Good morning my RP Brothers and Sisters!

2013-12-11T07:51:17-05:00

Just wanted to take a second to see how everyone is doing this fine Army monring? Me? Im doing awesome as usual. Who's got some issues this morning? Who's got a funny formation story?

I know someone had to have a soldier show up in shorts for PT, or black socks, or something crazy.

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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2013 5:54 PM

2013-12-11T17:54:24-05:00

The Army is treating me fine today! Typing up my Warrant Officer packet and staying out of the cold weather!

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Aug 4 at 2014 9:04 PM

2014-08-04T21:04:45-04:00

Yes, my first NCO actually showed up one morning with no PT shorts. He had on the t-shirt and everything else. When formation was about to start, he was told by someone in our unit that he forgot to put on his PT shorts. So he ended up sitting there in his truck for an hour until PT was over. 1SG just laughed and said, "must have been too early of a morning for you Sergeant"

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 4 at 2014 11:23 PM

2014-08-04T23:23:30-04:00

I got a story that happened a few months back. I was sitting on rear D last year acting as the company 1SG. So here's how it goes. Its morning Formation, private starts running up late and not only is he late, he's running in front of the BN formation. He runs up and he looks like he doesn't know where he's going. He then stops in front of C Co. and turns into the direction of BDE HHC, so that's where he's going to go. But here's the thing, he's about to walk in front of my formation (Alpha) or better yet in between me and my platoon. So here's how it goes...

SGT Eashman: STOP!!! What are you doing?
Private: I'm looking for SFC Hines (his 1SG) formation SGT?
SGT Eashman: This is SFC Hines formation. Why are you about to run in front of my formation private? What company are you in? (Mind you I'm ready to skull drag this kid from Ft. Hood to Ft. Campbell, since he looked right at me and kept going)
Private: Alpha, SGT (at parade rest)
SGT Eashman: This is Alpha, fall in, the flag is about to go off, I'll deal with you after that (I'm saying in my mind, WHO THE F#@K are you?!?!? Never seen this kid in my life). Plus I look at my CW2 who was the acting company commander and he’s looking at me like “who the hell is that kid???”

Flag goes off, PSGs take charge of your platoon and conduct PT

SGT Eashman: Now who are you?
Private: I'm Private Cheetos, SGT
SGT Eashman: Why haven't I've been tracking you then? What's your MOS?
Private: 11B, SGT
SGT Eashman: 11B? And they told you to come over here (Now of course I'm thinking since he's a fuzzy, he's either brand new out of basic or is being chaptered)
Private: I don't know SGT, I woke up late and I was going to try and get over to the company. I've been here for about a week now
SGT Eashman: Well we're headed to the company now, but you've been here for a week?
Private: Roger SGT, I woke up late and I was just trying to get to formation in time, my unit is over there (points in the opposite direction of the company) I'm in Bravo, 1-502 IN
SGT Eashman: WTF!?!?! This BSTB, get out of here before I take your core temperature!!!

Got to love soldiers, but I think I really should of just took his core temperature. My old 1SG taught me that…..ha ha ha

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Aug 5 at 2014 6:31 AM

2014-08-05T06:31:58-04:00

I always liked that old 80s recruiting commercial of the unit doing the tactical drop and some soldier comes up to Top who's having his coffee, "Hey First Sergeant, good morning!"

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