I was tasked with creating a mandatory fun day for my Platoon, any Ideas to impress my leadership and help boost morale of my battles?

PFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:31:19 -0400

JBLM

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 4:37 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:37:38 -0400

Tug of war. Raw egg on a spoon in the mouth slalom race. Water dunk (where the leadership gets dunked if the target is hit). Raffles. FOOD FOOD FOOD. Beer (if allowed). Relay races for prizes. Sprint races for prizes. Just a few ideas. The possibilities are endless.

Response by SFC Michael D. made Aug 7 at 2019 4:41 PM

SFC Michael D. — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:41:50 -0400

Strippers!..................ok......................never mind. I was just picturing your Courts Martial.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 4:45 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:45:08 -0400

Another idea.........again, this is if beer is allowed.....is BEER MILE. What you do is for everyone that wants to compete: Before they start, they chug a beer. After every lap, they chug a beer. The race is a mile long.
Hence the name. It's a timed event and the clock continues to run while they chug beers. Fastest time wins

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 5:06 PM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:06:09 -0400

Sam Adams brew house

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 5:08 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:08:43 -0400

Zonk

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Aug 7 at 2019 6:23 PM

SFC Casey O'Mally — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:23:00 -0400

Set up an urban orienteering course. give Soldiers a map of the base, make them navigate (in buddy teams/fire teams) to various installation facilities, like ACS, Outdoor Rec, MWR, bowling alley, pool, etc. Collect a flyer from each one. Finish line is a park facility with a quiz on where to go to accomplish different things (which the flyers will answer). After they complete the quiz, they mosey over to the picnic area where the grill is already cooking with burgers/brats/steaks/whatever your budegt can handle, there are coolers full of water, soda, and Gatorade (and beer if allowed).

Works on teamwork, helps new Soldiers learn the base, helps privates learn what the Army offers them, gets some PT in, and ends with unit cohesion. If you want, you can even throw in some pickup volleyball or basketball or flag football or what not at the park.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 6:47 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:47:14 -0400

Organize a 5k. Nobodies morale will improve, but you'll be remembered for a long time to come...

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2019 8:14 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:14:35 -0400

JBLM has a paintball range that's good for a fun day. Skeet shooting and range time are fun as well. You could also do a day of boating on American lake, hike at Rainier, bowling, driving range, golfing, or a good old ceramics painting class. Follow any of those up with a platoon barbeque to finish up the day. Look on JBLM MWR for more ideas.

Response by PO3 Nina Mims-Carter made Aug 8 at 2019 12:04 AM

PO3 Nina Mims-Carter — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:04:40 -0400

Water balloon fight Teams, old school games like egg on spoon race, patato sack race, tug a war, BBQ, Pot Luck, ball game, family fun day if the families are around. Ice cream Party. Jenga, Uno, Connect 4. Just brain storming but board games can be fun even as adults and people who have to be very serious and stern almost always. Hope this helped.

Response by SA Larry Wycoff made Aug 8 at 2019 1:21 AM

SA Larry Wycoff — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 01:21:30 -0400

on base or off base? off base a road trip to check mount st. helen with stop for lunch or dinner.

Response by Maj John Bell made Aug 8 at 2019 3:31 PM

Maj John Bell — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:31:02 -0400

Don't worry about impressing you leadership. Worry about making it fun(ny). Come up with events that will make people laugh.

I recommend:
_Bull in the Ring
_Sumo Wrestling
_Basketball wearing swim fins and boxing gloves, squad vs squad
_Combat soccer (30 people per side, 11 balls on the field, everyone has a sleeping bag in a in a poncho liner to use "pillow fight" style) first side to get 6 balls in the goal (and keep them there) wins.
_Dizzy Izzy
_Surgical tubing Catapult/slingshot water balloon fights

Your goal is to create wild, weird, funny games. If the troops are talking about the games at the club a month later, you knocked it out of the park

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Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Aug 8 at 2019 4:05 PM

Cpl Jeff N. — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:05:05 -0400

"Mandatory fun day". Those are not easy to pull off. 1/2 the people don't want to be there and you will have a hard time finding anything everyone wants to do.

Response by SPC Shawn Durnen made Aug 16 at 2019 7:28 PM

SPC Shawn Durnen — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:28:43 -0400

A group white water rafting trip