What was your "Worst Day EVER!"?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:28:49 -0400

What was the worst day in your military career? That day where you spent every moment not being chewed out, screamed at, or whatever, watching the clock waiting for it to end. I will share mine after I hear a few others.

Response by PO3 Shaun Taylor made Oct 23 at 2014 11:17 AM

PO3 Shaun Taylor — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:17:34 -0400

My worst day wasn't about being chewed out or screamed at, but I was watching the clock ready for it to end. While on Ambulance duty at El Toro. We had 3 back to runs to Camp Pendleton. That's a about a 45 minute-hour drive each way. After the last run we were stuck on Camp Pendleton because they had closed parts of the base because it had started raining and parts of the base began to flood. We were forced to stay on Camp Pendleton and assist with their ambulance runs which gave us an additional 24 hours of ambulance duty which sucked because I was supposed to start leave @1600.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2015 11:16 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:16:59 -0400

My worst day in the military isn't too bad compared to some. I was a bus driver for Soldier's going to JRTC/NTC rotations, being that I am at Fort Campbell I had to drive them to BNA in Nashville.

I wasn't given much info, just told to be there. So I show up on time and take these Soldier's to Nashville, and gotten back around 2230. Thinking everything was said and done, I parked the bus and started to exit the bus. As I was headed to my car, the MSG in charge stops me and says I need to be back at about 0200 for the next run.

Needless to say I wasn't happy. However once it was all said and done, I was happy to crawl into bed. I've had a good time in the military so far, and if this is my worst day in 3 years the rest can't be so bad.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Jan 9 at 2017 12:52 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:52:51 -0500

SFC Private RallyPoint Member roger that, it was on May 4, 2005, while I was on Baliff duties in Kuwait from Iraq. I learned my friend SSG Randy Collins was involved in a IDF attack in Mosul. When I arrived back at Ft. Lewis I learned he had passed away. This was the worst day ever. I lost my best friend in the military. Life has never been the same without him.
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Response by SFC George Smith made Jan 9 at 2017 1:06 PM

SFC George Smith — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:06:32 -0500

The Day We Inserted Into Pisgah National Forrest ... landed in a tree with a broken leg took 16 hours to Evac Out And Then 3 months in the hospital...

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jan 9 at 2017 1:12 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:12:03 -0500

It is hard to determine which was my worst day SFC Private RallyPoint Member
Contenders for my worst day overall:
1. passing out drunk between the railroad tracks and the road in Kemmern, Germany in 1982 and being taken by Polizei to the MPs at Bamberg an waking up in the holding cell.
2. getting the worst senior rating from a BG at Bamberg in 1984 after regaining my driving privileges after loosing them from a General grade Article 15 based on #1
3. being served with a no-contact order while recovering from a cardiac catheterization in May 1995. That kept me away from my young boys for weeks. Eventually that wife divorced me and remarried. I was able to have contact with my sons and regained custody in 1999.
4. being a co-chair with a former POTUS political appointee in 2002. I was trying to do my job in this additional duty as a LTC while this 2-to-3 star equivalent loved to demean the current president in the meetings and insult me whenever he could. I ended up having mitral valve repair surgery early in 2003 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Thanks for drawing my attention to this discussion SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2017 1:51 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:51:14 -0500

SFC Private RallyPoint Member My worst day ever was on a Sunday morning in 1994 when a DPS car pulled into our driveway to tell us our 20 year old son had been killed in an automobile accident the night before.

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made Jan 9 at 2017 2:49 PM

Cpl Mark A. Morris — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:49:57 -0500

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I was stationed on a sub tender about a 30 min drive from the wreckage.
The phone call came that evening for me to get back to the ship in 30min, or it would be the Brig. All taxis were gone. I ran the 2 miles back and begged a Navy Chief to let me on the next boat going to the ship.
We were all armed with the 60 on a tripod with the hatch open and boat patrol. The 20mm was stationed. At midnight, we stood down and we were told what happened.
I was volunteered for patrol on the mountain over looking the ship the next morning. While my GySgt and Capt. went to pick up bodies.
My squad did not find any sign of snoopers. But, what the GySgt told us changed me forever along with the fear I had that night before.
It was not until 2012 going through an interview formed along a fortune 500 company weedout did I learn I was carring around deep in my brain that night every day of my life.
For years I partrolled the creek bottoms on 3/4 and full moons looking for the enemy. It was like a magnet.
If my posts on Islamic terror offend nice folks here, it is I desire to crush their skulls and I go to the gym to make sure I can do so.
M. Morris RVT

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Response by SSG Stephan Pendarvis made Jan 9 at 2017 3:11 PM

SSG Stephan Pendarvis — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:11:08 -0500

When I was in Korea and found out my Ex was cheating on me...And deep down I already knew...When you have to admit the truth and realize everything you have build was a lie...yeah...that can ruin you for a while.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2017 3:26 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:26:17 -0500

Getting blown up for first time Iraq 2010, luckily we were in a Caimon MRAP and had side plates that helped some with EFP. I was out of it for 3 days, Throwing and up and just sick. This was the day I had a bad concussion and TBI for like.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jan 9 at 2017 5:26 PM

SPC David Hannaman — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:26:59 -0500

Any day that I had to mix diesel fuel with $H!T and light it on fire! ;-P

Response by SGT James Miller made Jan 9 at 2017 5:30 PM

SGT James Miller — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:30:27 -0500

In that respect, I don't really have one. I was a slickster. If I saw something bad coming, I would figure a way out of it.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Jan 9 at 2017 5:58 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:58:13 -0500

My worst day ever in the Military was when we lost the first man in our company to a VC sniper,"Squirrel " I'll never forget you.

Response by SGT James Colwell made Jan 10 at 2017 11:56 AM

SGT James Colwell — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:56:53 -0500

1983. After 36 hours non-stop tactical training, we were in a tactical road march in our M-113's I was the only driver in our squad. I was pretty well wasted from lack of sleep, and a tactical road march at night is the most boring tactical movement known to man. I was beginning to hallucinate, and my TC (one of the team leaders) figured out what was going on. He talked me through all the way to our TAA. We were given a few hours sleep, and just after they started waking us up an APC came flying through our assembly area and ran over my team leader and killed him. He was a complete a**hole most of the time, but he stepped up for me when I needed it that night.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 11 at 2017 5:47 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:47:40 -0500

Somewhere during AIT at ft Sam, good ol' salgal dfac. This was my dinner… I went to bed kinda hungry that night. I really haven't had very many bad days.