What is the worst job in the military?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:21:55 -0400

Be it just a task or an actual trained position. What just sucks?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2018 2:24 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:24:27 -0400

It's all a matter of personal perspective, Sir. I love being a 15T, but someone else might hate it. I wouldn't want to be a cook or 25 series, but there are people out there that love it.

As far as tasks.... digging a fighting position with an e-tool sucks. So does cutting the grass with scissors and painting rocks.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Mar 21 at 2018 2:33 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:33:01 -0400

Sir,if you had asked me that back in 1965 it would be hands down,KP in Basic or if you really wanted
To get down and dirty,KP in the consolidated mess,reception center Ft.Dix N.J. suck is just too mild an expression for this “worst job”,getting ready for an IG inspection is a cake walk in comparison!

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Mar 21 at 2018 2:34 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:34:46 -0400

Hands down, burning the business!

Response by Cpl Tom Surdi made Mar 21 at 2018 2:38 PM

Cpl Tom Surdi — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:38:07 -0400

Worst "job" I ever had in the Marine Corps.......well, there has been so many. As a PFC I once had to dig a fighting hole with a spoon, uh...policing cigarette butts with a pair of tweezers, lets see I had to sweep up dirt off of grass once that was fun. I had to vacuum the parking lot one day because the entire company "failed" field day.

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Mar 21 at 2018 3:05 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:05:09 -0400

Burning shit... Yeah... Hands down.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2018 4:10 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:10:13 -0400

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Burning the shitters.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Mar 21 at 2018 4:56 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:56:19 -0400

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member from my experience being a casualty assistance officer and having to notify next of kin of the death of a serviceman and helping the spouse work through the processes after death was the most personally challenging.
I learned to enjoy KP since I got to eat more when I was an enlisted man :-)
Police call was challenging but it performed a useful function - much of the time - except for painting rocks :-)
I concur with you MSG Dan Walther
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H. Hawes [ Maj Marty Hogan CPL Craig Cheltenham

Response by PVT Mark Brown made Mar 21 at 2018 5:00 PM

PVT Mark Brown — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:00:07 -0400

Anything the involves being a "shit-burner." Many of us have actually been treated to such an assignment. Whew!
In my experience I have to say being a wheeled vehicle mechanic in Korea during the winter. I don't care how much shelter was provided, it was not enough. (Shelter in the motorpool in Korea was slightly less than a joke.)

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2018 5:30 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:30:29 -0400

Nice picture, but I think "Shit Detail" takes the cake. Which I did on the DMZ Korea, only the oldies know that detail.

Response by PO2 Dean Vander Linde made Mar 21 at 2018 5:58 PM

PO2 Dean Vander Linde — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:58:27 -0400

The job no longer exists, but I can't think of anything worse than being a stoker on a coal-burning ship . . . especially in the tropics.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Mar 21 at 2018 6:14 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:14:01 -0400

OK, gotta admit, funny photo, LOL...

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Mar 21 at 2018 6:14 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:14:46 -0400

I'm reminded of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon, the one with the gremlin, one of the ones from WW2, it had a scene just like that, LOL...

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Mar 21 at 2018 6:17 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:17:39 -0400

https://youtu.be/DQU4UrWzQAs

I found it, trust me, if you've never seen it, you'll immediately see why I sent it in, promise, you'll get a kick out of it, honest, a classic....

Looney Tunes : "Falling Hare" ( Featuring Bugs Bunny)

Still uploading old cartoons .

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2018 6:30 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:30:35 -0400

Never had to but my guess would be Graves Registration in WWI or WWII.

Response by MSG Charles Turner made Mar 21 at 2018 7:12 PM

MSG Charles Turner — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:12:28 -0400

CPT Ryan Hignight,

Sir, the last one I had and the Next one is the "Best Job in the Army." No, Seriously Sir, All had there bad and all had their good points. However, those 55 Gallon Drum Burners and Stirrers are the only job I would NEVER WANT!

~ole Sarge~

Response by MSgt Mark Bucher made Mar 21 at 2018 8:07 PM

MSgt Mark Bucher — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:07:51 -0400

Shit burning detail.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Mar 21 at 2018 8:10 PM

Lt Col Charlie Brown — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:10:40 -0400

I loved being a transporter and I especially loved air transportation. However, fleet service is not fun stuff especially when the latrines have overflowed or the fleet service truck hose isn't connecting properly or...you get the picture.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2018 9:45 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:45:08 -0400

Public affairs officer.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Mar 21 at 2018 11:03 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:03:14 -0400

Well I'm not going to say an actual trained position, but I'd say our secondary functions as general custodial staff sucks a lot.

I can remember one incident where someone plugged the 2nd floor toilet and they needed someone to clean the overflowing human feces off the floor. Cue lowest man on the totem pole.

I just feel like people are intentionally nasty in the bathrooms because they know they don't have to clean it.

Response by SPC Mike Lake made Mar 21 at 2018 11:08 PM

SPC Mike Lake — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:08:14 -0400

embrace the SUCK !!!!

Response by CW3 Jeff Held made Mar 22 at 2018 12:35 AM

CW3 Jeff Held — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:35:18 -0400

If you mean MOS then they all have bad days. If you mean “job” well then; have you ever had to burn shit barrels?

By rank I would say E1/2 and 2LT. Sucks to be them.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Mar 22 at 2018 1:06 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 01:06:24 -0400

I certainly toss my hat in on bringing a fellow SM home for the final time. Yes, that and the burn outs. Gives new meaning to "I love the smell of ....... in the morning." We had a funny variation of that in Antarctica. The common expeditionary thing was to cut a 55 gal drum in half lengthways. You'd have a frame for it and slide it into the back side of the poop shed. Everything would freeze of course. When it got full, you'd fork lift it out and put an empty back in. We tended to call these things "Sliders" because that frozen mass could slide a long ways on the sea ice. I remember a Seabee getting tangled with one, and it was melting, in his face. We helped him out after a bit when we concluded negotiations on the beer tab that night.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Mar 22 at 2018 12:53 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:53:45 -0400

Handing the folded flag to a grieving widow or mother.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2018 1:12 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:12:23 -0400

About Burn Pits - If you did the job back then - and now have lung disease - please read this

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/15/court-determines-military-burn-pits-caused-lung-disease-in-service-members.html

Court determines military burn pits caused lung disease in service members

The thousands of U.S. military personnel and private contractors, whose health was compromised from the dense black smoke of burn pits and then denied proper treatment, may finally be vindicated with a recent court ruling.