What Was The Pettiest or Silliest Thing You Saw Someone Consulted For?

At the last job I had to make sure everyone had socks/hose on their feet. Mind you, we were in a locked building behind 2 locked doors with absolutely ZERO contact with customers or stakeholders. I also had to check to make sure that pants did not have rivets. Either would warrant a counseling. Both would get you sent home with points.

A sad, sad soldier drank BRASSO.

Picking up bite reports a day late. Thanks SSG!

Someone had thrown a broken footlocker out and put it beside the dumpster. I fixed it up good enough to throw in he back of my pickup to carry my jumper cables and tools. Coming on to base one night I was stopped by the Gate Guard and told that I had Military gear that was not allowed by me and a report was going to my CO. Result = Page 11 . BTW , I still have that footlocker since 1980.

I was an aircraft mechanic stationed in Japan. My coworkers were not in the habit of polishing their boots or ironing their uniforms. Our Director of Consolidated Maintenance, a colonel, was driving around the flight line and took notice of how sharp I looked. I was wearing a starched/pressed uniform and spit shined boots. He made a comment to my commanding officer about how sharp I looked and how ratty the rest of the troops looked. The next thing I know my supervisor is trying to get me to sign a letter of counseling for wearing a starched uniform and spit shined boots, lol. I told him I was clearly in compliance with Air Force Regulation 35-10 and that he could shove his letter of counseling where the sun never shines. They ended up having an inspection and writing up and finning several of my fellow troops for no haircut, no polish on boots, and ratty looking uniforms.

TOTALLY UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHY I CAME TO BE CONSULTED

A ingrown hair under right thumb nail

Improperly tying their shoes

Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor - guard mount and one Marine had his shoe laces "un=uniform", that is instead of each eyelet being right over left one was left over right. Issued a page eleven.

Getting yelled at for an unlaced boot?