Where is the craziest place you slept?

SGT Ben Keen — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:14:30 -0400

During lunch today a few of my co-workers and I were talking. I'm new to this company and so they were asking me about my time in the service and whatnot. One of the guys had an interesting question when he asked me where was the craziest place you slept. After 8.5 years, I had a list of some interesting places such as the hood of a HMMWV, in a foxhole, and in one of Saddam's closets in Mosul. With all nights we spent deployed I thought it would be a fun discussion. So RallyPoint, what are some of the craziest places you bedded down in?

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:02 -0400

The module of the GTG in a destroyer

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

SCPO David Lockwood — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:03 -0400

Kids will sleep anywhere! LOL!

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:06 -0400

Safety net in a vertical ladder space on a destroyer.

Response by SA Harold Hansmann made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

SA Harold Hansmann — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:15 -0400

Napped in a snowbank tunnel.

Response by SFC Dennis Yancy made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

SFC Dennis Yancy — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:27 -0400

On top of Nike - Hercules missile at a stateside underground site.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 10 at 2015 1:16 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:16:43 -0400

In a closet at U Mass at Amherst in 1978 during a Grateful Dead concert weekend.

Response by SSG John Jensen made Aug 10 at 2015 1:23 PM

SSG John Jensen — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:23:50 -0400

the floor of the owner's lounge of the LA Coliseum during the LA riots - for real fun taking a shower in the coliseum locker room where all of the shower heads were 8 ft up, I could barely reach, no one else could

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 10 at 2015 1:28 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:28:18 -0400

SGT Ben Keen [Military entry]
Sleeping on bales of concertina wire in the back of a 5-ton dump truck on the way out to the field at Fort Campbell. I was wearing MOPP garments without the mask which took the brunt of the razor cuts. After you get past the razors, the spring action of concertina wire makes for a very comfortable rest.
LTC Stephen C., CPT L S, SSgt Private RallyPoint Member, TSgt Hunter Logan, SGT Private RallyPoint Member, SGT Robert Hawks, SGT Forrest Stewart, SPC Private RallyPoint Member

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 10 at 2015 1:29 PM

SN Greg Wright — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:29:08 -0400

In my car for a year. Heh.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 1:43 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:43:33 -0400

SGT Ben Keen, 1999, Kuwait, 125 degrees out, I fell asleep in a porta jon.

Response by SGT William Howell made Aug 10 at 2015 1:53 PM

SGT William Howell — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:53:31 -0400

In a stall at LSU's Vet barn with 5 puppies after Hurricane Katrina. You want to talk about getting some snuggle time in.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Aug 10 at 2015 1:56 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:56:29 -0400

Head rested on a fire extinguisher while launching an aircraft. I was standing. The jet noise with EPs on makes me sleepy.

Response by SGT Christopher Churilla made Aug 10 at 2015 1:57 PM

SGT Christopher Churilla — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:57:17 -0400

Can only claim the hood of a Humvee, I feel like I missed out on something... ;)

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Aug 10 at 2015 2:08 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:08:00 -0400

-Tied to a tree on the side of a steep gulch in East Range on Oahu.
-Leaning against a tree in the driving rain
-The blast panel of an M1 Abrams. One of the comfiest slabs of steel in existence.

Response by SPC Daniel Bowen made Aug 10 at 2015 2:13 PM

SPC Daniel Bowen — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:13:40 -0400

On a rounded rock in the mountains of the Kunar. The heat radiating from it kept me warm. I was laying out like Irish Yoga. Best sleep of my life.

Response by Col Joseph Lenertz made Aug 10 at 2015 2:21 PM

Col Joseph Lenertz — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:21:13 -0400

In the tight plywood box in SERE and 15 years later, in the boom pod of a KC-135...hot and tight or loud and bumpy, all sleep time is good time.

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Aug 10 at 2015 2:23 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:23:20 -0400

Some unusual places in Vietnam but the craziest place has to be the top of the St. Louis Arch before it was finished.

Response by SPC Kent Tilley made Aug 10 at 2015 2:24 PM

SPC Kent Tilley — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:24:46 -0400

On top of the Side BII box on an HEMTT, between the rear axles and the front axles

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 2:26 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:26:40 -0400

SGT Ben Keen, My brother and I used to camp out and sleep in a wooden refrigerator box. When I was a kid and we went on vacations I slept on the rear deck underneath the rear window in our car. Also, I could ride free on a train because my grandfather worked for Frisco railways. It was an overnight trip to Springfield, Mo. and I slept in a train berth. I slept on the floor or the passenger seat of my Huey, and underneath it, in Vietnam, many times. I've even dozed off standing up in a formation. I've slept on a scaffold built inside a chemical plant tower. Not for very long but I did go to sleep.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 2:26 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:26:56 -0400

In a coiled line aft of the flight deck on an LPD after about three days awake.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Aug 10 at 2015 2:28 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:28:15 -0400

Standing upright with arms laced through the stakes behind me on a duce and a half.

BTW the dog loves to sleep in the shower. Cool deck.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 2:29 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:29:05 -0400

In an old 1/4 ton jeep trailer full of radio gear in Twenty-Nine Palms, CA during a training exercise. I was so tried after going nonstop for 36 hours that it was comfortable.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 10 at 2015 2:31 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:31:36 -0400

On top of my tank. I got use to the hardware poking my body.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 2:56 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:56:08 -0400

on top of a 10 foot high pallet while we were flying out for a deployment.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 10 at 2015 3:15 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:15:54 -0400

In an OH-58D folded up for shipping,facing backwards in a C-141 en route to Iraq. There can't be that many of us out there...lol

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Aug 10 at 2015 3:20 PM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:20:30 -0400

Desert Storm. We were walking through the desert, after a like 18 hr 5 ton ride, its 0100. they stated to make a hasty fighting position and rack out. Couldn't really dig as we were tactical. So scratched out a hole and rucked out with my woobie. woke up at stand too and looked at my position. 3 by #3 and 6 inches deep and I had curled up in it! screw it! LMAO

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Aug 10 at 2015 3:25 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:25:05 -0400

For me, SGT Ben Keen, I would say beside the wheel of an old quarter ton that was strapped down to the lower deck of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. We were flying back from Roosevelt Roads, PR to NAS Jacksonville, FL, JUN71 timeframe. I had enjoyed myself more than I should've the night before, so the cold metal decking actually felt pretty good! LTC Stephen F.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 10 at 2015 3:25 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:25:38 -0400

In the orderly room after hurricane Andrew

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Aug 10 at 2015 3:39 PM

SGM Steve Wettstein — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:39:10 -0400

The Republican Palace (Baghdad) tennis courts with my Kevlar as a pillow after 2BCT 3ID took our side of the city.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 5:00 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:00:11 -0400

on top of an AAV in the Well Deck of a LSD.
Tied to the branch of a tree in Japan.
In a bed of ant in Australia, (I swear they weren't there when I fell asleep)
And my favorite.... curled up with stumpy (the pet iguana) in GTMO.
Other than that just the everyday black mold infected USMC barracks all over the world.

Response by MSG Jim Richardson made Aug 10 at 2015 5:02 PM

MSG Jim Richardson — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:02:38 -0400

Standing up in formation.

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Aug 10 at 2015 5:26 PM

SGT Rick Ash — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:26:13 -0400

Inside the front half of a hollowed out water buffalo. Local "critters" had eaten away all but the bones and skin. The rear half was not visible to me. South Viet Nam, the early seventies during the monsoon season. I wasn't DRY when the sun came up but I wasn't miserable and soaked like the rest of my squad. My backpack was my pillow and to this day a whiff of cocoa takes me back to that night.

Rick

Response by PO1 Shahida Marmol made Aug 10 at 2015 6:12 PM

PO1 Shahida Marmol — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:12:12 -0400

On the flight deck on my destroyer in Jebel Ali

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Aug 10 at 2015 6:24 PM

MSgt James Mullis — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:24:37 -0400

On the top of a trailorzed F16 engine, in the cargo compartment of a C-130 on our way from Hahn AB in Germany to Ramon Air Base in Isreal. It was covered in heavy foam sheets and the best bed in the house (umm plane).

Response by SCPO Lee Pradia made Aug 10 at 2015 6:51 PM

SCPO Lee Pradia — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:51:32 -0400

In the shade of the smoke stack aboard USS Tuscaloosa.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Aug 10 at 2015 7:28 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:28:04 -0400

on the floor of a skating rink with music blasting extremely loudly....or underneath a coffee table during a Typhoon in Japan while lighting strikes the tree in our backyard and it comes crashing through the window and on top of the dining room table...apparently I slept through the whole thing. lol

Of living on Randolph Air Force base...the first six months were killer with the Jet's on both flight lines taking off and landing and taking off and landing...but I soon was able to sleep through all of it.

Response by PO3 David Fries made Aug 10 at 2015 7:34 PM

PO3 David Fries — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:34:26 -0400

On the island of Molakai, I slept through an entire night time fire and maneuver.

Response by PO2 Steven Erickson made Aug 10 at 2015 8:50 PM

PO2 Steven Erickson — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:50:26 -0400

In a coffin in the storeroom of a bar somewhere in Barrio Barreto (Olangapo), Subic Bay, Philippines. Waking up there was a traumatic experience, I can honestly say.

Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of alcohol involved in the lead-up to that incident...

Response by SGT Neil Doty made Aug 10 at 2015 9:47 PM

SGT Neil Doty — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:47:56 -0400

Floor board of an lmtv

Response by PO3 Jonathan Monson made Aug 10 at 2015 10:18 PM

PO3 Jonathan Monson — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:18:21 -0400

In some trees in Cali after a unit get together, under a hollowed out shell of a hummer removing a break caliper I need to during tsunami mount out in Guam New Years early morning, in my hollowed out house after Katrina hit etc.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 10:28 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:28:11 -0400

Bed of a dump truck full of baggage while convoying from Kuwait to Baghdad in 2004. Talk about comfortable! Literally, the best nights' sleep ever!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 10:32 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:32:04 -0400

On top of a tent underneath camo netting,in a refrigerated trailer, in a conex, in a cave in the desert, cargo compartment of a C-130. Not sure which was crazier.

Response by SPC William Weedman made Aug 10 at 2015 10:47 PM

SPC William Weedman — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:47:18 -0400

Our NG Humvees had a brush guard that folded out to 90 degrees and was just wide enough to sleep on. I had a Medical NCO once tell me that a good soldier can always do 3 things...eat,sleep & sex, meaning that you never knew when the next meal, rest or chance for love may come in a combat environment.

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Aug 10 at 2015 11:21 PM

MSgt Curtis Ellis — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:21:42 -0400

I cant remember what they are called, but the concrete ditches running all over Korea and Osan AB... After a "unmemorable" night of festivities I didn't quite make it back to my barracks, I woke up the next morning in one of them... Thank God it was dry and there were none of those funky spiders...
I also learned that I can sleep during a ruck march. Its all good until the guy in front of you stops...

Response by SGT Rick Ash made Aug 11 at 2015 12:20 AM

SGT Rick Ash — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:20:49 -0400

I think I already posted in here but, I have lived around the world and slept in some very strange places. The WORST place was the transit barracks at Alpha Battery in S. Korea. I was the Tracker I & 2 specialist for the HPIR Illuminator. Due to my rank I had to be the NCOIC for the E-2 and PFC drivers. I knew the day would come when we would have to stay all night at Alpha Battery and it happened.

You could stand back 4 to 5 feet and look at the mattress on any of the 6 bunks. They were jumping with Crabs. Talkin' bout pubic type crabs plus, I had my wife over there with me, waiting back at the ville. You be the judge. Would you believe any story I would have had? It was COLD and the wind was BLOWING! Alpha sat on a 70' cliff over the Yellow Sea.

Top was already in bed so I pick his very sparse office. No mat for the chair to roll on but I had brought several sheets of cardboard that came with the big Klystron. Four sets of that on the floor in Top's cubbyhole and my civilian sleeping bag and pillow. I fired up that wood stove and managed to grab 40 winks before daylight.

Found the problem about 1000 hrs, got the XO sign off and we were back on that 70 miles of double mud tracks between rice paddies. Top will never know I was even there!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2015 6:03 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:03:21 -0400

there have been so many "fun" places I have bedded down. Iraq, in one of Saddam's old palaces. In one of his Son's bombed out houses. In that one, there was a gold trimmed toilet still intact, and had the urge to go.. well it didn't flush, but I felt like royalty sitting on a golden throne, a little off the subject, but I get sidetracked a lot. In the field, many times, rocks, ant piles, cow pies, it didn't matter, until the rain started.

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Aug 11 at 2015 8:42 AM

SPC Margaret Higgins — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:42:46 -0400

When I was homeless, I slept in a motel garden. In the morning, they turned the sprinklers on; on me. LOL Lesson learned: never sleep in a motel garden. LOL

Response by CPL Richard Flagg made Aug 11 at 2015 8:57 AM

CPL Richard Flagg — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:57:58 -0400

During the ARTEP portion of the last week of JOTC at Fort Sherman, Panama we were doing a 5 km night movement through the Triple Canopy jungle. As an RTO I had 60 lbs or more of weight in my ruck; and taking a break I leaned forward holding my head with my rifle. All of a sudden I heard "Flagg, Flagg" which woke me up from my much needed nap. Yep, fell asleep with over 125 or mor lbs on my ruck standing up.

Response by MSG Floyd Williams made Aug 11 at 2015 9:02 AM

MSG Floyd Williams — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:02:24 -0400

LTC Stephen Ford.....Now that is hardcore!

Response by SSG Richard Reilly made Aug 11 at 2015 10:13 AM

SSG Richard Reilly — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:13:31 -0400

Well there was this one time in Siagon..I was all alone except Steve the pirate, a one legged hooker, and a goat......
.....And that's how I single handedly saved the Romulan Empire from total destruction.

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2015 10:33 AM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:33:17 -0400

Sleeping bag tied to a tree on the side of a step hill 10 feet from a Korean grave. Team Spirit 88.

Response by MSgt John Grollimund made Aug 11 at 2015 12:14 PM

MSgt John Grollimund — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:14:03 -0400

lets see.. benjo ditch in Korea, hood of an up armored hummer in Iraq ( I was the driver), and inside a MEP 12 generator.

Response by MSgt Darum Danford made Aug 11 at 2015 4:22 PM

MSgt Darum Danford — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:22:36 -0400

I once fell asleep when I was E-2 in the front row of a briefing that was given by an E-8. I don't mean head bobbing type sleeping either. I mean completely out and remember nothing from the time I sat down to the time I woke up. I was completely confused as to where I even was when I woke up. Amazingly, the SMSgt never said a word to me about it.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Aug 11 at 2015 4:30 PM

SPC David Hannaman — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:30:18 -0400

I cleaned out a cabinet in the hangar at Ft Campbell and would crawl in and catch a nap from time to time.

Between the engine and aft pylon of a CH-47...

Under aircraft,

In the latrine.

In a tree.

Leaned up against my ruck sack.

If you party hard enough the night before just about anywhere will do!

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Aug 11 at 2015 5:16 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:16:10 -0400

Waikiki Beach, HI. Sans shoes, shirt and billfold. Try explaining that to you division officer when the SP escorted you back to base.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Aug 11 at 2015 10:29 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:29:26 -0400

On the deck of a commercial lobster boat. Also slept on an M88 spade.

Response by SSG Douglas Turner made Aug 11 at 2015 11:54 PM

SSG Douglas Turner — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 23:54:04 -0400

Well when I was in my teens my friends and I would sleep out in trees on the branches, to see who would fall out. Fortunatly none of us did. In the service I fell asleep on a 105mm Howitzer during night firing for 2 hours, also slept on the roof of my 5 ton Tractor Trailer while out on missions in Iraq. Slept in a cement bunker during a morter attack. Also slept on 105mm rounds in the back of a truck on night manuevers. The worst place I slept was on the floor in a cement bus shelter in January with nothing to cover up with or sleep on, just my clothes!

Response by CPO Emmett (Bud) Carpenter made Aug 12 at 2015 12:42 AM

CPO Emmett (Bud) Carpenter — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:42:29 -0400

On the flight deck of the USS Shangriala during flight ops.

Response by CPT Maria Burns made Aug 12 at 2015 1:58 AM

CPT Maria Burns — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:58:42 -0400

On top of a pile of duffel bags in a deuce and a half returning from a training exercise at Fort Bragg. Second craziest is at a rest area in Missouri halfway through a 48 hour drive from Texas to Michigan.

Response by SPC Joshua Heath made Aug 12 at 2015 9:55 AM

SPC Joshua Heath — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:55:59 -0400

Outside of one of the terminals in BIAP, waiting to head out for R&R. I found a weird area between some barrier walls that looked comfortable and took a nap, for about 8 hrs. It was the best sleep I'd had in Iraq the whole tour.

Response by PO1 Matthew Murdock made Aug 12 at 2015 5:50 PM

PO1 Matthew Murdock — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:50:03 -0400

There were 2 seawater pipe in a AC on my first ship that just crossed each other perfect, almost like a recliner. Best place to hide.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Aug 12 at 2015 9:05 PM

Cpl Dennis F. — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:05:59 -0400

A couple places:

On a hill top observation post in RVN, I found a little ditch and snuggled into it wrapped in my poncho and liner like a hammock. Waking in the morning, it had poured down rain without waking me, but the runoff had run in my poncho at the head and out my feet. Standing up, I was half wet and half dry from head to toe.

Later...I would regularly sleep in the gypsy rack hanging off the tank turrets rear (bustle rack to you army) on top of boxed ammo for the .30 and .50 with a live squawk box next to my head monitoring 3 channels. The rest of the crew had xenon light missions to run every watch so four times a night; start the engine, under my head, traverse the turret with the usual hydraulic whines and operational racket of a M48 rumbling and swinging me back and forth over the engine compartment. Always slept right through it unless some asshole ten miles away let off a couple AK rounds. Then I'd sit right up asking the watch "What was that?"

I'd also nod off when I was a gunner with my CVC helmet locked over the foam edge of the main gun sites on the way to operations. People had many was of dealing with that "going into the shit" stress, I slept.

Response by SPC Dave St.Andrew made Aug 13 at 2015 12:15 AM

SPC Dave St.Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:15:09 -0400

On the hood of a FLA, inside my wall locker in basic, underneath my bunk in basic, next to a taliban grave while out on patrol.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 13 at 2015 5:02 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 05:02:50 -0400

I've fallen asleep while standing up a few times.

My wife once fell asleep at Phoenix International Raceway during a NASCAR race.

Response by CPT Russell Pitre made Aug 13 at 2015 5:06 AM

CPT Russell Pitre — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 05:06:18 -0400

In someone else's car. It is crazy because I don't know who's car it was.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Aug 13 at 2015 6:00 AM

Capt Jeff S. — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 06:00:32 -0400

... with who? NUNYA!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 17 at 2015 10:14 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:14:13 -0400

In the overhead luggage rack on a blue bird bus.

Response by SGT Frank Leonardo made Aug 25 at 2015 2:58 AM

SGT Frank Leonardo — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 02:58:25 -0400

on a cot on top of my HEMTT just star gazing

Response by SPC Scott Lindquist made Aug 27 at 2015 10:40 PM

SPC Scott Lindquist — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:40:22 -0400

That's adorable

Response by PO2 Jonathan Scharff made Aug 27 at 2015 10:46 PM

PO2 Jonathan Scharff — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:46:03 -0400

I slept in several remote lighthouses on cold stone floors with no heat in the winter in Maine! I had installed a covert radar system in the light houses to monitor drug runners in the area. One light house was owned by a famous painter! It was so cold that I don't know how much sleep I actually got. Wish I had installed a heater instead. :)

I also fell asleep on the helm of a Coast Guard cutter after being sleep deprived for a couple of weeks. Not to proud of myself for that one, nor the leadership or lack there of, that allowed that to happen.

Response by SGT J Edward Canfield made Aug 28 at 2015 8:31 AM

SGT J Edward Canfield — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:31:40 -0400

Standing at Parade Rest during a class in AIT

Response by SGT Clayton Ferguson made Aug 30 at 2015 10:52 PM

SGT Clayton Ferguson — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:52:29 -0400

IN a waddie ( big water made ditch) in Afghanistan with the polish army. I spoke no polish and they could only speak broken English.. It was very memorable.

Response by SPC George Long made Aug 30 at 2015 11:15 PM

SPC George Long — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:15:11 -0400

Underneath the rows of chairs at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. On arrival side. I had been in country about 10 months and was in full gear and exhausted. One of the cherries walked to one of the boarding staff to tell them someone left a pile of field gear behind. Right about when I rolled over he realized I was Alive. Scared him half to death.

Response by PO3 Dave Lynema made Sep 3 at 2015 4:18 PM

PO3 Dave Lynema — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:18:43 -0400

On the bow of a '41 UTB during Hurricane Rita. It was too hot to sleep inside, well worth fighting the hurricane force winds on deck. It was cooler at least. I count 5 different small boat types I snoozed on during longer security patrols.

Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Sep 5 at 2015 12:44 PM

SGT Michael Glenn — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:44:20 -0400

I have two places that may fall into this category. The 1st was on the face of a cliff in Korea, we were doing some kind of movement/march and wound up going right up the face of this mountain. You couldnt stand up with your Gear or face being a target for mean ole gravity, so we had to basically crawl and grab onto anything we could find to keep us planted. Then out of no where...way up on this face... The CO says we are making camp for the night. There were thin trees growing out and up so many of us took 550 chord and spiderwebbed a hammock like "THING" and tied our gear and ourselves off and went to sleep. The other one was in Germany while "in the box". We were all in M113's and I had fallen asleep after something like 32 hours of being awake. We got attacked and I slept through the entire thing (Ohhhhhh Dang !!!) when I did wake up my soldiers were all abuzz about it and how it was crazy I had slept through it!

Response by CSM William Payne made Mar 9 at 2016 8:48 PM

CSM William Payne — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 20:48:41 -0500

The worst place I have ever slept was in a foxhole at Fort Bragg during an FTX in the middle of a prolonged thunder storm, with my only protection being a poncho. When the tornado warnings went up they had to come out to the field and pick us up and transport us to storm shelters.

Second worse was a weekend on the USS Fort Snelling where a number of my Army brethren got seasick.

During my deployment to Iraq I pretty much found out anywhere I could park my butt for a few moments I could go to sleep. And if was in any kind of aircraft it had the same effect on me as driving a baby around in a car. The wind blowing and the drone of the engines . . . . . Z z z z z z z z z z z z z.

I have had quality sleep time in all of the below:

Military Aircraft:

C-12 Huron
C-17 Globemaster
C-23 Sherpa
C-130 Hercules

UH 60 Blackhawk
British Puma
British Sea King

Military Vehicles:

M-2 BFV
M-1126 Striker
M-1151 HMMWV
Australian Bushmaster
British Snatch

The Rhino - How many can relate?

And

My personal favorite, a king size bed in one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2016 9:01 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:01:45 -0500

In the driver's seat of a tank.

But, as a safety guy, this picture is disturbing.

Response by SGT James Murphy made Mar 17 at 2016 6:18 PM

SGT James Murphy — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:18:59 -0400

Don't have a pic of the inside of the bunker but.... This is the very top of Mt. Soyosan Korea. We climbed up and on our way down found out that 3 North Korean Scouts had infiltrated in to South Korea and were observing our camp from just underneath our positioin. This is socalled peace time 1968. We called up the little Tigers and they took them out. North Koreans won't surrender.. We thought we were done but we needed to stay on-scene for a debreifing team to arrive... hell of an overnight!

Response by Sgt Neil Klein made Aug 26 at 2017 4:22 PM

Sgt Neil Klein — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 16:22:24 -0400

In a Zodiac the Wave action was like a rocking chair, we were on our way back to our pick up point. Operation over and a success.

Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made Oct 30 at 2019 9:51 AM

Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:51:14 -0400

Strapped to a pallet in a C-141 standing straight up. The strap kept me from falling. another time I slept on top of a pallet, cleared a desk downrange and slept on it, on the ramp underneath an airplane in a remote location...all kind of crazy places.

Response by SGT Tom Recupero made Oct 16 at 2020 7:32 PM

SGT Tom Recupero — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:32:25 -0400

There were L shaped showers at Fort Lennard Wood for BCT in 2002. I cleaned the floor and walls so much so that you could eat off them. On the back of the L, there were 3 stalls that were dark. I knocked out after cleaning on a Sunday. I popped smoke basically as an E-1 not knowing what popping smoke was. 4 hours later I emerged, they said “where’ve you been, they’ve been looking for you for hours” I said I’ve been here” lol. Pop smoke ninja from the start