Sgt. Mike Viet Nam Humor

[F4phantom]

I was lucky and never got put on the "Sandbag Detail". Usually reserved for those that irritated the NCOIC.

A LDO (Staff Sgt to Second Lt) decided to write me up for petty infraction. The First Sargent asked me if I wanted office hours or his decision. He cautioned me that office hours with the CO would certainly end up with me loosing a strip. I chose the First Sargent's punishment.
I spent a week filling 100 sandbags a night in front of his hooch. If anyone helped me they would face the same fate.
Oh the fun we had.

 

[AJ]

A LDO (Staff Sgt to Second Lt) decided to write me up for petty infraction. The First Sargent asked me if I wanted office hours or his decision. He cautioned me that office hours with the CO would certainly end up with me loosing a strip. I chose the First Sargent's punishment.
I spent a week filling 100 sandbags a night in front of his hooch. If anyone helped me they would face the same fate.
Oh the fun we had.

Better than NJP, losing a stripe and a fine is no fun at all. I did the same to my people when I was a Guard Chief at a Marine Barracks. Only one out of a few hundred took an Office Hours.

 

[Retired W4]

Better still than the LBJ.

 

[AJ]

Better still than the LBJ.

Probably no worse that the Brig at Freedom Hill. The rec yard was outside the wire............

 

[AJ]

I guess there are worse things to work on, but I can't think of any at the moment.

 

[Retired W4]

I guess there are worse things to work on, but I can't think of any at the moment.

Looks like the Cav came in with their horses

 

[AJ]

If it can go wrong it will go wrong! I could see this happening!

 

[F4phantom]

AJ, did you see where the CO of MCAS Beaufort (aka Beautiful Beaufort by the Sea) was relieved of his command. It must have been something he said or did to go up the chain like that. His bio was impressive. He started out as an enlisted Marine and became an officer (he has a Good Conduct ribbon). Thirty four years down the tubes.
Why do all the officers have a ton of ribbons and medals. It seems they are trying to compete with foreign officers for the most medals. Even the Boy Scouts don't have as many.




Marine Corps relieves Air Station Beaufort commander of duties

 

[AJ]

AJ, did you see where the CO of MCAS Beaufort (aka Beautiful Beaufort by the Sea) was relieved of his command. It must have been something he said or did to go up the chain like that. His bio was impressive. He started out as an enlisted Marine and became an officer (he has a Good Conduct ribbon). Thirty four years down the tubes.
Why do all the officers have a ton of ribbons and medals. It seems they are trying to compete with foreign officers for the most medals. Even the Boy Scouts don't have as many.




Marine Corps relieves Air Station Beaufort commander of duties

Asked a few folks that might know the whys involved.

 

[AJ]

Driving in a foreign country can be dangerous no matter in peace or wartime! Taking your life in your own hands. I will say driving a 6X6 does give you an advantage! I speak from experience.Have driven in both Japan and Viet Nam in a 6X6........

 

[old tanker]

Driving in a foreign country can be dangerous no matter in peace or wartime! Taking your life in your own hands. I will say driving a 6X6 does give you an advantage! I speak from experience.Have driven in both Japan and Viet Nam in a 6X6........

Some of us took our half of the road out of the middle.

 

[F4phantom]

Driving in a foreign country can be dangerous no matter in peace or wartime! Taking your life in your own hands. I will say driving a 6X6 does give you an advantage! I speak from experience.Have driven in both Japan and Viet Nam in a 6X6........

Driving a 6x in Iwakuni was a challenge. We would use duty weekends to go to an orphanage. The streets are too narrow for a good turn. The buildings had overly large overhangs. It seems we were reparing roofs all the time. Hard to make the right turn.
Oh the fun we had.

 

[AJ]

Driving a 6x in Iwakuni was a challenge. We would use duty weekends to go to an orphanage. The streets are too narrow for a good turn. The buildings had overly large overhangs. It seems we were repairing roofs all the time. Hard to make the right turn.
Oh the fun we had.

Drove numerous times out in town in Iwakuni on several different tours. On the main streets it was usually no real problem. On the side streets and alleys we had "Wing Walkers". To the uninitiated a "Wing Walker" is a observer at each corner of an aircraft watching to ensure that you do not hit something. One on each wingtip and the nose and tail. Also a brake rider and a tow vehicle driver. If the turns were to tight, we parked on the wider road and brought things out to the vehicle. Also used a Duce and a Half at times. Still bigger than most oriental vehicles.

 

[Retired W4]

In Panama brakes and turn signals are optional. The horn is mandatory.

The War Wagon, 1973 Plymouth Fury II 4 door hard top. More bondo than metal.

Miller Lite is not mandatory but it helps.

 

[AJ]

The coffee in the Chief's Mess would do this to you! We called it "No.2 Black Oil".

 

[AJ]

I never saw these for sale at the PX!

 

[Retired W4]

I never saw these for sale at the PX!

Did you look next door at the steam & ...?

 

[AJ]

Did you look next door at the steam & ...?

The Marines at Da Nang did not have that facility in our PX complex. We had to go to the Air Force's facility at Gunfighter Village to participate.........!

 

[AJ]

Self stirring coffee! Because nothing could live in that stuff the chief's drink!

 

[Kevin J.]

I never saw these for sale at the PX!

She looks more like an off base rental.