What is your favorite military prank?

2014-01-24T17:35:53-05:00

What is one of the best prank's you have either done, or heard of someone doing. Late one night while in Iraq 05', and training the Iraqi Army, we had our medic call in from our CP. She spoke with the SFC who was the RTO that night and told him that we found out what was wrong with our radio. We had her say that it was a simple fix and we only need some "B-A eleven hundred November's and some S-T Rings" Well this guy says "stand by" and went looking. About an hour or so later he surprisingly calls us back and said that he woke up 1SG who didnt have any and that he didnt know where they were and said to check with supply. He woke up supply and went digging through the connex of course to no avail... So we told him roger and we ended the transmissions, laughing our butts off of course. Well the next morning the OIC of our group, a MAJ, walks out of his door upon our return and sternly said, "you, you and you, COME HERE, RIGHT NOW!!" Thinking the worst of it, we walked in and stood at attention. He sits down across from us and pulls out a piece of paper. It was the 1594 from the night prior showing that this idiot actually LOGGED IN the BALLOONS and STRINGS... smh he busted out laughing and we all just lost it... funniest thing ever.<br>

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 6:08 PM

2014-01-24T18:08:42-05:00

The good old 25mm blank adapter or the PRC E-8 were some funny ones

Response by CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 6:55 PM

2014-01-24T18:55:41-05:00

Sign out the keys for the LZ,  25mm Blank Adapter, PRC E-whatever, sign out a box of grid squares, PMCS your ACH and turn in the 5988-E, get an exhaust sample, etc.  My bubbas missed out on the opportunity to prank me when I was a new PL since I was wise to their games (I played em too!)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 6:56 PM

2014-01-24T18:56:51-05:00

Road wheel air pressure gauge; the Boom Test on the Howitzer (yelling BOOOOOM!!! into the tube to "calibrate it"), a truck wasnt pulled all the way up to a dock, so someone was looking for the dock stretcher, changing the air in tires to match the season, hot air to cold air, vice versa...;  exhaust samples;   ill have to think of some more<br>

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 7:02 PM

2014-01-24T19:02:54-05:00

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Response by CMC Robert Young made Jan 24 at 2014 7:39 PM

2014-01-24T19:39:01-05:00

<p>Prior to unit personnel inspection, finding some unsuspecting soul who had left their cover unattended and turn the hat device upside down. Then inducing a last minute rush to fall into formation preventing them from doing a final minute once over of their uniform. The inspections always proceeded with the appropriate military precision right up until the inspector reached the intended victim. </p><p><br></p><p>Reactions were varied, but the best was always the inspector who obviously couldn't quite figure out what was wrong at first. There was always a puzzled look until the light bulb went on. Recriminations were equally varied.</p>

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 8:01 PM

2014-01-24T20:01:13-05:00

Of course, you can't forget the ID Ten Tango form.

Response by SFC James Baber made Jan 24 at 2014 8:59 PM

2014-01-24T20:59:04-05:00

I can't believe no one on here has mentioned the chem-light batteries yet.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2014 9:33 PM

2014-01-24T21:33:36-05:00

Squad leader told a private to go ask the Chief for the keys to the drop zone.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2014 1:12 AM

2014-01-25T01:12:29-05:00

We'll I'm a Transporter. And every fresh private I get from AIT will definitely have to get an exhaust sample. Maybe even blinker fluid. And if they come back with an exhaust sample I'll send them to maintenance to get the exhaust tester id-10T kit.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2014 1:17 AM

2014-01-25T01:17:36-05:00

I started off in the Marine Corps, sent a Boot to get a blank adapter for the 60 mm Mortar tube once.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2014 10:30 AM

2014-01-25T10:30:41-05:00

Back in 1996 I sent a kid up to Supply for a 5 gallon can of dehydrated water. (I just wanted an empty water can, but that just seemed funnier)

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Jan 25 at 2014 10:35 AM

2014-01-25T10:35:46-05:00

For a young Soldier new to tanks, an M1A1/A2 exhaust sample, for a young LT either checking hull for soft spots or conducting a BOOM check of the main gun.

Response by TSgt Scott Hurley made Jan 25 at 2014 12:54 PM

2014-01-25T12:54:01-05:00

Getting ready to return to the states from Saudi in May '97, one of our NCO's in the tent we were in decided to have some fun with the in coming group that was replacing us. We put alarm clocks in the ceiling of the tent set to go off at different times. We heard about it later that it drove them nuts when we got home.

I got the go to support and get a spray can of K9P.

The one that I was expecting was go get me a piece of flight line. My response would have been ok, the Swiss cheese type or the concrete type. Since I knew the different types of flight lines.

Response by SSgt Billy Chisum made Jan 25 at 2014 1:57 PM

2014-01-25T13:57:10-05:00

The base fire  department had sent an E4 (who was also an emt) to my shop (Medical Logistics what what) looking for Fallopian tubes. I did the best i could to him him up with things that were used for pap smears. 

Response by 1SG Michael Minton made Jan 25 at 2014 2:58 PM

2014-01-25T14:58:18-05:00

I remember a few i sent privates out on, usually get ass chewed, but with a smirk. they were the common one, box of grid squares, bottle of frequency grease, lefthanded hammers, 100 yards of flightline, fifth wheel. they would be all over the base, because who ever they went to would send them somewhere else. thats usually when id get that ass chewing call, someone would send them to brigade commander or CSM. good old days!!

Response by CPL James H. Clarke made Jan 25 at 2014 3:09 PM

2014-01-25T15:09:27-05:00

Right after we got back from Desert Storm, I had a new private right out of basic assigned to my squad, who knew every thing there was to know about being an Infantry soldier. I had enough of this cherry. I instructed him to go ask the 1SG for a Prick E-8. 1SG, a Vietnam vet went off on him. Then, 1SG called me into his office for a good laugh.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2014 3:14 PM

2014-01-25T15:14:20-05:00

<p>Being Food Service, left ahnded spatulas, tongs, spoons, ect is always fun!  But my favorite was always a cold bucket of steam!!</p><p> </p>

Response by Lt Col Luis A. Rojas made Jan 25 at 2014 4:10 PM

2014-01-25T16:10:58-05:00

My favorite military prank is when one of my troops gets promoted BTZ (Below-the-Zone which is early promotion, ahead of schedule) or promotion under STEP (Stripes for Exceptional Performance), The Colonel and I give them the great news by saying "you are out of unform" or "your uniform is not within regulations".  We let them worry for a couple of seconds and then we pull out their new stripes (new rank).

Response by SPC Brendan Kearns made Jan 25 at 2014 4:44 PM

2014-01-25T16:44:40-05:00

Make sure every trailer in the motor-pool has a drip pan under it

Response by SSG Ralph Watkins made Jan 25 at 2014 5:01 PM

2014-01-25T17:01:23-05:00

When i worked in the signals intelligence field we had tons of NUG jokes. A NUG was a new ugly girl or guy. An ST-ONE or ID-10-T cards were great. There were some I can't mention on here. One I loved was we had some poor new guy out looking a Fallopian Tubes one night all around our radio collection site. He came back empty handed saying the only ones who had them were our females but all of their's we in use. He never did figure out he had been spoofed.

Response by Cpl Ray Fernandez made Jan 25 at 2014 11:51 PM

2014-01-25T23:51:24-05:00

There was a reason I was banned from using glue in my shop. About into my time at 1st Tanks we moved into a brand new building. Our old building had a quarter glued to the ground in front of our Comm Maintenance Officer's office. So in the new shop I replicated the quarter on the ground in front of the radio bay door. Even though there was a window to see into the walkway, the door opened in the path of the coin so anyone who ducked would run the risk of getting smacked.

Another time we glued the phone handsets down to the receivers. Some of the phones we even glued down to the desk. A couple of over eager Marines almost KOed themselves in a rush to pick up the phones.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 18 at 2014 10:04 AM

2014-02-18T10:04:49-05:00

Navy prank: "Go fetch a can of Relative Bearing Grease." Also, never forget the "Mail Buoy."

Response by 1SG Shane Hansen made Feb 18 at 2014 10:42 AM

2014-02-18T10:42:42-05:00

An aviation prank for the new guys, send them to get a roll of flight line. Sit back and enjoy them going shop to shop searching and asking, and the looks on others faces when approached by them asking.

Unfortunately I haven't done many pranks in a few years so I bet there are some new and better ones out there.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 18 at 2014 11:29 AM

2014-02-18T11:29:17-05:00

We used to send new soldiers to check for soft spots on the M113 with a ball peen hammer and have them mark them with a piece of chalk. Of course, when an over industrious new private broke the piece of chalk and started marking them with orange spray paint, the squad leader who had given him the assignment got in a little hot water. The entire track had to be re-carc painted and they seriously considered a statement of charges (to the tune of $2,800). Fortunately, the track was due for a repainting in a few months so they wrote it off to routine maint. That prank lost its appeal after that incident but we still laughed our butts off! :)

For some reason SSG Nelson didn't think it was funny. LOLOLOL

Response by SFC Aaron G. made Feb 18 at 2014 4:13 PM

2014-02-18T16:13:31-05:00

Back when we were still wearing BDUs we had a fresh Private (E1) standing off by himself in one of the classrooms listening in to all the other soldiers laughing and telling stories about previous deployments. One of the older Corporals looked over at the Private and asked him where his rank was on his collar. The Private stated he didn't have any rank because he was only an E1. The Corporal lead him to believe that there were sew on camo squares that E1s were supposed to wear in place of their rank so they could be easily identified. Needless to say, the Private spent the next two hours arguing with the Supply Sergeant about how he really needed his camo patches before he gave up.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 19 at 2014 5:12 PM

2014-02-19T17:12:21-05:00

WWII Historic Prank: Sarcastically Bombing Fake Airfields With Fake Bombs

With World War II raging in Europe, the Germans were fighting a losing battle. They needed to look more powerful than they actually were, so they came up with an ingenious solution: build a bunch of fake airfields out of wooden decoys. It's not as stupid as it sounds; a good fake can look just like the real thing from 30,000 feet.

But in fact, the Allies soon realized that all of those airfields, complete with runways, fake aircraft, and buildings, were nothing more than elaborate props that could be defeated by an army of termites. The only thing left was to figure out the best way to let the Germans know that they weren't fooling anyone (in the most sarcastic way possible).

So the Allies flew bombing raids over these fake wooden airfields, presumably sending the German fake (wooden?) ground crews scrambling for cover. After several intense minutes in which nothing happened, the Germans finally realized what the Allies were doing: They were dropping fake wooden bombs on them.

Just to make it absolutely clear to the Germans what was going on, many of these bombs had the phrase "Wood for Wood" painted on them. Yes, what the military calls "psychological warfare," the rest of us call "being a smartass."

Source: http://www.cracked.com/article_20338_6-hilarious-pranks-pulled-by-soldiers-in-middle-war.html

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 19 at 2014 5:51 PM

2014-02-19T17:51:15-05:00

Send a Soldier to go get a battery model number BA-1100N (BA1100N = Balloon. If written down the gig is up but if you are telling them to go get it and they don't write it down = CLASSIC!

We actually got our Squad Leader (SSG from the islands) on this one field problem. He swore up and down it was a battery. We couldn't stop laughing.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Feb 19 at 2014 5:54 PM

2014-02-19T17:54:31-05:00

for Medical, send them to the Lab for Falopian Tubes....

Headlight repair kit, muffler bearings, 24 channel squelch greese, box of grid squares, chem light batteries, BA-1100-NS, flight line....

Response by SPC Nicholas Olena made Feb 19 at 2014 6:11 PM

2014-02-19T18:11:58-05:00

I had a PV2 that was under my charge in Iraq. Sent him running around over night looking for form ID10-T. He went to the G2 asked, The G2 sent him running back asking long form or carbon. From there sent him back to the G2 looking for the Carbon copy of the ID10-T. The G2 then sent him to the CARTY commander who was on duty that night. Well worth the standing in front of the Corps commander with the Major who was in on this with me. Laughed about it for a good 3 months.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 2:19 AM

2014-02-21T02:19:27-05:00

Circa 1960 Historic Prank: Orion Nuclear Powered Rocket/Spaceship Program

SSG Bubba,

I always considered this General Atomics [DoD Contractor] program a fabulous prank ! ! !

You gotta see the test videos of their model Orion spaceship. The core idea was for the spaceship to keep throwing nuclear depth charges out the butt end of the spaceship then use the force of a series of nuclear explosions pushing on the butt end of the spaceship to incrementally drive the spaceship forward at high speed.

Take a careful look at video clip seconds 2 - 4 (pause the video) so you can see the pile of explosive depth charges loaded in a stack inside the vehicle. Then watch carefully as the spaceship throws the depth charges one by one out its butt end flying incrementally higher each time an explosive charge detonates!!!

Now imagine doing this with very high yield nuclear depth charges!!!

This extremely costly boondoggle always brings a smile to my face & tears to my eyes.

Keep in mind the proposed plan was to use this propulsion system for manned spaceflight.

Men - yes!!! But you gotta believe me -- no woman is stupid enough to get into this thing!!!

Warmest Regards, Sandy

Low Resolution Model Nuclear Powered Spaceschip Video:

http://www.sonicbomb.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=89

High Resolution Model Nuclear Powered Spaceschip Video:

http://sonicbomb.com/xv1.php?vid=orion&id=526&ttitle=Project%20Orion&s=20&w=700&h=400

TED TALK describing the DoD / DARPA / General Atomics Orion Project

http://new.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_on_project_orion

Response by CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 11:10 PM

2014-02-21T23:10:38-05:00

I once told a 1LT that the batteries in the ASIP radios was full of triple A batteries which is why they were non recharchable.

Come to me the next day with about 200 batteries...

Moral of the story, don't prank guys who out rank you.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2014 9:42 AM

2014-04-02T09:42:12-04:00

Germany - 2001: We took the time to print out a label (with NSN) and place it on a box, cut up pieces of plastic sheeting and handed it to one of our team leaders. Called over the new private and told him to see team leader and ask for a box of grid squares. High speed runs down, talks with team leader and retrieves box of grid squares. comes back and we look in the box and tell him that it's not enough and we need more. High speed asked every team leader in the company, as well as asked Alpha company (who we shared a MP with). He then ran to supply and asked them... Supply Segeant told him there was no such thing and that we were messing with him. High speed told Supply Sergeant " I had the box of grid squares, it had a label and an NSN on it". Supply Sergeant told him to bring the box, so High speed came back, got the box and brought it to the Supply sergeant. Needless to say, even the Supply sergeant was fooled. He started looking up the NSN as he thought they were real. 2 birds, 1 prank.... Supply sergeant never lived it down and he would get random requests for the other items (ID-10 Tango, BA 1100 Novembers (filled), Tango Romeo Double Echos, chem light batteries, etc....)

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made May 13 at 2014 2:20 AM

2014-05-13T02:20:48-04:00

In the mobil facilities we had mock NBC training. We had to work a day in full mopp gear. we would run up behind someone, grab him tightly and cover his mask filter hole. Then run back to the group watching. After he caught his breath, he'd turn around to see a dozen guy all in gas masks watching him with no idea who just did that.

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made May 13 at 2014 2:27 AM

2014-05-13T02:27:16-04:00

When checking into a new command, the NCOIC sent me to supply for some specialty tool. I forget what it was, but it was on a par of a "mile of flight line" or "bucket of rotor wash".

I walked in, went over to the gunny and said I'm being hazed. The Cpl wants a such and such tool, I forget what he asked. Do you have anything I can take back. He went back and found something weird I had no idea what it was and asked if this will work. I smiled and said yes, thank you and started to walk out. He stopped me and said, "PFC, when your done, tell the Cpl he needs to return it personally". I obliged but never saw the Cpl again.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2014 4:20 PM

2014-06-10T16:20:24-04:00

As a PMO desk Sgt. I once sent a FAP Sgt. to the base pool to check for a flooded building. He spent most of the shift looking for the building number, before finding the pool.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 10 at 2014 9:03 PM

2014-06-10T21:03:52-04:00

Asking to F-N-G to get me a can of squelch and chemlight batteries from the supply SGT

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2014 9:22 PM

2014-06-10T21:22:54-04:00

Not my favorite, but....

.....I am known for turning anything velcro or pin-on upside down. The nametape on the back of the PC is my primary target since most Soldiers will leave the PC unattended and it usually is something they never check.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2014 2:56 AM

2014-06-11T02:56:31-04:00

First off, I dont recommend doing this but when I was an E4, myself and they rest of the so called (E4 mafia) all collected chem lights of various colors, cracked them all then proceeded to cut the tops off. This was in NTC by the way, in 97. Once everyone had their chem light cut and ready, we found the one guy in our squad "wont say his name" and threw all the chem light juice all over him, he then took off running through the desert glowing in the dark... was extremely hilarious at the time but also resulted in a trip to the 1SG tent once everything was all said and done. Luckinly the 1SG found humor in it, but still had us on every detail throughout the duration of our rotation.

Response by SPC William Jackson made Jun 11 at 2014 1:19 PM

2014-06-11T13:19:56-04:00

While in the motor pool @ Fort Stewart, GA, my E7 sent a new Pvt. E1 to go get a set of Snow Chains for the (Trac. Vehicle)- the Pvt. was so eager to prove himself, sprinted to the Motor Sgt. To get the Snow Chains for the Trac.- The Motor Sgt. played along with the prank and gave the Pvt. A set of tow chains for a m1a1 Abrams (A Tank). As the Pvt. Dragged the tow chains across the motor pool (sparks flying everywhere) the E7 yells that the Pvt. Stating that those where the chains for the left side and he needed the chains for the right side. (The Motor Sgt. Stopped the prank there)

Response by PFC Glen King made Jun 11 at 2014 6:08 PM

2014-06-11T18:08:31-04:00

Get some Riser Grease. Canopy lights. 90MM blank adapter. oh the list goes on.

Response by Capt Jeff Quinn made Jun 13 at 2014 1:14 PM

2014-06-13T13:14:31-04:00

In the field we would engage all of the PFC's in e-tool qualification. As you can imagine, this required the unsuspecting hardcharger to have the qual "facilitator" hold the cover as we have informed them that their cover "is not required" for this strenuous exercise. The e-tool is taken out and adjusted, and a quarter is produced by the facilitator that shows a large gash in it and then another clean one is produced for observation and set on a flat rock. The PFC is blind folded and then raises the etool over their head to hit it with everything they had. Quickly, the coin is removed and the cover set in its place. Commentary is provided back to the eager PFC that "you almost had it that time- hit it again". After one or two more strikes, we remove the PFC's blindfold and show him the clean quarter and the cover. I usually made sure we had an extra cover for these unsuspecting hardchargers to wear, but the result was priceless. S/F

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Jun 16 at 2014 1:09 PM

2014-06-16T13:09:13-04:00

What about Recruiters?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 16 at 2014 1:41 PM

2014-06-16T13:41:00-04:00

Having them bring a PT mat to PT or getting a carbon monoxide sample down at the motorpool

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2014 9:52 AM

2014-06-25T09:52:08-04:00

My favorite story is when I sent a young troop in Iraq to the motor pool to get a "wing nut wrench". The Motor Sergeant called me and said to quit sending people to the motor pool for that sh**. The troop returned and got online and "googled" wing nut wrench and then told me that they cost about $100. Smart kid.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Jun 25 at 2014 10:17 PM

2014-06-25T22:17:02-04:00

Used to send new Airmen to retrieve the basement keys in a single story building. Alternately, especially in the winter at Misawa AB, at night we'd send the new LT's up to the roof to watch for enemy satellites passing over the secured facility.

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Jul 18 at 2014 10:34 PM

2014-07-18T22:34:26-04:00

In my first unit, the training NCO typed up fake orders to S.Korea for a Soldier who was bragging about his ETS in 18 months to others in the unit. So the PSG and others were talking and one suggested we do it. I have never seen the training NCO type so anything so fast and the PSG presented the "fake orders" to the Soldier. The look on his face was of near death.....no joke those "fake orders" looked like the real deal. He went back to his room nearly crying to his parents that he was going overseas. Two days passed before he found out they were fake indeed and he didn't speak to anyone for a week.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2014 10:36 PM

2014-07-21T22:36:41-04:00

MP prank: "Go and secure Building One" while watching them continue to drive pass the Post Flag Pole forever.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 9:50 PM

2014-08-08T21:50:33-04:00

Well of course you can't beat the ol' find the camera (or camera phone in modern times) and snap a pic of everyone's junk!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 10:18 PM

2014-08-08T22:18:08-04:00

I just returned from XCTC in Grayling. I do feel a little guilty for asking for the BFA (blank firing adapter) for the 9mm I drew. We only let him search a couple minutes.

Response by SGT Richard H. made Aug 28 at 2014 2:45 PM

2014-08-28T14:45:42-04:00

I'm still not sure HOW this transpired, but I got a new PVT in my squad in Germany. The rest of the guys got him all liquored up one night and talked him into believing that the squad initiation was to strip down to army issue skivvies, T-shirt, and boots, rub green camo stick all over the remaining bare skin, put on a rucksack & green doo-rag (cravat) , and run laps around Brigade headquarters with a broom handle in hand shouting "I'm a Ninja Turtle" repeatedly....which was exactly what he was doing when the MP's drove by.

Since I was both their squad leader and that evening's CQ, guess who caught hell for it?

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Aug 29 at 2014 1:40 AM

2014-08-29T01:40:14-04:00

An old Gunny tank driver I knew said in Desert Storm they would collect bags of excriment and dump them in a comrads tank then sit on the hatch so they couldn't get out. At 120 degrees it got rather stinky so I here.

Response by SPC Richard White made Aug 29 at 2014 3:37 AM

2014-08-29T03:37:48-04:00

There are so many out there.squelch juice,chemlight batteries,ID10T,gridsquares,flightline,check for softspots on armor vehicles,exhaust samples and the list goes on.

Response by PO2 Rocky Kleeger made Oct 24 at 2014 2:43 PM

2014-10-24T14:43:42-04:00

Mine would be when we sent a new girl for the "keys" to a jet. We sent her to Maintenance Control, who sent her to QA, who sent her to the PR shop, who sent her to the ready room. The only one in the ready room was the skipper, who had had his car in the shop and used a rental on this day. She runs in, asks for the key, he flips her his rental key and back she came to the line shack. So....there we all are laughing and carrying on about the fact someone gave her a key, when the door flies open and there's the skipper. It was time for him to go home and he wanted his car key back...dead silence for about 30 seconds after he left and then we erupted into hysterical laughter

Response by PO2 Jonathan Scharff made Oct 26 at 2014 10:29 PM

2014-10-26T22:29:43-04:00

Well, on the ship when you were new or there was a new E-2 on their first patrol there would always be a succession of pranks...

1. We have to get underway and we need the keys to the boat! Meanwhile you are directed to everyone on the ship, captain included, who directed you to the XO, and on and on till you figured it out. lol
2. We have a helicopter landing and we need a sky hook...lol
3. We need the mail buoy...
4. We need the fire extinguisher for the smoking lamp...

But, the all time funniest prank I have ever seen is when the ET's got one of the new E-2's to report to the bridge (before we are underway) and told them that they have to calibrate the radar system prior to getting under way. This is VERY IMPORTANT and requires a team approach. They then get the E-2 to don the firefighting proximity suit including hood (which if you have never seen one, it is the silver suit with silver hood and gold face shield. It reflects heat and unfortunately also keeps ALL your body heat inside too! And this was in FL! lol) They have this E-2 take the landing flags with him and go out on the pier about 100 meters away. They then piped all crew members to the focsle (the forward part of the ship) to witness radar calibration lol Of course when you heard this you usually dropped everything you were doing for a good laugh). One of the ET's would then go out on the bridge wing and yell down to the poor sap on the pier to do various movements including, and yes I am serious, moving one arm outstretched with one flag in a clockwise direction and the other arm holding the flag in a counter clockwise motion hoping on one foot in a circle. Remembering this guy is wearing a complete proximity suit sweating his butt off! After each command they would run back inside the bridge supposedly to "calibrate the radar" laughing hysterically and taking wagers on what else they could have this guy do. Usually it ended because there would be so much laughter coming from the focsle that he would finally figure it out and slowly walk back to the gangway.

Later when I became an ET myself I just couldn't bring myself to do it to anyone...but it was funny! Actually most people didn't seem to mind it at all. They all said they felt like a part of the crew after they endured a few harmless pranks.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2014 2:46 PM

2014-10-27T14:46:44-04:00

On a previous deployment our shop had a thing for unattended CACs. Clear tape placed over the chip on a CAC, the victim then wondering why they couldn't log onto the computer. Another unattended CAC resulted in the victim having to follow the scavenger hunt clues to find it. Another CAC ended up a prisoner, soldered into a copper wire cage. And finally a water bottle cut in half, the CAC inserted, the bottle reassembled with some kind of glue, filled with water and frozen.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Oct 28 at 2014 6:46 PM

2014-10-28T18:46:53-04:00

Man it just goes on and on doesn't it? Tank pranks.

Frequency grease for the radios
A box of ground guides
A torsion bar stretcher.

When I was about to rotate out of RVN I was the senior in our hootch. My only rules were keep the floor swept and the shaving water bucket full and don't bother me with BS.

We got a couple FNG Pvts. in from the states and decided that we would make them think they had arrived at the unit from hell. I posted "Pistol inspection 7pm" on our bulletin board and then pulled a couple of our guys aside to explain the prank, one of them went up to the comm. shack to tell the Radio pouges. The newbies whined me "This doesn't mean us does it?" My response was "Of course it does, what do you think this is Pendleton?" One of our guys put on a FU belligerent act and we dragged him out of the hootch to be sent to LBJ (Long Bin Jail). I turned around and an inspection party had arrived, all of the comm. pouges, now promoted from E3s and 4s to staff and gunnery Sgts. One of our LTs got in on it loaning out a silver bar to lend credibility. While going down the line for inspection I heard one say to the other "lets volunteer for a CAP unit, these guys are crazy!" (Combined Action Platoons suffered very high casualty rates) The inspection finished up and the party left to quickly return wearing their proper rank and give up the prank. The sigh of relief was physical from the two newbies. We took them over to our club and bought them a beer.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Oct 28 at 2014 7:00 PM

2014-10-28T19:00:39-04:00

Not a prank, but kids in combat.
Company Maintenance in RVN saw fit to bring in a big hydraulic grease jenny to do all of the tanks in the Company tank park at one go. This thing had about 10 really long hoses ending in a grease gun. It didn't take us long to discover that they would shoot a small blob of grease about 20 yards. In short order every body and anything that could be used as cover was hit by friendly fire as the fire fight broke out. The Jenny was removed that very day never to return.

Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Oct 29 at 2014 1:18 AM

2014-10-29T01:18:17-04:00

We were guarding an ASP up in Wash State, had a crew of like 12 stuffed into a GP ultra super duper small tent while our OIC had a GP Large all to himself , at dusk ,just as figures start to blend into the shadows he would attempt to sneak up on us in an attempt to catch us slacking> the 1st thing we did was took 550 chord and tent stakes and made trip lines across the area he used EVERY night,like clock work, ohhh shadow thirty came and so did a tiny little shadow ( he was maybe 5'3"on his best day), the shadow disappeared behind the usual tree and when he came yelling from behind it he made maybe 3 strides before laying himself out flat on the forest floor, got up bitching and stumbled back to his GP Large, not having extracted enough pleasure at his expense we waited till we were sure he was asleep, grabbed our artillery, hand grenade and what ever other simulators we could find and set out for his tent. His tent was completely empty save a field table with paper work spread across it ,a field chair and his cot, his uniform was draped over the back of his chair and he was nestled into his comfy fart sack with just the tip of his nose sticking out. There were 7 of us I believe, all pulled the pins and released our simulators, a few chose to stay ( I was one of them) The 1st one to go off was close enough to the table top to create an eruption of forms and what ever else he had on the desk, He was trying to get out of the sleeping bag while simultaneously looking for cover, trying to pull his clothes on and run, not a graceful combination !!! Ohhh and I will add he screamed like a girl !!! By the time he got his senses together and I think changed his underwear, we were all back in our GP xxxxx small in our bags and snoring like champion bears. He barged in screaming all kinds of wild crap and we just played dumb! His stupid antics of John Wayne stopped and we enjoyed the rest of our duty with just brief visits from him !!

Response by SN James Shaw made Oct 29 at 2014 3:07 AM

2014-10-29T03:07:21-04:00

When I first arrived on my ship, they told me to run to DC Central and ask for a DC Punch. I didn't fall for it, but I went along with it. Kinda.

I have heard about the P U Fifty Five Yankee authorization form.

..or the one I loved to pull. Screenshot the desktop and set it as the wallpaper.. then hide all the icons and taskbar.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2014 7:40 AM

2014-10-29T07:40:05-04:00

Duct taping the watch officers shoes to the shaft.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 4 at 2015 12:12 PM

2015-01-04T12:12:31-05:00

I was on Submarines. We were leaving Bahrain after operating in the area for about 6 months. While we were in port, I bought an alarm clock in Manama that sounded like the Muslim call to prayer. I took the alarm clock and set it for just a few hours after we were going to dive, cranked the volume to 11 (lol), and then took EB Green (duct tape) and taped it up so that only the speaker was open (and so you couldn't get to the snooze).

I went into the Goat Locker (the Chiefs' berthing), opened an access panel in the outboard, taped it on the backside of the bulkhead (wall), and closed the access panel. A few hours after we dived, read: just a couple of hours after the chiefs who weren't on watch hit the rack, that alarm went off. I understand they tore the entire Goat Locker apart trying to find it, lol...

On my next watch, I was driving the boat at the Helm and my COB (Chief of the Boat, the Senior Enlisted Advisor) was my Diving Officer. He said to me, "Glade, I know you've got your ear to the deck plates. Do me a favor and find out who the F' set that MF." I replied "Aye, COB," lol...

As I was leaving the boat (roughly 6 months later), I came clean to him, lol...

Response by SMSgt Dan Powell made May 3 at 2015 10:51 AM

2015-05-03T10:51:23-04:00

I was working in Munitions Inspection and we were performing annual inspection on several lots off grenades. I had a spare pin and everyone was concentrating on the task at hand, when I held up the pin and asked if anyone had seen my grenade.
Jet engine mechanics used to send new guys to the engine test cell to perform an echo check on an F-4. They had them hollering into the intake of an aircraft to check the echo.
I walked into my shop and there were several young troops taking a break. I asked if anyone knew anything about electronics. (Keep in mind that electronics looked like a great career opportunity) When one of the guys raised his hand, I told him to get the buffer and buff the floors.

Response by SMSgt James Williams made May 3 at 2015 11:09 AM

2015-05-03T11:09:42-04:00

We use to send our new troops to the NDI shop, to get the steel toe in their boots inspected/x-ray'd for cracks. The NDI shop would tell them that their boots were unserviceable and then they would put a tag on them saying that the boots were Not Repairable This Station. Its a big red tag. Still makes me laugh to this day remembering all of those people walking around base with those tags on their boots.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 17 at 2016 6:48 PM

2016-03-17T18:48:18-04:00

There's a 68-year-old, grey-haired Ensign (or the ghost of that Butter Bar) still wandering the darkened passageways and supply compartments of the USS MIDWAY trying desperately to find a quart of Relative Bearing Grease!!!

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Mar 19 at 2016 1:28 PM

2016-03-19T13:28:13-04:00

While stationed in Hawaii, I had a couple of Ranger buddies on Island. On April 1st I had a friend from St. Louis fax a set of Orders (that I had created from thin air) to them directing them to return to Ranger School for a 8 week re-certification Course. They called me in a panic asking if I got Orders as well. I told them "Yes" and that it was a new Army Policy that all Rangers have to re-do the Course every 10 years or lose the Tab. The April Fools prank last about a week. My friends were FREAKING out for an entire week! They were convinced that they had one month to prepare to go to Ranger School AGAIN!

Response by MSgt John Taylor made Mar 19 at 2016 2:23 PM

2016-03-19T14:23:41-04:00

We would put thick zip ties on the drive shaft of our super's truck. You could hear that thing clicking a mile away.

Response by Cpl Jc Clarkson made Mar 19 at 2016 2:36 PM

2016-03-19T14:36:08-04:00

Sent a few privates and pfc's looking for india delta 10 tango forms, one made all the way to the command SM'S OFFICE, I GOT THRASHED BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.

Response by SSG Larry Carter made Mar 19 at 2016 4:35 PM

2016-03-19T16:35:23-04:00

While at Fort Knox with the Engineers back in the 80's, I sent a young private after some "Concrete Welding Rods". Told him we needed to fix the cracks in the shop floor..

Response by LTC Trent Klug made Mar 19 at 2016 5:11 PM

2016-03-19T17:11:09-04:00

We sent a Marine, new to our Detachment (USS Ranger CV-61) to sick Bay for a case of NSU to sterilize the head.

He came back with a bottle (think UA sample bottle size) full of baking soda and vinegar. The corpsmen told him to shake the bottle vigorously to activate the NSU. It went everywhere.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 6:16 PM

2016-03-19T18:16:03-04:00

A New 2LT had a bit of a chip on her shoulder. (Tried to put the 1SG at parade rest.). 1SG calls me in to his office, to ask me if I could mentor her. Too late, I told him, SSG T. Has it under control. I pointed to the motor pool, where the two were talking.

She tarts walking back towards the building, and we see her turn around. "SSG T, what keys did you need me to get again?"
"The hand truck MA'am. 1SG has them."
"Got, it. Hand truck." That was just the start of a long day. We told to to make she she gets maintance done on the PRC-E6.

Response by SSG Ethan Harris made Mar 19 at 2016 7:36 PM

2016-03-19T19:36:40-04:00

We had a new guy who claimed to be the President's personal medic. In retaliation, one of the SGTs got the newbie to PMCS our armored vehicle using a hammer to check for soft spots.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 9:31 PM

2016-03-19T21:31:22-04:00

I sent a soldier to get an ID10T form from PLT SGT. The PLT SGT told him to get the hell out of his office and to tell me to come see him. I go up there and he is just giving me a pissed off look tell I shut the door and start laughing his ass off

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 9:32 PM

2016-03-19T21:32:16-04:00

For context I am currently stationed in AK. I told one of my new Soldiers to take the winter air out of the tires and replace it with the summer air. The rest if my platoon could barely keep a straight face while I explained to the new Soldier that the winter air has anti-freeze in it so that the tires don't freeze during the winter, and that driving with the winter air in the tires during the summer could damage them.

I wish I had seen the look on the motor Sergeant's face when a new private asked him where he could get summer air for the tires.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 20 at 2016 5:00 AM

2016-03-20T05:00:19-04:00

I'm not too proud to admit I was that private jumping up and down testing the supension on a 5 ton, and also that private that was looking for blinker fluid to replace the fluid that leaked out when we took a HMMWV turn indicator apart (it had filled up with rain water). I did wise up though and didnt fall for squelch grease to connect the hand sets to the SINCGARS, or the hammer and bradley armor looking for rust spots!

Response by SGT Charles Tittl made Mar 20 at 2016 9:02 AM

2016-03-20T09:02:57-04:00

At BCT I was sent out to find a foot of flight line. Being in my late 20"s and also having been a Boy Scout when I was a kid, I knew all about these pranks. Well anyways I was given my mission and I set out. Went back to the barracks and racked out for about 3 hours, while returning to the training area I picked up a big chunk of asphalt from the side of the road. The DS about lost his sh!t when I reported in and handed him the foot of flight line.

Response by TSgt Marco McDowell made Mar 20 at 2016 10:10 AM

2016-03-20T10:10:10-04:00

Axe Qual. Nothing like watching a guy chop up his cover while blindfolded thinking that he's splitting a quarter as a rite of passage...unless it's Pvt Broom hacking up Cpl Jackowitz's cover by mistake.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 20 at 2016 10:35 AM

2016-03-20T10:35:34-04:00

When LTs feel a new 2LT needs an attitude adjustment. Brigade or battalion function in dress blues. Tell 2LT that he can ride with a couple of other LTs who will pick him up. When the LTs show up to pick him up, they are dressed in greens instead of blues. They look at the 2LT in blues with dismay and go " didn't you get the word on the change? " Then they tell the 2LT that they have to go so they won't be late, and he better change into his greens and drive over by himself. The older LTs then leave and change into their blues enroute to Oclub. The 2LT arrives fashionably late, and is the only one in his greens, and newbie 2LT jokes commence.

I guess that one is obsolete now that everyone wears blues all the time.

Response by SSG James Elmore made Mar 23 at 2016 9:44 AM

2016-03-23T09:44:30-04:00

No matter the prank...

My favorite is when the people above you play along without hesitation and without you telling them what you are doing.

Had a prank (unknowingly) make it to the Brigade CSM.... He thought the A.S.S. Greece for the ID-10T Report was pretty funny!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2016 11:27 AM

2016-03-23T11:27:06-04:00

Oh so many back in the days it was allowed..... Having Privates look for a PRC E-8 was esp. funny because we worked on PRC -90s and PRC 112s. ID-10-T forms, brake light fluid, sparkplugs for a Humvee, and order a box of grid squares, or a yard of flight line. (you can order flight line now!)

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Mar 24 at 2016 11:17 AM

2016-03-24T11:17:07-04:00

One time in Subic Bay, our little diesel submarine was moored along side a Destroyer. Our guys sneaked aboard and stole one of their tampion from one of their 5" guns. When they complained, it was returned to the ship with an engraved message, "compliments of the USS Bluegill (SSK-242). They then tried to board our boat and were captured with a boat hook and we blew our sanitary tanks around them. The next night we stole the same tampion again, and returned it with the additional engraving, (again). Their CO wasn't too happy.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2017 4:04 PM

2017-03-03T16:04:31-05:00

Prop Wash
Flight Line.

Response by SGT Robert Wager made Mar 3 at 2017 4:47 PM

2017-03-03T16:47:02-05:00

Jumping on the back deck of an M1A1 to test the shocks

Response by SPC Steve Long made Mar 3 at 2017 4:54 PM

2017-03-03T16:54:56-05:00

I remeber back during desert shield we were really undermanned and we got a fresh infusion of new recruits. seems like every platoon had the same idea and all you could see were all these guys jumping up and down on the our M113's to check to ensure the shocks were still good. Just before Desert Storm we got a new PLT SGT and the driver who wanted to help; out so as the driver was doing maintenace he had him running around the track tapping inside and out for the weak spots in the armor. Sadly this type of behavior stuck with me when i left the military and i was a shift supervisor of a Juvenile detention unit.. When ever I would have a new kid I would tell them that someone stole the uinit Brick Bender i I needed it found asap.....hours of watching them run around trying to find it.

Response by SPC Jeffrey Reese made Mar 3 at 2017 7:16 PM

2017-03-03T19:16:41-05:00

My room mate had a coon skin cap and there was a guy in the unit I knew was deathly afraid of animals so I put this hat in my hand and came out of out the room petting it like it is alive. Just as he comes around the corner he sees me petting the hat an he was gone! I have never seen any one move so fast in my life. He was completely on the other side of the other side of the barracks before I had a chance to show him it was a hat. I never did show him it was a hat.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2017 8:58 PM

2017-03-03T20:58:37-05:00

This was one of my masterpieces.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2019 2:24 AM

2019-01-14T02:24:38-05:00

Did a high school JROTC camp and among the instructors was a SF SFC.He told us of training missions at night in areas where there were steep drop-offs and cliffs. Being in the front of the squad line, he sneakily took off his helmet, with its glowing CAT eyes on the back, and kinda walked it out to arms distance before dropping it on the ground. Person behind him, "Sergeant? Sergeant!? Guys, Sergeant ________ just fell off a cliff!"

Same summer camp, few years earlier, different instructors. We were teaching the kids terrain recognition. Have the one with the map go stand next to a tree, and one stand near him. Cadet without a map is instructed to shake the tree as hard as he can for a few seconds, and to stop suddenly. Immediately, the instructor asked map-holder if he can see the shaking tree anywhere on the map.......

Response by Sgt Michael Sayles made Jan 21 at 2019 10:30 PM

2019-01-21T22:30:12-05:00

Nothing as funny as what has already been posted but it never failed. In Vietnam where all Funugis were already pretty nervous we would send them to Supply for a can of friction grease and a 100yrd of chow line. The 1Sgt was perpetually pissed at us.

Response by SPC Brian Mason made May 15 at 2019 10:26 PM

2019-05-15T22:26:38-04:00

I was the victim of one but quickly realized it on my way to the motor pool. How many have gone for some 'ST Ones', Grid Squares, and Blinker fluid?

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 3 at 2019 9:45 PM

2019-06-03T21:45:39-04:00

So after this one I received a MAJOR ass chewing - this was in the 90’s so it was legal back then.
Picture a cold autumn morning at Ft Knox, KY we are out conducting tank gunnery at Cedar Creek range (total bowling alley) - it is a foggy morning and therefore we cannot start until the fog lifts - so we are all lined up on the firing line waiting for this to happen, leaning back on the tanks relaxing. Up walks a SPC (career E-4) asking why we are not shooting and will this result in staying out in the field longer blah blah - so I tell him that we are fogged in and can’t shoot till it lifts or till someone gets off their ass and goes down and turns on the Range Fans. Told him we can’t do it cuz we are having to stay with the tanks but if he wanted to walk down and turn in the range fans to blow out the fog that would be great! So off he goes to find the range fan down range and flip the switch we described to him. We are cracking up as he goes running down range road and here comes the 1SG flying up in his HUMVEE from the tower - “Whi the hell is down range” so we tell him - to which he tells us that since we can’t do direct fire on our range, they are letting the artillery out fires onto our range - and he has to go rescue this kid as the artillery is a couple minutes from impact.
Think in the end that is why the 1SG wasn’t happy with us - he had to go get him

Response by SFC Tim Mosher made Jun 4 at 2019 5:10 PM

2019-06-04T17:10:44-04:00

As I was in the Commo Shop, in walks once of my newbies...
Me - "Well?"
Newbie - "I'm need to see the Commo Sergeant"
Commo SGT - "That's me"
Newbie - "I'm looking for PRC (pronounced Prick) E-5"
Commo SGT - "YOU JUST FOUND HIM IDIOT! PUSH!"
Newbie looked up at me from his new found status...
Me - "You did that to yourself, dummy. Keep pushin'. (To the Commo Sergeant) Send to see me when your finished."
Commo SGT "Roger, out"

Response by Sgt Ron Walsh made Jul 18 at 2019 1:40 PM

2019-07-18T13:40:22-04:00

My first time on Okinawa at Camp Hansen, we had the old squad bay barracks. New guys to the 9th Engineers would be told that they needed to get in PT gear with the addition of flak jacket, helmet for typhoon watch. They were directed to walk up and down the roof of the building and every 20 minutes call out loud and clear "All Clear". It was pretty funny watching guys from all the other barracks come out to take pics of the guy making an spectacle of himself on the roof of the building. Our 1st Sgt was not nearly as impressed as some of the other Marines.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2019 8:11 AM

2019-09-24T08:11:19-04:00

While prepping for moveout our new Lt. was frantically checking everything. He ask me if we had everything and I told him that we were low on squelch oil for the radio's, he walked at a very hurried pace to maintenance. When he returned, he was smiling and much more relaxed.

Response by CPL Frank Glahn made Sep 24 at 2019 1:31 PM

2019-09-24T13:31:15-04:00

Once sent a new guy to the secretarial pool looking for a set of Bravo Alpha eleven Sierra forms. Captain C. was pissed when he heard about it! This was about 1967. No sense of humor at all...

Response by SPC David S. made Sep 24 at 2019 2:36 PM

2019-09-24T14:36:53-04:00

Flash banging a blue falcon in the crapper - frag out!

Response by MAJ Ron Peery made Sep 25 at 2019 7:14 AM

2019-09-25T07:14:15-04:00

Nothing complicated. We wrapped the porta-jon with commo wire when the battalion XO was inside.

Response by SGT Thomas Seward made Dec 9 at 2019 3:42 PM

2019-12-09T15:42:06-05:00

Boobytrapping the female latrine in the field with flash bangs!

Response by SMSgt Edmund Pokorski made Mar 14 at 2020 2:03 PM

2020-03-14T14:03:13-04:00

2 pranks and one scenario. From 1962 and the Cuban Crisis to the Corona Virus these beat everything else I've seen. At K8 Kunsan AFB in 95 was the funniest prank I've heard about, seen it and done it. I was in Food Service. Cooks work crazy and ridiculous shifts. On nights when a guy would come in from a night on the town and is 4/5 to the wind and stumbling around, they would wake everybody in the bay up. Land crabs were always plentiful because Kunsan is on the coast. A couple of us would always keep a container full of them on hand. When the jerk went to the latrine someone would take a hand full and put them between their sheets. Once they finally get into bed, they would be there at the most 3-4 min. The crabs would think the hair on their legs were food. someone would turn the light on. We would all sit and watch the show and laugh till we pee'd. #'s 2&3 were at Pope AFB N. C. in 93. There were still many WWII & Korean Vets still around. I have to say, I was surrounded by heros. But! Jokes and pranks abounded. There was one Shift Leader an E5. He was always drunk. Even on shift. One 0300 shift when he went into the walk-in-refer to pull the breakfast food out to start cooking, a couple guys took his coffee cup Sgt always left on a sink ledge nearest the refer door. They poured the coffee out and filled it with Worchester Sauce, hot sauce, meat sauce and mixed salt in it. When Sgt. came out and picked up his cup, everybody stopped and watched. You could hear a pin drop. He took a sip. Put the cup down & went to the schedule and gave assignments. He took another sip and went to work. When his back was turned one of the guys took a sip. He spit it out.
SSgt. 'Fuller' finished drinking the whole cup. I was astonished he still stood up. (Who was the joke really on)? The third incident, is the weirdest I've ever thing. Same chow hall. The same shift. The same guys. In the late fall or early winter we went to work. As his custom, Sgt. went into the walk in. The freezer was connected to the with a door in the refer. He stayed in there for an unusually long time. We all got concerned. I went to the door to check on him. About that time he opened the door and walked out. He was as white as his cook's whites were. His eyes were about to bulge out of his sockets. We asked him several times, what's wrong. After several minutes, he said "There is a moose in the Freezer". We all looked at each other and started laughing. He said, "No, seriously. There's a moose in the freezer. I was the first one in. Sure enough there was a moose laying on the floor of the freezer. To this day I still don't know that much about moose. I don't know if it was a young one, a female or what. It didn't have antlers and it was big. But it still just fit in the freezer. We had to prepare and serve breakfast. Someone obviously came while we were all on the line serving. When BK was over, we went to check it. It was gone. I wish there was such a thing as a cell phone back then.

Response by Cpl Roger Cortez made Mar 16 at 2020 1:24 AM

2020-03-16T01:24:40-04:00

When a Marine buddy was taking a nap we'd place his hand in warm water and wait for him to pee! OR..put shaving cream on his hand and tickle his nose. OR we'd short sheet his bunk. OR we'd squeeze lighter fluid on his chest light it on fire then wake him up.

Response by SPC Michael Terrell made Mar 31 at 2020 10:20 PM

2020-03-31T22:20:37-04:00

!974, Ft. Greely Alaska. Our AFRTS TV ststion was B&W only. The smug, dumb ass Lt. that was the Base's Information officer was telling everyone that it was impossible to convert the station to color. I was tired of the calls to the station about it, so I made a custom station ID slide, and used a borrowed color bar generator to transmit our ID in color at the start of our 6:00 PM newscast in color with no color equipment in the station. Anyone with a color TV who wasn't on duty saw it. 15 seconds later the Lt. was on the phone screaming, "Soldier! You just made a fool of me!" I replied, "But sir, you brag of being a self made man!" He never spoke to me again. Never piss off the engineer! :)

Response by PO1 Robert Anderson made Jun 3 at 2020 8:57 AM

2020-06-03T08:57:01-04:00

I was in boot camp in Orlando and during work week I was working in the scullery. I went down to see the SK2 about getting more soap for the dishwasher when one of the guys from my company came in asking where to find two feet of Fallopian tube. The SK2 told him to go ask the Chief and see if she had any because he was out.

Response by Capt Brandon Charters made Oct 1 at 2020 12:59 PM

2020-10-01T12:59:21-04:00

Last really good prank I remember was in a packed flight room with a bunch of LTs. We gave the following message to an LT who came back from the bathroom: "Hey, Capt Dees just called and he sounded really pissed about something...you better call him back" We gave him this number while he called on the shared phone in the center of the room:

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 3 at 2020 6:48 PM

2020-10-03T18:48:39-04:00

I managed to send a recruit around the full base looking for the keys to the indoor mortar range an hour later he was knocking on my office door asking me for a long stand I then got an a** chewing from the dc

Response by SGT Justin Jones made Oct 4 at 2020 3:25 AM

2020-10-04T03:25:49-04:00

I had a Pvt. bang on the armor of a Bradley with a sledgehammer to checking for soft spots in the armor, also sent a Pvt to the PLT Sgt’s office to tell the PLT Sgt the PRC E-7 wasn’t working again on a Day we were working on comms PMCS

Response by SSG Jeff Furgerson made Oct 4 at 2020 11:07 AM

2020-10-04T11:07:48-04:00

I have two, when I was stationed in Germany we used to send new people to the S4 to find an ST 1, lol the S$ NCO's name was SSG Stone, When I served at Bragg with the 82nd we used to send new guys looking for the key to Area J which was a training area , good times.

Response by LTC Stephan Porter made Feb 26 at 2021 6:22 PM

2021-02-26T18:22:55-05:00

Brilliant

I once ordered 150 ft of flight line (within my daily log request) from the S4 NCOIC who told me he’d never been had by one of those “name game stunts!”

We knew we had him when I got a "backorder" status from him the next day!

Response by LTC Stephan Porter made Feb 26 at 2021 6:40 PM

2021-02-26T18:40:04-05:00

While stationed in 25th ID in Hawaii, we conducted a 100% inspection of all equipment we were taking to JRTC because the change of command was planned when we returned a couple months later (it was all going on a boat there and back...for a long time). We started early in the morning and it went until late that night (into the morning for some of us), as it needed to be laid out, inspected, loaded, locked and sealed.

One of my NCOs started early with the games by sending a new private to me for "squelch grease' for which I promptly referred him to the Commo section...everyone knows the Medical PL does not keep that on hand! ;-)

That began a whole day of messing with the 30 or so new Soldiers...they did them all...
Box of Grid Squares, Chemlight Batteries, "Prick" E-7, etc.

I pretty much stayed out of it, but at one point I sent one of the smarter Soldiers to ask the Company Commander (who i knew had a good sense of humor) if he picked up the 9mm Blank Adapters. It was a few hours later that I actually got a chance to se the Soldier and he says...

Soldier: Oh, Sir, I forgot to tell you that I went to ask CPT P for the blank adapters, but he wasn't there.

Me: That OK, I'll ask him later.

Soldier: Yeah, except I went to ask the 1SG, and i was suposed to give you a message from him awhile ago.

Me: Oh...what did he say?

Soldier: He said to tell you that he wants to see you when you get a chance.

Me: Thanks.

I promptly walked to the 1SG's office (like any good former NCO and 2nd LT should know to do)...

Me: Top, you wanted to see me?

1SG: God D%#@#t, Sir...we have too much F%$$#&g S$#t to do...leave the F@#$@$g greenies alone!!

Me: WILCO Top!