What's your favorite urban legend?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Tue, 12 May 2015 07:25:53 -0400

What is your favorite 'urban legend' of all time, military or civilian? Mine is that Proctor & Gamble is a satanic company that occasionally held black masses over its products. Proof was found in its evil former logo, usually found on the backs of old tubes of toothpaste. What is your favorite URBAN LEGEND?

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 7:32 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2015 07:32:16 -0400

That Smokey the Bear smokes.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 9:35 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2015 09:35:17 -0400

CH (MAJ) William Beaver They say the same about Monster Energy Drink...

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made May 12 at 2015 9:39 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Tue, 12 May 2015 09:39:26 -0400

Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen just after his death and his body was hidden beneath the Pirates of the Caribbean exhibit at Disneyland.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 12 at 2015 10:00 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:00:28 -0400

Jade Helm 15

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 12 at 2015 10:17 AM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:17:50 -0400

Area 51.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 10:29 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:29:36 -0400

There are a lot of them about Coca-Cola, but this is my favorite.

Response by MSgt Michael Durkee made May 12 at 2015 10:33 AM

MSgt Michael Durkee — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:33:19 -0400

Oh, I don't know, I find the Contrails concerns fairly entertaining :)

Response by MAJ Nathan Potter made May 12 at 2015 10:40 AM

MAJ Nathan Potter — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:40:23 -0400

I always liked the one about Mr. Rogers being a SF sniper in Vietnam...

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2016 4:07 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:07:15 -0500

pretty much any and everything my recruiter told me.....

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 5 at 2016 11:53 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:53:32 -0400

Cold water boils sooner than hot water. Yes, you heard that correctly. I thought this was only an "Old Wives Tale" until a "chef" on one episode of Hell's Kitchen told Gordon Ramsey that it was true. (You can imagine his reaction)

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Oct 5 at 2016 12:41 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:41:10 -0400

In my neck of the woods, supposedly there is two different lake with their own lake monsters.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2016 6:56 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:56:08 -0400

Grade 'D' chow.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2016 7:02 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:02:29 -0400

The pet chihuahua taken back to the states. When they took it to the vet, the vet said it was not a chihuahua, but a malnourished rat!!! That was a real tickler!

Response by Sgt Dale Briggs made Oct 6 at 2016 8:59 AM

Sgt Dale Briggs — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:59:31 -0400

Bigfoot. With all the hunters out there thru the fall you have to think how come one didn't get get his shit scattered by now.

Response by PVT Raymond Lopez made Oct 24 at 2016 6:39 AM

PVT Raymond Lopez — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:39:37 -0400

My favorite urban legend is that Army food is bad. I have never eaten Army food that tastes bad even when it was prepared by sweaty mess cooks in dirty tee shirts over a gasoline stove in the field!! I did have one problem I became addicted to SOS and now every Saturday and Sunday I have to go to my VFW Post to feed my addiction! Does anyone know if the Veterans Administration will have me with my addiction?

Response by Mark Dellacamera made Dec 23 at 2016 1:50 PM

Mark Dellacamera — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:50:57 -0500

The "secret fema camps" were all going to be rounded up and put in along with the 300,00 caskets for all the executions

Response by SSG William Thomas made Dec 24 at 2016 9:51 AM

SSG William Thomas — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:51:37 -0500

The lore of the ether bunny

Response by SPC Michael Dehn made Dec 24 at 2016 10:34 AM

SPC Michael Dehn — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 10:34:29 -0500

The ball on top of the flag poles on military bases had a gun, scissors, and a match. If the base was taken over, you were supposed to climb the pole. Remove the ball. Cut up the American flag with the scissors. Burn it with the match. And shoot yourself with the gun.

Response by PFC John Villarreal made Dec 24 at 2016 11:11 AM

PFC John Villarreal — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 11:11:33 -0500

Urban legends are a snowflake's excuse for not believing the truth!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2016 11:21 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 11:21:34 -0500

My favorite urban legend is the civilians perspective on what we actually do. Many civilians believe that 80% of what we do involves a rifle and combat. Whether it be the patriotic american who thinks everyday we wake up ready to be heroic. Or the newest hipster trend of thinking they are the original Hippies that call us baby killers and mindless hate mongers.

Response by MAJ Eric Neumann made Dec 24 at 2016 12:41 PM

MAJ Eric Neumann — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:41:34 -0500

It's against the Geneva Convention to use a 50 cal on people.

Response by SGT Linda Moss made Dec 24 at 2016 1:48 PM

SGT Linda Moss — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 13:48:27 -0500

salt peter is put in your food.. males ... so you dick can not get hard

Response by SGT Chester Beedle made Dec 24 at 2016 3:46 PM

SGT Chester Beedle — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 15:46:56 -0500

That you can't shoot people with a .50 BMG. Only equipment.
From my understanding that was pretty much the order put out in vietnam, but not for any legal reason. We were just ahort of .50 ammo, so it was a waste to shoot a person with it when the M60 would kill him just as dead just as fast. So save the .50 for the big stuff. Because you might not get restocked for a while.

Hell we're always short .50. Units in OIF2 were getting the training mix of regular ball and tracer instead of the AP and APIT mix it was supposed to be. And a lot of that and much of our training ammo in the atates was made by the poonsong munitions corporation in south korea. They make good stuff though. Sort of have to when the crazy guy up north threatens to invade or nuke you evertime he gets constipated.

Response by PFC Jesse Stinton made Dec 24 at 2016 3:52 PM

PFC Jesse Stinton — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 15:52:16 -0500

There's a story that Verizon (interchangeable with AT&T) has bad service at area 52 camp pendleton because mortar men were goofing off and tried to shoot a deer.. their shot veered off course and took out a cell phone tower and that's why service sucks. I heard this when I went through in 08 someone just recently graduated from SPIRIT in 2016 and told me this same story. Apparently it "just happened a couple cycles back". Lol

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2016 4:49 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:49:32 -0500

Any SP time

Response by SFC Walt "Butch" Deal made Dec 24 at 2016 5:36 PM

SFC Walt "Butch" Deal — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 17:36:12 -0500

My favorite one is that Obama is an American citizen born in Hawaii and that he's not a Muslim.

Response by SPC Jim Hannon made Dec 24 at 2016 9:24 PM

SPC Jim Hannon — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 21:24:44 -0500

1. The Black Syphilis.
2. Sunburn leading to an Article 15 for destruction of government property.
3. NCOs saying if you don't have leave and your mom doesn't they won't let you go home to convince privates not to take block leave.
4. Smoke detectors in the Bs that detect weed smoke.

Response by MAJ Luca Luca made Dec 24 at 2016 9:29 PM

MAJ Luca Luca — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 21:29:45 -0500

This troop starts dribbling an invisible basketball, day in day out. When he is standing in formation, walking, when he works, he sets it down, when he is done, picks it up. Weeks go by, COC tells him to stop, no go, NCOs on him, nada, keeps bouncing the ball. Goes to the doc, doc meds him for being nuts. He reports to sign his chapter and discharge, sets the ball down next to him as he signs. He gets his papers. He gets up, walks away, the CO smuggly says "you forgot your ball.". The former trooper turns, smiles, holds up his discharge and says back: "You keep it sir, my game's over.*. Walks out.
Sploosh.
There are many, many, reasons this is improbable, but still, as a cadet, I heard this and thought "wicked". A few others come to mind, this is my first experience with "Military folklore".

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 24 at 2016 9:57 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 21:57:31 -0500

mine is that the pay is awesome

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 12:57 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 00:57:36 -0500

One that gets me constantly is the Army approaching me and asking me what I do with all of my sub-standard living pay from being in the Air Force... I used to just tell them that's not a real thing.. but now I just fuck with them and tell them I go spoil myself with new TV's and cool cars and stuff every few months. I guess it's part of being stationed at Fort Campbell.

Response by SrA Phillip Pentzer made Dec 25 at 2016 1:12 AM

SrA Phillip Pentzer — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 01:12:52 -0500

That we have it easy in the AF !

Response by SFC Dennis Pettitt made Dec 25 at 2016 2:03 AM

SFC Dennis Pettitt — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 02:03:31 -0500

The story of the soldier crushed between two armored vehicles and they bring his wife/mom/girlfriend to say goodbye before they pull the vehicles apart, anticipating his immediate demise.... I've heard this story with a dozen variations both in the civilian and military worlds.... if all the story's were true I'd guess this has happened in the field, motor pools, and train yards about 3 times a month since 1950...

Response by 1stLt Ro Gra made Dec 25 at 2016 9:09 AM

1stLt Ro Gra — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 09:09:33 -0500

My favorite story, which always originated from a guy that knew a guy that was there.... A Harrier takes off vertically at Cherry Point.... once it got about a couple hundred feet off the ground every warning light in the cockpit goes off at once. The pilot punches out and lands safely close by. He is standing on the tarmac looking up at his plane, happily hovering like nothing happened. Then the wind picks up and the plane starts drifting towards town. No one knows what to do, Colonels are freaking out. Finally a salty old gunny draws a LAW from the armory and calmly shoots it down over the marshes. Obviously could never happen on several levels but that story floated around forever.

Response by SGT Johnny Owens made Dec 25 at 2016 12:07 PM

SGT Johnny Owens — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:07:59 -0500

Uncle Sam.

Response by LTC David Brown made Dec 25 at 2016 12:40 PM

LTC David Brown — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:40:11 -0500

A foreign Arab pilot trainee wrecked his motor home because he thought you could use cruise control like auto pilot in the aircraft he was training in.

Response by CH (CPT)(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 2:02 PM

CH (CPT)(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:02:18 -0500

Illuminati!!!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 2:30 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:30:05 -0500

Favorite military one is on the night infiltration course when they tell you a drill sergeant just got killed on the course a cycle ago, or year ago, or whatever.

Favorite civilian one is the guy who buys a car from the dealer, and notices that the fuel gauge doesn't go down, so wondering if it's broken, he fuels it up, and it only takes a gallon of gas. He drives around realizing that he's getting 200 miles to the gallon. After a week or two, a few guys in suits and ties show up, and take his car/truck/SUV whatever version of the story is, and tell him that it's a secret, and a mistake that wasn't supposed to happen. And now Ford/Chrysler/GM/Whoever is giving him a brand new vehicle every year to keep his mouth shut.

Response by SFC John Giersdorf made Dec 25 at 2016 2:58 PM

SFC John Giersdorf — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 14:58:56 -0500

"You can apply for that when you get to your unit"

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 3:55 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 15:55:18 -0500

The SM who wanted to get out so he pretends to have mental issues by bouncing an invisible ball everywhere. The day of his chapter going through, he holds said invisible ball and hands it to his commander " game over , b***h.".
It's always from spmeones friend or a parent who was military and knew " this guy "

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 4:23 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 16:23:58 -0500

That Drill Sergeants in Basic Training will give you hugs when you are stressed out......man, was I ever lied to.......

Response by PFC Daniel Salb made Dec 25 at 2016 5:07 PM

PFC Daniel Salb — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 17:07:33 -0500

Another recruiter story. I was told 12B 1P
Combat Engineer Airborne just out of basic was as good as a free ticket to Ranger school.
When asked who was interested me and a few buds stepped up. Mos? 12b. Hahaha. We don't need 12b's at this time.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 5:24 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 17:24:48 -0500

That when you join the military you get issued a gun that you apparently get to keep the rest of your life because it's "yours". A surprising number of recruits ask all the time "so when do we get issued our guns?" We were like WTF?

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 6:15 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 18:15:25 -0500

Mine has to be the infamous "stress cards" that are handed out to the next group of recruits/trainees after the teller graduated. This particular myth has been circulating since the '80s and nobody has yet held up a card to get the instructors off your ass.

Response by SN Jimmy Kondo made Dec 25 at 2016 7:11 PM

SN Jimmy Kondo — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:11:56 -0500

I like the one where Bob Ross, Mr Happy Trees, is a veteran. Oh no wait... That one is true. Never mind.

Response by Ronnie Lanier made Dec 25 at 2016 7:13 PM

Ronnie Lanier — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:13:16 -0500

Mr Rogers being a sniper in 'Nam was always my favorite legend

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 7:16 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:16:29 -0500

Garry fuckin Owen

Response by LCpl Zakita McAdams made Dec 25 at 2016 8:06 PM

LCpl Zakita McAdams — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 20:06:00 -0500

AF gets hazard pay when around Marines

Response by 1LT Gerald O'Hare made Dec 25 at 2016 9:00 PM

1LT Gerald O'Hare — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:00:56 -0500

That anyone could become President.

Response by LTC Walter Leaumont made Dec 25 at 2016 9:11 PM

LTC Walter Leaumont — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:11:15 -0500

Mine is Lee Marvin and Captain Kangaroo fought on Iwo Jima

Response by SGT Elizabeth Elliott made Dec 25 at 2016 9:16 PM

SGT Elizabeth Elliott — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:16:56 -0500

Army lives in holes and Air Force live in condos

Response by MAJ Glenn Lasater made Dec 25 at 2016 11:23 PM

MAJ Glenn Lasater — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 23:23:06 -0500

That when you complete twenty or more years of service and retire, you're going to get free medical care for you and your spouse for the rest of your life.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 25 at 2016 11:46 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 23:46:30 -0500

I love the one about the recruit that got a medical discharge by bouncing an invisible basketball throughout boot camp. When, he got his discharge papers he pretended to do a jump shot and went "swich"

Response by SSG Cameron Henson made Dec 26 at 2016 8:00 AM

SSG Cameron Henson — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 08:00:21 -0500

That the Army was a meritocracy and that Soldiers were promoted based on merit.

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2016 9:58 AM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 09:58:42 -0500

That marines eat crayons... we don't

Response by Sgt Keith Scott made Dec 26 at 2016 12:09 PM

Sgt Keith Scott — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:09:54 -0500

The flat earth theory cracks me up...that and the one that the earth is hollow with another world in its center with aliens living there.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2016 12:16 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:16:38 -0500

All of the ghost stories of the privates in the past that commited suicide after dealing with DS one of our Drill Sergeants.

I never believed in ghosts, but there was definitely something not right at Bravo 1-19 INF barracks.

Response by SPC Allen Stemsrud made Dec 26 at 2016 1:49 PM

SPC Allen Stemsrud — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:49:35 -0500

A 2Lt was killed when he was stuffed in a wall locker and thrown out of a window. A guy killed himself by tying a buffer cord around his neck and then he threw the buffer out of a window. Don't forget salt peter in the eggs at basic. Ph yeah! The M16 was made by a toy company.

Response by SPC John Lanning made Dec 26 at 2016 2:31 PM

SPC John Lanning — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:31:26 -0500

The mythical US Army "wish list", three places that they ask you where you would like to be stationed at, but will never see while you are in the Army

Response by SSG Mark Drew made Dec 26 at 2016 3:26 PM

SSG Mark Drew — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:26:11 -0500

UBL was never in that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan! That's why his body was never shown to the public.

Response by CPL Tyson Burns made Dec 26 at 2016 3:46 PM

CPL Tyson Burns — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:46:45 -0500

Someone beat me to it but I'll post anyway.

The all time greatest urban legend in the army is the trainee that tried to kill himself with a floor buffer. It usually starts with a basic trainee decides to commit suicide for one of a hundred different reasons. He ties the end of the buffer cord around his neck and throws the buffer out of a second or third floor window, thinking that this would somehow strangle him or snap his neck. Unfortunately, nothing happens because the buffer cord was too long and the buffer crashes into the concrete below. The Drill Sgt.s catch the trainee before he can do anything else and is thoroughly smoked before being sent to a psych ward and is never seen again. In another version of the story, the buffer lands on a Drill Sgt, killing him instantly, and the trainee is sent to Leavenworth for murder.

Another is that you get 15 - 30 seconds before you fully wake up where you're not responsible for your actions. So you could, supposedly, jump out of bed and take a swing at your Drill Sgt and get in trouble.

Response by PO2 Robert Posvar made Dec 26 at 2016 4:44 PM

PO2 Robert Posvar — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:44:23 -0500

That your shipmates got your back...shit is a free for all

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2016 5:06 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:06:35 -0500

Warrant officers exist....

Response by SGT Mike Taylor made Dec 26 at 2016 6:19 PM

SGT Mike Taylor — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:19:29 -0500

Obama saying Muslims helped shape our country.

Response by SP6 Joseph Lane made Dec 26 at 2016 6:21 PM

SP6 Joseph Lane — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:21:46 -0500

The government hires professional crisis actors that somehow appear at every mass shootings or terrorist event to further their agenda to confiscate your guns.

Response by SP6 Joseph Lane made Dec 26 at 2016 6:25 PM

SP6 Joseph Lane — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:25:52 -0500

That when servicemembers deploy or serve they are protecting my rights.

The irony being,many will become offended if I choose exercise those rights they supposedly defended.

Response by SSG Ed DeBlecourt made Dec 26 at 2016 8:27 PM

SSG Ed DeBlecourt — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 20:27:07 -0500

People in the military make a lot of money

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 26 at 2016 9:46 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:46:06 -0500

The south korean black syphilis. People still believe that.

Response by SFC R Reyes made Dec 26 at 2016 11:32 PM

SFC R Reyes — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 23:32:33 -0500

Why do American Commander's Feed Their Subordinates on Christmas?

One of my favorite Christmas war urban legend anecdote stories involved a general of the Soviet Union in World War II name Georgy Zhukov. The story has actually two parts.

During the Christmas time of 1943, the Germans and the Russians were fighting in an all out hatred warfare. Field Marshal Zhukov and his staff driver was doing a leader's recon at the front lines of Stalingrad. The bitter winter has brought the supply trains to a slow crawl.

Along his route, he observed three Enlisted and one Sergent pulling a cart of supplies without any vehicles or animals. All four pull in unison with the Sergent leading.

Zhukov stopped his staff car and walked over to the team. All four saw the larger than life General dropped their line and snapped to attention and gave them their honors. Zhukov looks upon them, each of them, frostbitten, appearing tired yet, full of pride to see their comrade leader. Zhukov ordered them to rest and to speak candidly within tact.

For the next 20 mins, each of them speak of home and what would they do once the war is over while smoking the General's cigarettes. Unfortunately, Zhukov touched a nerve when they reported that the Nazis killed or displaced their love ones. Both Zhukov and the staff driver were swelled with humility.

Before Zhukov notice it, he'd asked where their comrade officer has gone. All of them went silent until Zhukov demanded to know where he had gone to. The Sergent said the young officer commandeered a staff car and left to get supplies at the rear trains. He'd ordered them to push forward.

Zhukov was furious by the act of alleged cowardiness. He took off his jacket and helped his comrades complete their mission. He told his staff driver to observe each staff car that passes them without rendering aid and write down the licence plates number to find out which commander owns they vehicle. Also, any officer who provides assistance, to write down their names.

As time passes, it seem upsetting to see lots of senior commander cars passes them by not offering any help. Only about two LTs came by and help the team pull the carts of supplies. Each of them didn't recognized the Field Marshal since he wore no rank on his shirt (yet it displayed on his field jacket.)

It took half a day for the 6 man team to arrive at the Front lines. A sense of accomplishment were felt among the men particularly Zhukov. He never felt so alive to help his men. It was a shock to the LTs when Zhukov wore his field jacket. For their reward, the Privates were now Sergents. The Sergent was battlefield commission to LT, and the LTs were promoted to Captains and placed on his entourage as aide to camps.

The Captains were then tasked to assembled the commanders and XOs on the list produced by Zhukov's driver and be placed under guard back to HQ.

It took the new captains a night, in Christmas day, to assemble about 10 commanders and their XOs to report in front of the Field Marshal desk. Each commander was demoted to the lowest rank while the XOs were took charge of their units with a cautionary advice stated-

"...Leaders must place their troops well being before their ambition of commander. Yes, mission must be complete at all costs yet, without enlist men and Sergent's wisdom, our army cannot run..."

The first orders of the day for the demoted commander to feed chow to their fellow peers. Each Enlisted and NCOs will eat prior to them eating. This lessons were spread all over the front lines by the new captains. Some commanders interpret as an order from Zhukov that all commanders must feed their troops or be sacked. Other progressive commanders saw the importance of the order and a way to provide tribute to their subordinates for their fierce devotion to Mother Russia.

Incidently, One of those captains became one of the Premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev. In one rare meeting, General Eisenhower, was impressed by the story by Comrade Captain Khrushchev that Ike proposed that his commanders do the same thing for Christmas 1944.

Would it explain the massive rout during the Ardennes Campaign (aka Battle of the Bulge), only history can shed some light. Yet, it's now been the time honored tradition for American leaders to feed their troops on Holidays...such as Christmas.

From the book of Uncle Ray Ray...Amen.

Response by SGT John Galbraith made Dec 27 at 2016 12:37 AM

SGT John Galbraith — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:37:35 -0500

What about the guy that failed to hang himself with a buffer extension cord when he threw the buffer out the window and the buffer unplugged.

Response by SSG Raymond Minze made Dec 27 at 2016 8:00 AM

SSG Raymond Minze — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 08:00:24 -0500

DUI Days! Go a certain number days without a DUI and your Company would earn a day off.

Response by SMSgt Tom Bradley made Dec 27 at 2016 9:31 AM

SMSgt Tom Bradley — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:31:05 -0500

The Air Force OSI Colonel that went through BMT as a trainee in order to bust the BMT chain of command for "inappropriate behavior and rampant hazing."

Response by SMSgt Thomas Denniston made Dec 27 at 2016 10:07 AM

SMSgt Thomas Denniston — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:07:53 -0500

Mr Rogers was a SEAL and had to wear long sleeves because of the many tatoos on his arms

Response by COL Sam Russell made Dec 27 at 2016 10:53 AM

COL Sam Russell — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:53:30 -0500

Free health care for life.

Response by LTC Gary Port made Dec 27 at 2016 11:18 AM

LTC Gary Port — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:18:47 -0500

If you are married for ten years your spouse gets half your military retired pay.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2016 11:36 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:36:40 -0500

Captain Kangaroo was a Marine who survived Iwo Jima

Response by SGT Carl Moreno made Dec 27 at 2016 11:40 AM

SGT Carl Moreno — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:40:45 -0500

"Dear John Video from his wife" I never could confirm it, but did hear about it as we were departing from the Panama excursion (Dec. 89).

Response by SPC Ben Cameron made Dec 27 at 2016 1:55 PM

SPC Ben Cameron — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:55:10 -0500

in basic.. "we're graduating a week early with delta (or insert here) co" never got old

Response by 1LT Tobias G made Dec 27 at 2016 3:45 PM

1LT Tobias G — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:45:54 -0500

The one where the F-35 actually lives up to its promised performance. That would be my favorite urban legend.

Response by MAJ Luca Luca made Dec 27 at 2016 9:08 PM

MAJ Luca Luca — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:08:38 -0500

Troop walks around for months picking up imaginary papers, saying "That's not it" each time and tossing it away. Day in day out, same thing, goes to the chaplain, just says he is looking for a paper he needs, "what paper?" The chaplain asks, the trooper shrugs, "don't know, I will know it when I see it."
Gets chaptered for being crazy 8, day he is signing his paper, the CO tells him "hope you find your paper.". Troop pickx up the Discharge, "Found it."

Response by SFC King Walker made Dec 27 at 2016 9:36 PM

SFC King Walker — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:36:49 -0500

My favorite one is that the dress blues tops and bottoms don't color match because the troops didn't wear their tops on patrol as much.

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 28 at 2016 8:49 AM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:49:09 -0500

When your gunny dates you'll get off as soon as you get done.... WRONG when HE gets done

Response by Cpl Robert Maloney made Jan 1 at 2017 9:36 PM

Cpl Robert Maloney — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:36:43 -0500

That Obama is a Christian

Response by Gene Martinez made Jan 2 at 2017 1:09 PM

Gene Martinez — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:09:00 -0500

Cpt Kangaroo USMC

Response by 1stSgt Dave Galant made Jan 2 at 2017 8:15 PM

1stSgt Dave Galant — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:15:37 -0500

After 2 wks. at Parris Island "raise your hand if you have decided the Marine Corps is not for you"

Response by Cpl Brian Ruby made Jan 2 at 2017 9:26 PM

Cpl Brian Ruby — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 21:26:48 -0500

The Geneva Convention bans hollow points in combat. Guess they never heard of the M40A1 shooting 7.62mm BTHP.

Response by LTC Michael Casciaro made Jan 3 at 2017 8:51 AM

LTC Michael Casciaro — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:51:11 -0500

Favorite Military Urban Legend is one I believe I started in 1986. It was when I was deployed to the Sinai for the MFO. We had a soldier who was married and received a video tape of her in a negligee. She was at first flirting with him, but then you notice the camera is moving. Next, she lies on the bed, the camera is placed down at an angle to show the bed, and some greasy dude (Jody) mounts her and they go at it...she leans over his shoulder and yells at the camera that she wants a divorce. I believe that it has been told about practically every deployment the U.S. Army has been on since...but I saw it with my own eyes in 1986...or did I?

Response by CPT Chris Newport made Mar 25 at 2017 11:48 PM

CPT Chris Newport — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:48:36 -0400

My favorite story is of the "Farmer in the Woods." When your patrol is out in the on an exercise and taking a break, a farmer quietly walks up on you and relieves all of their weapons. You have all the advantages but one; you have at best, blanks while his old shotgun is loaded.