUL IN DEALING WITH SUPERIORS: Knows when to keep mouth shut.



APPROACHES DIFFICULT PROBLEMS WITH LOGIC: Finds someone else to do the job.



A KEEN ANALYST: Thoroughly confused.



NOT A DESK PERSON: Did not go to university.



EXPRESSES SELF WELL: Can string two sentences together.



SPENDS EXTRA HOURS ON THE JOB: Miserable home life.



CONSCIENTIOUS AND CAREFUL: Scared.



METICULOUS IN ATTENTION TO DETAIL: A nitpicker.



DEMONSTRATES QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP: Has a loud voice.



JUDGMENT IS USUALLY SOUND: Lucky.



MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE: A snob.



KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR: Knows lots of dirty jokes.



STRONG ADHERENCE TO PRINCIPLES: Stubborn.



GETS ALONG EXTREMELY WELL WITH SUPERIORS AND SUBORDINATES ALIKE: A coward.



SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE: Stupid.



OF GREAT VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION: Turns in work on time.



IS UNUSUALLY LOYAL: Wanted by no-one else.



ALERT TO COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS: An office gossip.



REQUIRES WORK-VALUE ATTITUDINAL READJUSTMENT: Lazy and hard-headed.



HARD WORKER: Usually does it the hard way.



ENJOYS JOB: Needs more to do.



HAPPY: Paid too much.



WELL ORGANIZED: Needs more to do.



COMPETENT: Is still able to get work done if supervisor helps.



CONSULTS WITH SUPERVISOR OFTEN: Pain in the arse.



WILL GO FAR: Related to management.



SHOULD GO FAR: Please.



USES TIME EFFECTIVELY: Clock watcher.



VERY CREATIVE: Finds 5 reasons to do anything except original work.



USES RESOURCES WELL: Delegates everything.



DESERVES PROMOTION: (or anything else - just get him or her away from me!).



Reasons to Re-Enlist

· Yesterday sucked, today sucked, tomorrow is going to suck, and this seems to be a pretty solid forecast for the rest of my enlistment.

· Spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year training for something that there is a 99.9% chance that we will never do.

· WWWDWOA? (What would we do without acronyms?)

· Taking simple daily tasks and breaking them down into nuclear physics before doing them.

· Having to attend a brief prior to carrying out any task more complicated than picking my nose.

· Being a personal servant (that's basically all I am) to any one of the 300 thousand people in the military who out-rank me.

· Being an adult and having somebody inspect me every day to make sure I put my clothes on properly, and put my shoes on the right feet.

· Having to wear a "cover," or hat, every time I want to go outside.

· I love cleaning the same places over and over and over until either the paint comes off or my hands are bleeding.

· Without the military’s influence and good teaching, I would never have realized that you can sweep water with a broom for hours every time it rains.

· There just aren’t that many jobs out there where you can rest assured that everyone you work for is just waiting to screw you over any way they possibly can.

· If I got out, I would surely miss the idea of waking up every morning for a "meeting".

· Getting to wear civilian clothes whenever I am on leave.

· Getting to eat meat that comes in boxes labeled “not fit for human consumption" and "for institutional use only."

· Getting "random" drug tests every couple of weeks. I was "randomly" picked for every test for almost two years straight. Not many people can testify to taking about 50 drug tests in the past two years without having ever been caught doing drugs in my life.

· Waking up every morning and going to "staff meeting" where a piece of paper is read to me even though it is posted on the wall and on the offices internet, both of which I have access to. I guess I can't read.

· Going to medical complaining of severe heart and chest pain and being told to come back during "sick-call" the next day.

· I love the fact that my opinion has about as much influence as my sister's pet iguana's.

· Because no matter how much I hate my job, I have to respectfully request to get a different one. Event then it is only if my "chain of command" permits.

· You do not have to respect the person, you have to respect what they wear on their collar or sleeve.

· I love the fact that the military wonders why we have so many people around the world that hate our country. I am sure that us being bullies and telling the world what they can and cannot do, then ignoring those rules ourselves has nothing to do with it.

· I hate good food.

· I love the “you are U.S. ambassadors" speech.

· I hate spending time with my family.

· Not only getting to do my own job, but getting stuck with as many additional duties as my chain of command wants to give me.

· Having to change your computer password every two weeks to keep terrorists from hacking into our email or even playing an innocent game of solitaire.

· When you get out you will only be 38-40. You still have your entire life ahead of you. Yeah, okay, I want my life to start at 38.

· What? You are going on leave?

· Oh, look...There's the boss. We better all stand at attention until he tells us we can move. Do they do that in the civilian world too?

· Is that local time or Zulu?

· I want to work somewhere that has total control of my paycheck so that they can take half if I mess up.

· If I get in trouble out in town I would like to get woken up the next day at 6 am and have to stand in front of my boss, manager, assistant manager, and anyone else who has nothing better to do so that they can all chew my ass.

· Can we be tested to make sure we are physically-fit every year only please make exceptions to this for enormously fat 30+ year old NCOs and Officers.

· Where else can you pay taxes to pay your own paycheck?

· You take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and after that the Constitution doesn't even apply to you.

· Because only during magic shows and military working hours are the rules of logic suspended.

· Because no-matter how stupid you are, you will eventually get promoted by accumulating points for not getting promoted.

· Because where else can you get your teeth drilled and jacked up whether they need it or not?

· Where else can you get given shots by people who claim to practice medicine that didn't even graduate from high school, and can't even pronounce the name of the drug that they are injecting you with?

· Because if you've had enough military #### for one lifetime and you want to quit, you can rest assured that the military will do everything it can to screw you over for the rest of your life.

· Because it's fun to go to medical to get your eye checked out and have the tech point a light in your eye for ten minutes until you are blind and then to hear them say, "that was cool, let's try the other one."

· Why did our parents even bother giving us first names?

· IN what other job can you do things NOT the RIGHT WAY, but the "MILITARY WAY"?

· Sitting around twiddling my thumbs all day long until about 4:00pm, even though I finished all of my work by ten in the morning is really fun to do every DAGGOM DAY...it builds character.

· Who really wants to have any control over their life anyway? [Big Grin]
 
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 08-18-2010, 01:43 AM:
 

It has been 446 days since the last post.


 
Posted by Glen Rich (Member # 1150) on 08-18-2010, 01:43 AM:
 
You Might Be Taliban if...

You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.

You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.

You have more wives than teeth.

You wipe your ass with your bare left hand, but consider bacon "unclean."

You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.

You can't think of anyone you HAVEN'T declared Jihad against.

You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.

You've felt the urge to "rub one off" after seeing a woman's exposed ankle.

You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.

You've even uttered the phrase, "I love what you've done with your cave."
 
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 02-07-2012, 03:10 PM:
 

It has been 538 days since the last post.


 




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