Stupid GI Tricks

[dragoon500ly]

LOL!

It does seem that the "helpless" private gets away with so much!

I belive that it was General Bradley who maintained that if a Private was left alone in the middle of a desert with only a anvil for company, that if you returned within four hours, the anvil would be broken.

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

LOL!

It does seem that the "helpless" private gets away with so much!

I belive that it was General Bradley who maintained that if a Private was left alone in the middle of a desert with only a anvil for company, that if you returned within four hours, the anvil would be broken.

...and Joe would maintain that he had no idea how it had happened.

The toughest job in the Army is the job of the team leader. His direct report is Joe. I was so spoiled as an officer by having senior NCOs as my direct reports that it was a shock to go back to the enlisted side of the house and have specialists as my direct reports.

[dragoon500ly]

All too true. Life always seemed so much simpler when you are a Private, the moment you pick up NCO or officer rank...It's like you have become the babysitter, in charge of a couple of dozen 3-year olds, and they are armed!!!!

I was running the radio at a qualification day at the range when I was in my unit in Okinawa, Japan. Being an RTO, the job was cake. When I had the antenna, and the radio going, a new 2LT came up to me. He was about 23, or 24. I was 20 at the time. After some bullshit peppy questions that I begrudgingly answered, he said "Atta boy."

Atta boy? Dude, go the fuck away. I have to go make a radio check with Range Control.

[weswood]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

All too true. Life always seemed so much simpler when you are a Private, the moment you pick up NCO or officer rank...It's like you have become the babysitter, in charge of a couple of dozen 3-year olds, and they are armed!!!!

Amen, brother! My current peers think I'm crazy for not wanting any responsibility other than myself. I tell them the Corps cured me of that nonsense.