Private at basic left his weapon unattended. This is what he got in return.

In 07' at Ft Benning I saw a private MOPING THE GRASS, water bucket and all !!!!
That was his "corrective training" for walking on the grass

During a field problem at Ft. Polk, an E5 "lost" his weapon during the night while he was asleep. The chain of command was furious. ENDEX was called, the rest of the company was called to this site to search for the missing weapon. We were given machetes to hack through the dense forest, the engineers were called to bulldoze all trees that were under a certain size. E5 was getting grilled by CID (and got an Article 15), and we spent the next four weeks hacking away. BN CO would show up and chew-out our CO almost daily - he became a chain smoker (nice guy too). In the end, an 11B who was in our AO was arrested trying to pawn the weapon. The few acres we cleared... Kisatchie National Forest. Our BN training budget was used for the fines, and every field problem for the rest of the fiscal year we cruised to in our LPC (leather personnel carriers). Punishment all around! Good times... good times...

Love it, I found a rifle in truck this summer at AT, had fun with the owner. Don't think he liked the conversation I had with his 1SG.

I had a young PVT that decided to drink and drive the night before a field excercise. He called me when it happened. A few Sgts and myself went up to where he had wrecked. I told him he had only 2 options: 1 I call the police and go through all that noise or 2 he belonged to me for 24 hrs. This kid low crawled until he wore a hole in his Kevlar cover. We were careful and made sure we took care of him physically but he went through 24 hours of the harshest "corrective training" I had ever see in my time in. He was barely able to stand at the end. But that soldier stood up and said thank you to each one of the NCOs that assisted me. That kid is now a SSG and well on his way to make E-7.

If they lose a canteen they carry a 5 gal water jug and if they leave their wall locker unsecure they pack everything in a duffle bag, secure it and carry it on their back. You should try and provide lessons which run parallel with the infraction. The big weapon is right in line with that thinking.

Now that's some heavy shit, you know what I mean? Wait until he sleeps with that bastard!

outstanding

Back in the Mid 90's the third shift or early morning (see 0 dark thirty) crew came upon a Security Cop sleeping on the flight line. We were able to disassemble his weapon remove the firing pin and return it to the car he as driving. We then located his supervisor and gave him the pin. Never did find out what happened.

You play stupid games and you win stupid prizes.

I lost a canteen and had to carry a ammo can filled with sand everywhere. Runs, church, chow everywhere. Never lost anything again. Good lesson.

Had a commo specialist when I was an company XO secure his SKL (no crypto) in his sleeping system. 1SG found it and secured it. My HQ PSG found out and nearly had a heart attack. I found out and almost lost it. After talking with the HQ PSG, 1SG, and CO, I yelled at him for five or so minutes. Since I wasn't the yelling type, it hit home. Threat of prison for losing something that holds crypto had him on the verge of tears, and he had to search the entire assembly area all night until he found it. I demanded to know why he had his rifle but not his SKL but never gave him the chance to even answer, not that I'm sure he would've been able to. My HQ PSG was trying to keep from laughing while I was yelling. He learned his lesson, but he had the SKL 550 corded to him all summer long. And the rest of the company found out that I had been the one yelling and quickly learned not to lose things or get on my bad side.

Good advice for the quiet leaders: pick your one and only time you need to yell; you'll only have to do it once.

I had to buff the sidewalk once

Validation AT they made the guys who couldn't get along with each other carry around a cinder block. They had to take turns with it like a custody agreement.

LOL! I bet he won't forget his weapon again!

When I was in basic the Sr. DI had a rubber duck M-60 he called his bitch. It must have been made of lead; who ever got on his "list" had to carry the damn thing aroud all day.

In '92, my 1SG gave me corrective action for constantly walking across the grass in front of orderly room. The last time he caught me, he gave me a pair of scissors and I had to cut the grass. To this day I never cut across grass, I always take the walkway.

So this one time, about 8 years ago, we were in the "paperwork" phase of basic, filling out all of our in processing stuff in the barracks. I was standing by the fire guard desk when the door behind me flies open. A drill sergeant with no top and no campaign hat on comes barreling into the barracks. Since he scared the crap out of me, and I thought he was just another soldier I turned around and said, "Jesus F&$@!?& Christ guy, you scared the S*** out of me!" He looked at me and replied " WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?" And because I'm an idiot and hadn't caught on, I said to him, "I SAID, Jesus F****** Christ guy, you SCARED THE S*** out of me!!!" Needless to say, he had me duck walking around the barracks screaming at the top of my lungs "I'm quack quack the duck and I'm all F****D up!" He said to do this till he came back. About 4 hours later, with no voice or ability to move my legs anymore, my drill sergeant has someone go get this evil bastard to come to our barracks. When he arrived, and saw that I was still doing this, I was then told that I was either the "Dumbest mother F****r that has ever lived, or the most dedicated soldier he's ever seen". Apparently I was supposed to stop at some point on my own hahaha.

Dirty bird showed up in nasty PT's, do squad leader made him tie a 48 load container of tide around his neck for a day.

we were in a combat zone desert storm .my first sergeant decided he was going to sneak into tents. to steal weapons. one of the females stabbed him. then on top of it all he wanted her court marshaled. needless to say that didnt happen. Co busted first sergeant to corporal. for being in female's tent umexcorted by another female.

Other than the expected butt chewing he got, he should be lucky that "rifle" is all he had to carry around.