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

I got counseled for not filtering contaminated diesel fuel before putting it in the used fuel containment so the motor sergeant could use it in his POV. All was documented on the DA4856

SSG Lavin While on a training exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia, I had a brown tick, that bored it's way into my abdomen. I reported this to my First Sergeant and no one knew what to do. Then a platoon Sergeant came up to me with a lite cigarette and backed the tick out of me. My First Sergeant and Commander accused me of improper hygiene. For the following three days I had a 2nd Lieutenant follow me around to ensure the ticks behaved themselves. Thank goodness the tick was not a spotted tick. Thanks to the lite cigarette trick the entire tick was removed and executed.

I had a new operator (3531) go ask our platoon gysgt (e-7) for a prck e7. You know like the radio. He was not amused

When everyone was worried about Y2K, I was doing IT consulting. We were asked to go to every photo machine (CAT. MRI, etc.). We found that every piece of equipment had a date/time that showed that they were only "stick on's". We replaced them for .98 cents each and our contract called for a flat rate of $200 for each machine we worked on. What a waste of money!!

Richard R Baker Jr.

Ice Cream falling off a cone.

Small oil spill in Kuwait. They sent young sailor to the HazMat shack (Army base). They told him to cover it with sand and they will sell it back to us in a hundred years.

Unbloused Boots

I sAw boot Lt. get upset at another Boot Lance Coolie for an “Irish pennant“ in the damn field….during a dagon fire mission, I might add. Yes cleanliness is godliness, but stupid is as stupid does….I mean I think they should have turned the whole fleet around for this one…guess he learned this in OCS. To think how could we ever go into combat with “Irish pennant“ hanging everywhere…Oh good lord we pray for a day where “Irish pennant“ become a Scottish right!

Person drinking possibly contaminated water supposedly developed symptoms, continued to drink the possibly contaminated water, and asked the provider for advice on how to alleviate symptoms. Provider told this person to avoid drinking the possibly contaminated water. Person continued to drink same water from water source and asked provider what to do about symptoms...

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