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Monday, April 29, 2002
 
Army Do's and Don't's

Some guy (gal?) named Skippy has a list of 213 things that he has learned not to do now that he is in the army. The list is quite humerous. I found myself wondering how he found out some of these things were forbidden:
7. Not allowed to add 'In accordance with the prophesy' to the end of answers I give to a question an officer asks me.
27. Don't tell Princess Di jokes in front of the paras (British Airborne).
29. The Irish MPs are not after 'Me frosted lucky charms'.
33. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.
34. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.
44. I am not the atheist chaplain.
56. An order to 'Make my Boots black and shiny' does not involve electrical tape.
77. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."
83. Must not start any SITREP (Situation Report) with "I recently had an experience I just had to write you about...."
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