Posted on Apr 8, 2014

Most memorable private/cherries prank!

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I know these will all differ per MOS but I have seen some of the funnier things on here, acronyms, movies, and such. So here goes. What are the most memorable pranks that you have pulled on the NEW privates.

I guess the most memorable one that we did in the Mechanized Infantry where to have a bunch of privates a top a M-113 jumping up and down to test shock movement on the tracks. Platoon Sergeant was pissed cause we had all the new guys in the platoon and one older guy up there for a total of 10.

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Col (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

Great topic SGT S, here's a scene that some will be able to relate to, I just couldn't resist posting this one! lol

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SGT Bryon Sergent

>1 y

Thanks Sir I forgot about the 203 blank adapter! lol

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CMSgt (Join to see)

11 y

"Yes, Private. But, first, you must fill out the ID-10-T form to get all that gear..." Lol

(meanwhile, the Specialist's face in that cartoon is PRICELESS!! :))

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SFC Stephen P.

Posted >1 y ago

I had a CQ runner call down to the 24 hour shoppette to find out what time they close.

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MAJ Jim Woods

>1 y

In 67'I had a Captain tell me to go to supply and get him a TA 312 (hand crank phone), WD1 (wire to connect the phone to another phone), and a T-R-E-E! i had a heck of a time finding the T-R-E-E. When the Supply Sergeant started laughing at my request, it dawned on me what the T-R-E-E was.

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SFC (Join to see)

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I'm somewhat glad they finally removed those from my mtoe..

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SSG (Join to see)

>1 y

i like coming into the gate on post, switching my patches around and asking the guards where Sheridan Road is... (as Im sitting on it) one guard actually gave me directions, "ohhh go down to that light and turn right, thats sheridan"... so did the lady at Burger King drive thru many years ago... good times, good times...

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SSG Selwyn Bodley

>1 y

Go down to supply and get the Back Blast Bags .

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1SG (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

When we went to gunnery while stationed in Germany we had to use the rail system to get the tanks and Bradley's to Grafenwoehr. Every now and then we would be blessed to get a brand new private in a few days before and tell him that he needed to go get his train ticket from the Squadron CSM!! That was never a boring report back of "why do you guys hate me so much?" LOL.

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SFC Craig Dalen

>1 y

Being in a Paladin Artillery unit, we would hand a Private some chalk and a ball peen hammer and tell them to check the armor for weak spots. Come back in like 30 minutes and the vehicle looked like a jaguar with all the circles on it.

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CPT Aaron Kletzing

Posted >1 y ago

When I got to my first unit (in Hawaii) as a new 2LT, we were out training on the big island, and a SSG put a rotten oyster inside my MICH helmet, between the skull pads and the kevlar shell. I wore that rotten oyster around on my head for a few days and was asking people if they smelled something nasty. The end of the story is that I got him back nice and good -- but that's another story for another time, and if I tell it here I will get some 'Down' votes from the more conservative among us, and thus hurt my Influence Score.

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SGT Bryon Sergent

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Any of the older people here send any one after any prk E-7 batteries? That one got me in trouble!

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SFC (Join to see)

>1 y

No batteries just the PRC-E(7)

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SFC (Join to see)

>1 y

it falls on deaf ears anymore as they rarely use the terms vrc/prc/grc unless you're an inventorying officer or commo; at least from my experience.

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SFC William Swartz Jr

Posted >1 y ago

Searching for a box of grid squares, tank exhaust samples, BOOM check of main gun...

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SFC William Swartz Jr

>1 y

Also good for new LTs :-D

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SGT Bryon Sergent

>1 y

Had a guy go after a back blast bag for a dragon missle once. We where in Saudi, and sent him to the squad leader, went all the way to the commander. Commander called a Co formation and handed the new private a plastic garbage bag, told him it was an inspectilbe item, then told us all to knock off the grab a$$ and do our jobs!

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SPC David Wyckoff

>1 y

Boom check. Never heard of that one. That's a beauty for sure.

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CMSgt (Join to see)

11 y

I LOVEEE hearing stories that include Senior Leadership going along with the gag. It is very "M*A*S*H". :)

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SSG (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

when a private first show up in battalion tell him to go to Camo stick man(CSM) office to get his supply of camo paint. hardly ever see or hear about soldiers pulling this one on new soldiers.

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SSG Daniel Deiler

Posted >1 y ago

My first duty assignment as a 92A was with the 311th Military Intelligence BN out of Ft. Campbell, KY. I will never forget my very first Sergeants Time Training when my Squad Leader, SGT Vogel, asked me for some help the day prior. He asked me to make sure I went to supply before COB and get two boxes and 5 rolls of grid squares and bring them with me to training the next day. Wanting to make a good first impression I said "Roger Sergeant," snapped out of parade rest to attention, did an about face and started running out of the motor pool and down the road to the company supply room which was about 2-3 blocks away as it was closing in on 1700. I was about halfway there when it slowly started to dawn on me...I stopped running since there was no longer any hurry.

That evening I found an old map, an E-Xacto knife, two small boxes and some scotch tape and went to work doing as I was told.

The next morning you should have seen his face when I handed him two boxes and 5 neat and tidy rolls of grid squares.

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CPT Zachary Brooks

>1 y

I must say, this is one of the more intelligent responses I have seen to these hazing pranks. Good on you SSG Deiler, my hat is off to you.

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CPT Keith B.

Posted >1 y ago

This happens in the officer ranks as much as the enlisted ranks. We convinced our new Battalion S-4 (a promising young 1st Lieutenant filling a Captain's job) that he needed to go to the Range Control Office on Ft Hood to secure the keys to the "maneuver box" in preparation for an upcoming field training exercise. The retired NCOs at Range Control weren't in on it, but played along great. They told him that he needed to come back with a requisition signed by the Battalion S-3. And that's when the fit hit the shan. MAJ L wasn't too happy with us (me, the Battalion Maintenance Officer and my good friend the Support Platoon Leader).

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SFC William Swartz Jr

>1 y

Sometimes there is no sense of humor at all on staff!! Lol!!

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CPT Zachary Brooks

>1 y

Good to see Staff messing with each other. We try to do that at my unit all the time, and its constant razzing on each other. Pranks have not yet been pulled, but then again, AT is still two months away.

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MSG Timothy Smith

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Posted >1 y ago

Back in the early 70's, when Mech. Infantry units used the M-113A1s, we would send the newbies after the left handed ratchet sets. I sent one after a set after he couldn't find the spark plugs (they were ran by diesel). A buddy of mine in 3-35 Armor (M60A2's) sent a new 2LT up to Battallion to get the key to the travel lock in order to test the turret. You got to love those newbies.

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SFC William Swartz Jr

>1 y

Forgot the travel lock key!! Always a good one for the new LT!!!

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