That One Time Mr. T's Platoon Sergeant Punished Him...

RallyPoint Shared Content — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:15:41 -0400

From wikipedia:
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Mr. T was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, Sr., was a minister.

He enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Military Police Corps. In November 1975, Tureaud was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant, and in a cycle of six thousand troops, Tureaud was elected "Top Trainee of the Cycle" and was also promoted to squad leader. In July 1976, Tureaud's platoon sergeant punished him by giving him the detail of chopping down trees during training camp at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, but did not tell him how many trees, so Tureaud single-handedly chopped down over 70 trees from 6:30-10:00 a.m., when a shocked major superseded the sergeant's orders.
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How about that?

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Jun 11 at 2015 12:19 PM

COL Jean (John) F. B. — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:19:15 -0400

Right on, Mr. T.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 12:37 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:37:58 -0400

I pity the fool who made the mistake of telling Mr. T to chop down trees, with no limits.

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Jun 11 at 2015 12:52 PM

SSG Trevor S. — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:52:24 -0400

This is why we have the EPA down our necks! GJ Mr. T

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 11 at 2015 1:18 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:18:04 -0400

We don't need no stinking trees!

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 1:55 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:55:29 -0400

Anddd, this is why the ecosystem is screwed up. Dammit, Mr. T!! :)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 1:55 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:55:39 -0400

A modern day Paul Bunyan

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 11 at 2015 4:03 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:03:07 -0400

I pity them fool trees!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 11 at 2015 4:04 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:04:49 -0400

But did he use a herring?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DopGxUAoAY

Knight who say Ni!

You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with...A Herring!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 4:10 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:10:45 -0400

1976? Is this when Global Warming started taking a nasty turn? Thanks a lot MP!!!

Response by SGT John Wesley made Jun 11 at 2015 5:14 PM

SGT John Wesley — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:14:56 -0400

And that my friends is called following orders! Ah-mazing!

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 11 at 2015 5:20 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:20:49 -0400

I think that when you do not give a Soldier clear and concise orders, the results may be that he or she will cut down all the trees.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jun 11 at 2015 8:35 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:35:08 -0400

Just think what he could have done with an ax.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 12 at 2015 12:17 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:17:12 -0400

I pity the fool who doubts Mr. T!

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 12 at 2015 12:18 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:18:39 -0400

Did anyone else have the 12" high Mr. T action figure from the 80's? Man I wish I still had mine! Of course, it wouldn't be worth much. Like most kids, I actually took mine out of it's original box and played with it!

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 12 at 2015 2:30 AM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 02:30:09 -0400

That's great!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 12 at 2015 2:46 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 02:46:35 -0400

Wow. Mr. T stands for Tree killing machine!

Response by COL Jeff Williams made Jun 12 at 2015 4:20 AM

COL Jeff Williams — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 04:20:10 -0400

If he did that in Germany he would be paying for those trees and all the possible saplings they would have had.

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Jun 12 at 2015 1:28 PM

SSgt Charles Edwards — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:28:06 -0400

I pity the fool who actually cited Wikipedia!

Response by SSG Stephen Arnold made Jun 12 at 2015 4:52 PM

SSG Stephen Arnold — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:52:11 -0400

I love it when a plan comes together.

Response by SSgt Brycen Shumway made Jun 13 at 2015 6:38 AM

SSgt Brycen Shumway — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:38:45 -0400

Wait... so what exactly did Mr. T do, to warrant a punishment?

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jun 15 at 2015 12:38 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:38:38 -0400

"I pity the fool!" ;)