What is the most random item you found when cleaning out your office?

2016-04-14T22:33:02-04:00

While cleaning out my new office space I was going though all the doors in my desk. I found a floppy disk drive. I am afraid to ask if it is on the property book for the fear that they will add it. I haven't seen floppy disk in ten plus years!

What have you found in your office?

Response by SGT Laura Delgadillo made Apr 14 at 2016 10:44 PM

2016-04-14T22:44:36-04:00

I've found Floppy disk drives, PATA Hard drives, cassettes, and actual floppy disks.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2016 10:45 PM

2016-04-14T22:45:34-04:00

A busted dino fill device is the best I can remember right now. Who would put a floppy drive on the PB knowing it could only be used on stand-alones? Someone should simply "dispose of it".
http://www.prc68.com/I/MX18290.shtml

MX-18290/VRC Fill Device, ELEK CCM

FM 11-1 says that the MX-18290 can be used to load the Transmission Security Key (TSK) keys but not the Transmission Encryption Keys (TEK) implying they are different in protocol and/or format. Since they are different then the MX-18290 can not load the KYV-2()Secure Voice Module. FM 11-1 also says the MX-10579 can only load FH data into the RT-1439 and ARC-201, not the RT-1523 series nor the ARC-201A. Why would that be?

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Apr 15 at 2016 6:26 AM

2016-04-15T06:26:15-04:00

A portable key pad designed for a Palm Pilot, circa. 1998.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2016 8:17 AM

2016-04-15T08:17:02-04:00

Not necessarily cleaning an office. Had to help clean a barracks room beacuse one of the guys was getting kicked out for drug use. I found a orange needle cap in a drawer. That was my ticket for the NopeTrain to F***itville.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2016 8:19 AM

2016-04-15T08:19:43-04:00

A FLIPL for a Dell Floppy Drive SN # [login to see] 6AS.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2016 9:00 AM

2016-04-15T09:00:26-04:00

Hi, 1LT Rosa. Get this.

I came into a new office ("new" to me...the office space had been there for years) in '99. One of the old occupants that had moved on to other digs asked me what I thought of the mirror in the bathroom. That was an odd question, it's a mirror, so I went to check it out. The mirror was on hinges, and opened like a door. Behind the mirror was an extensive collection of Playboy magazines. When I pointed it out to my supervisor, who was equally surprised, I was ordered to toss them all immediately.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Apr 15 at 2016 9:59 AM

2016-04-15T09:59:11-04:00

Many great pieces of technology. I controlled the inventory listings so.....

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Apr 15 at 2016 11:10 AM

2016-04-15T11:10:48-04:00

CPT Private RallyPoint Member - Anyone need some wall chargers? I've got box full of 'em. No idea what they go with or why I've been saving them. I'll put 'em on e-Bay next week. Free to any RP member (you pay shipping).

Response by PO3 Sandra Gomke made Apr 15 at 2016 12:31 PM

2016-04-15T12:31:31-04:00

I bought a lovely wood roll top desk a couple of weeks ago. Used. I found a dried rose in one of the drawers. Kind of sad. Then, when I organized it with stuff from my old desk, I found my military records. On a micro fiche!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2016 1:08 PM

2016-04-15T13:08:41-04:00

I read that US Missile command still uses floppy drives in their ICBMs. Maybe it belongs to them

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Apr 15 at 2016 1:18 PM

2016-04-15T13:18:22-04:00

Fingerprint dust....the 70's were ...well interesting to say the least.

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Apr 15 at 2016 3:51 PM

2016-04-15T15:51:11-04:00

CPT Private RallyPoint Member OK.. I admit that I am a pack-rat. Not as bad as the folks on the TV show, Hoarders, but not too far off, I fear.

When I was cleaning out my office/personal files prior to retirement from the Army in 2000, my XO walked into my office and asked why I had a puzzled look on my face (although, to some, that may have seemed like my normal condition). I told him that I was having a hard time deciding what to toss and what to keep. In my hand, I had a menu from a Saint Barbara's (Patron Saint of the Field Artillery) Day dinner I attended as an Infantry LT in Germany in 1972 (almost 30 years earlier). I had kept it (and a great many similar items over the years) and told my XO that "I might just need this some day"... :-) As he had worked with me in three previous assignments and was a close friend, he asked if I wanted him to go through the stuff and decide what to keep. I thanked him, but declined, as I knew he would throw away priceless artifacts (to me, anyway). The truth is that I threw away very little and still have most of that stuff, which means nothing to anybody but me. One of these days, when I die, my wife and sons will go through my stuff and get a chuckle...and, no, there is nothing in there (that I know of) that can be used against me. :-)

I still have every pay voucher I have ever received, a copy of every OER and NCOER I have ever written, a copy of every set of orders I have ever received, and on, and on, and on. I guess, one of these days, I may get energetic and scan them all, if I decide to keep them forever. :-)

However, to answer the question more specifically, I once found some files left by my predecessor, on a computer in my new office, that contained some very explicit e-mails between him (an Army COL/0-6) and a female Air Force CAPT/0-3 assigned to the joint command that clearly indicated they were more than friends. I let both of them know I had discovered the e-mail and advised them that, if I suspected it was still on-going, I would have no option but to report it. Although the COL was not in the CAPT's chain of command, it was still inappropriate (as he was married). As best as I could determine (and I did check), the relationship had already ended and did not start back up. I deleted the files off the computer (but kept a copy on a disc -- which I probably still have somewhere).

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Apr 15 at 2016 10:11 PM

2016-04-15T22:11:46-04:00

Nothing notable when I was on active duty, but 5 years back when I took over as Commander of a small village American Legion Post I took the first opportunity i had to go to the office and look through the files and drawers. When I opened the safe the first thing I saw was an antique envelope. Thinking this might be the Posts original charter I took it out and found the deed to a ten grave plot in the local Cemetery that had been gifted to the Soldiers and Sailors of the village in 1925.
After researching I found that 7 veterans had been interred in the 10 plots and I headed out to the cemetery to see them and make sure they were cleaned up, since I felt the Post should be responsible for them.
What I found was 5 head stones and 2 unmarked graves, one of which had nothing at all and the other what was left of a plastic planter.
We found the relatives and ordered the Bronze markers. Had them ready for Memorial Day... We also moved our Memorial Day Ceremony to that location....

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Apr 16 at 2016 12:16 AM

2016-04-16T00:16:46-04:00

Condoms, fortunately still in the wrapper, and love letters... from three women with overlapping dates. Shredder time but I didn't figure on the lube smell hanging around the copy room for 2 days. I "Sargent Schultzed" that one for a couple of weeks before the dust settled. Hey I was an Ensign at the time hence unknowledgeable about the finer points of Slim Jim sock disposal.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Apr 16 at 2016 10:28 AM

2016-04-16T10:28:47-04:00

Just found my Original Birth Certificate again.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2016 12:25 PM

2016-04-21T12:25:07-04:00

Big double headed dildo, I shit you not