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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>
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<img title="SSG" alt=" [login to see] _armyssg" src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/ranks/images/000/000/007/small/ [login to see] _armyssg.png? [login to see] " height="26"><div class="clear"></div><div class="clear"></div><div class="question_description"><div id="comment_43636"><div id="collapsed_content_43636"> PRIVATE!!!!! 1SG WANTS AN EXHAUST SAMPLE IN HIS OFFICE TIME NOW! PUT A TRASH BAG OVER THE MUFFLER LET IT INFLATE THEN TIE IT OFF AND RUN IT TO HIS OFFICE , DONT KNOCK ON HIS DOOR YOU WILL LOOSE THE SAMPLE, JUST WALK IN AND OPEN IT THEN GO TO PARADE REST WHILE HE MAKES HIS DECISION. <br>(this has worked twice for me eventhough im the one who paid the price.)</div></div></div>
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SPC Nicholas Olena
Had a 2lt do that to my BDE CSM one day while i was on staff duty... Poor SPC Olena paid the price for that one for not stoping the 2LT.
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SGM Frank Marsh
as a medic, we sent the new guys all over the hospital looking for sterile Fallopian tubes.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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LTJG James Tipton
I would have been the smart-ass to actually bring back a 5 gallon bucket of dehydrated water even if i had to leave base to do so...
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SFC Baber, like you said, every MOS has their own unique pranks!, so true. Being Commo, we had a field exercise a few months ago. Received a brand new 25U to our shop that we took with us. I taught em how to load ASIPs, and at the end of my lesson, I explained "Sometimes, due to terrain and interference, when you transmit on the hand mic you won't get a solid copy because of squelch. So we use squelch oil that runs from the PAA to the radio to smooth out transmission. I then opened the battery cover door and acted surprised and said" Matter of fact, were running low on some now! My soldiers were in on it and I pretended to be pissed and dropped one of them for not bringing spare squelch oil. I then instructed the private to go ask the CSM if he has some in his truck. So motivated Soldiers literally SPRINTED about 3/4 of a mile in full kit to the TOC! About 10 min later, he comes running back and says "SGT!!! CSM said he's fresh out but there's some more at the DZ!! He wants me to run to supply at the ALOC and sign the keys out to the DZ and go get em!! I almost lost it!!! I go "Soldier, why are you still standing here then, move out! CSM needs you! Good times!
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New Soldier was told to get a box of grid squares. Poor kid searched all morning and finally found out the PLT SGT was pranking him. He went to the PLT SGT's office during lunch and asked the SQD LDRs for the PLT SGTs map. He went back to his room and cut the map up into grid squares and put them in a box on the PLT SGT's desk.
After lunch the PLT SGT came and saw the box and was laughing how they got the "cherry". Of course the SQD LDRs were rolling on the floor and he asked why they were laughing so hard and they explained the box was his favorite local map with markings.
PLT SGT turned 100 shades of red and was livid for weeks.
After lunch the PLT SGT came and saw the box and was laughing how they got the "cherry". Of course the SQD LDRs were rolling on the floor and he asked why they were laughing so hard and they explained the box was his favorite local map with markings.
PLT SGT turned 100 shades of red and was livid for weeks.
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Sadly you can't pull the chem light batteries prank anymore cause they actually make chem lights that take batteries now
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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."
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being somewhat of a military history person, i had never heard of this story, great share. thank you.<br>
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I started off in the Marine Corps, sent a Boot to get a blank adapter for the 60 mm Mortar tube once.
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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
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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?
Since I was both their squad leader and that evening's CQ, guess who caught hell for it?
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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!)
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SSG Nevin Kinzel
Don't forget chemlight batteries and blinker fluid.
Ahhh, someone got them down below. Oops.
Ahhh, someone got them down below. Oops.
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1SG Rink,
Shock check and soft spots were classics in my Mechanized unit. Another favorite was to get an exhaust sample (engine had to be hot) from the exhaust pipe. Had to try like hell not to laugh when the bag always melted.
Shock check and soft spots were classics in my Mechanized unit. Another favorite was to get an exhaust sample (engine had to be hot) from the exhaust pipe. Had to try like hell not to laugh when the bag always melted.
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LTC Paul Labrador
Seeing as there are now eletric "chem lights", can't really use the chem light battery one anymore..... ;o)
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CW4 Scott Hyde
SSG Nevin Kinzel - Chem light batteries are not fun anymore after they started making the battery powered light that resemble chem lights.
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