What will happen to my wife if I send her a glitter bomb in basic training??

SGT Richard Souza — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 23:13:40 -0500

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2016 11:31 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 23:31:49 -0500

SGT Richard Souza Save the glitter bomb for your wife when she is on leave. You do not want to make your wife stick out in basic training. The Drill Instructors would have a good time at your wife's expense. Why would you want to do this in the first place?

Response by SN Greg Wright made Dec 3 at 2016 12:22 AM

SN Greg Wright — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:22:28 -0500

Hoo boy. Hard to imagine why you'd want to do that to her, lol. But if it's within the bounds of your relationship, who are we to judge? She WILL become an object of....attention. For everyone.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 3 at 2016 12:51 AM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:51:54 -0500

Honestly, I've been through basic "recently"... I'm sure the DS would have a ball... Nothing much.... We had a PVT send letters back home to have his parents put airheads in a bible... Nothing really happened

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Dec 3 at 2016 1:07 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 01:07:17 -0500

Don't even think of doing that, all it will do is make problems for Her in Basic !

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Dec 3 at 2016 3:55 AM

Capt Tom Brown — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 03:55:18 -0500

I would recommend against it especially while she is in basic. Even if her personality would ordinarily enjoy or get a kick out of such a prank, being in basic is an entirely different matter, and could end up embarrassing her , which no one really wants to seriously do to a spouse. IMHO

Response by SSG Jessica Bautista made Dec 3 at 2016 3:27 PM

SSG Jessica Bautista — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 15:27:20 -0500

Where is she going to Basic?

Response by 1SG Al Brown made Dec 3 at 2016 6:02 PM

1SG Al Brown — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:02:47 -0500

The same thing that would happen if she sent you one in basic. Mail call is coed, by platoon.

Response by SSgt David Tedrow made Dec 3 at 2016 6:11 PM

SSgt David Tedrow — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:11:19 -0500

Why would you want to send her a glitter bomb in the first place? Would you have enjoyed getting one while in training?

Response by SGT Roland McHoes made Dec 3 at 2016 10:40 PM

SGT Roland McHoes — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:40:45 -0500

Divorce

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2016 1:24 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 01:24:06 -0500

Probably get smoked and then beat the crap out of you when she gets home

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Dec 5 at 2016 8:58 AM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 08:58:41 -0500

Well since you wear a rank, I think you are confused about what would happen. Unless your DIs go easy on you in the Army, I'm sure the result would be equally hilarious and frustrating.

But in my opinion, I think they would cover her head to toe in sunscreen or skin lotion, and then have her roll around on the ground until her skin has picked up every last piece of glitter. Then have her walk around all day like that until it was shower time. I can even imagine her being used as the reflective road guard.

It'll definitely be a good story to tell... but she'll probably kick your ass for it.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Dec 5 at 2016 12:11 PM

SGT Dave Tracy — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:11:51 -0500

Not so concerned about what will happen to your wife as I am what will happen to you.

As I'm not personally resigned to maturity, I can appreciate a joke; as a guy who is married, I can appreciate the joy in knowing my wife will not be plotting my murder as I sleep even more. See, no matter what happens to her, one day she will return home--and has recently been trained in the effective use of firearms...just sayin'--and the fallout will not be pretty.

Let this one go dude.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 5 at 2016 2:44 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:44:29 -0500

Do it! and let us know how it goes haha

Response by Joseph Cota made Oct 15 at 2017 7:14 PM

Joseph Cota — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:14:32 -0400

While I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that. And since i had a nasty mail call at boot for a letter from my parents with a congressional seal on it... Yes somewhere my dad got ahold of a couple of congressional seals (still don't know how) but I paid for that letter for about 2 hours before I could see it because I had not made a statement about knowing or being related to any members of congress. So I wouldn't recommend it. I can only imagine what my DIs would have done to someone receiving a glitter bomb, and it wouldn't have been pretty.

Response by SCPO William Akin made Oct 15 at 2017 9:37 PM

SCPO William Akin — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:37:20 -0400

Its hard for me to believe an actual Service Man is asking a question like this...
Have times really changed this much???

Response by SGT Eric Knutson made Oct 16 at 2017 12:45 AM

SGT Eric Knutson — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:45:13 -0400

You are a NCO and an MP, I cannot fathom why you would want to bring that kind of attention to your spouse. Save the jokes for the house, because I can only assume that the DI's are also mostly MP's, since you said that she is going where you had gone, and one of them may just remember the gag when they are YOUR boss as well, and then it becomes the gift that will keep on giving for years.

Response by LtCol George Carlson made Oct 16 at 2017 1:09 AM

LtCol George Carlson — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 01:09:24 -0400

Two word answer: Grow up.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 16 at 2017 2:09 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 02:09:16 -0400

She would probably have a tough rest of the time during basic training. I'd definitely be on board with some of the others and recommend against it brother.

Response by SGT Aric Lier made Oct 16 at 2017 6:03 AM

SGT Aric Lier — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:03:37 -0400

nothing Jody will take care of her

Response by PFC Eric Parrish made Oct 16 at 2017 11:58 AM

PFC Eric Parrish — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:58:35 -0400

PT for days and a single handed field day, followed by divorce papers.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Jun 3 at 2019 1:00 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:00:42 -0400

Don't even think of doing that, its not a good idea ! While She is in basic She doesn't need that kind of attention drawn to Her especially from the Drill Instructors. . I doubt very much She would see any humor in that.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2019 11:00 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 11:00:02 -0400

send her nudes instead. I always loved it when one of the guys in my platoon got nudes from his girlfriend in basic. lol.....