Posted on Sep 22, 2019
What are some fun pranks and jokes you've had done to you or played on to new recruits?
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I'm not talking about hazing to the point of mocking or insulting someone, I'm certain we've all been there. I still hear the common "go find me some blinker fluid" and the new Joe will walk away, intent on completing this task. Do you have a hilarious joke you had played on you, new or been in awhile, or have a fun "welcome to the unit" prank.
Here's what I have (might be MOS specific):
- "Hey PVT can you go find me a box of ground guides"?
- "This humvee has been down for awhile so we need to pull start it, can you give it a shot?" (The cable for locking the steering wheel)
- "I'm working on the shortage annexes for the kits but I need another form. Can you go ask the Supply SGT for a PRIKY-7?" (Said as a Prick E-7...our Supply NCO laughed to the point of tears and played along)
- "Can you ask the LT for exhaust samples?" (Our LT without missing a beat, pulled out a sharpie and plastic bags and explained to write admin number for the vehicles on the bag and to make sure to seal the bag when done)
It's more convincing to have a story blend in the joke. What are your experiences?
Here's what I have (might be MOS specific):
- "Hey PVT can you go find me a box of ground guides"?
- "This humvee has been down for awhile so we need to pull start it, can you give it a shot?" (The cable for locking the steering wheel)
- "I'm working on the shortage annexes for the kits but I need another form. Can you go ask the Supply SGT for a PRIKY-7?" (Said as a Prick E-7...our Supply NCO laughed to the point of tears and played along)
- "Can you ask the LT for exhaust samples?" (Our LT without missing a beat, pulled out a sharpie and plastic bags and explained to write admin number for the vehicles on the bag and to make sure to seal the bag when done)
It's more convincing to have a story blend in the joke. What are your experiences?
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We had one of our some what new E-5's search for some BA11's....I didn't get it until I spelled it out and I lost it. He didn't get it until I told him what it was, afterwards he giggled off and on for a good two hours about it
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The best story I have here is one that actually backfired on me. When I was a platoon sergeant I sent one of my newest soldiers to check the turn signal fluid on a truck. What I had forgotten about was the tendency of humvee turn signal gaskets to dry rot. The soldier came back to me, sincerely, and said it was half full. I thought she picked up on the joke until she said she couldn’t find it in the 10 manual and wasn’t sure if the level was good.
So now I have to figure out what the hell she looked at and what’s going on, and sure as grandma’s got gout that turn signal was half full of water from rain the night before. I felt so bad I changed the gasket myself and bought her lunch.
So now I have to figure out what the hell she looked at and what’s going on, and sure as grandma’s got gout that turn signal was half full of water from rain the night before. I felt so bad I changed the gasket myself and bought her lunch.
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Or if they rotate the backhoe instead of back and forth, tell them to stop....look all concerned and have them believe if they spin that way anymore the top will unscrew from the tracked base
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13B here. We would have the new privates conduct a “Boom Test”. Said test consisted of having the private shimmy all the way to the end of the cannon barrel (Paladin) and test that the barrel was sufficiently clear acoustically (scream BOOM TEST as loud as possible down the barrel). Meanwhile, those of us at the other end would hold have the radio mic held up to the breach and broadcasting to the battalion. Generally this was followed by having said newbie run to the Brigade SGM’s office to get the keys to the impact area so we could start training.
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When I was a specialist cave rat (a CBRN Soldier that spends his duty day in the CBRN cage/room), My supply clerk buddy and I worked together on this.:
I was improcessing a new recruit While he was reading some paperwork, I snuck across the hall and had my battle break open a Chem light into a cup and bring it over and place on the desk.
I signaled him to knock it over. We immediately put on masks and I hovered a radiac meter over the spill. There was enough background radiation to cause so ticking while we said Oh Shit, OH Shit (slightly harder words). The poor kid was scared and did not know what to do as he tried to quickly assemble his still unfitted mask.
I was improcessing a new recruit While he was reading some paperwork, I snuck across the hall and had my battle break open a Chem light into a cup and bring it over and place on the desk.
I signaled him to knock it over. We immediately put on masks and I hovered a radiac meter over the spill. There was enough background radiation to cause so ticking while we said Oh Shit, OH Shit (slightly harder words). The poor kid was scared and did not know what to do as he tried to quickly assemble his still unfitted mask.
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a mile of flight line, gallon of carpenter's level bubbles, go to S1 for an ID10T tag
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