Category Archives: True Stories

Most folks hear the word ‘barracks’ and a big wooden building with poor heat and huge open bays and motherfuckers on fire guard come to mind. Yeah, I never saw that – not in Basic, not in school and not … Continue reading →

There’s several different kinds of Duty. We’ve already touched on Extra Duty, so let’s cover CQ (Charge of Quarters) and Guard Duty now. CQ There’s the CQ and the CQ runner. The CQ is usually a lower ranking NCO or … Continue reading →

Because I finished work on that log not one hour before I got your letter today telling me how much you enjoyed reading about my trials and tribulations with it. Yessir, it is done. Last week I snaked a couple … Continue reading →

Extra duty is a mild form of punishment used in the military for minor fuck-ups, anything from not getting a haircut to failing inspections to being drunk in public to being a general pain in the ass. You can be … Continue reading →

Fucking Crazy Charlie Lafitte….. I’ve told you about him before but that shit was only a hint at some of the crap he pulled over his short army career. He would try to buy kids from their parents. Not all … Continue reading →

Remember that damned old tree that fell across the road HERE last March? The one that I cut up all but the trunk because I couldn’t figure out how to cut it up and I didn’t want to split it … Continue reading →

Fucking Crazy Charlie Lafitte….. man, I don’t even know where to start here. Me and Crazy Charlie Lafitte got to our unit within a month or so of each other, but I don’t recall who got there first. No matter, … Continue reading →

Worm was a new guy we got into the company about mid 1980. He was a wheeled vehicle mechanic and was from Kansas or Nebraska or some other flat place and was just a good solid kid. He was a … Continue reading →

The closer it gets to cooler weather the more I get to thinking about that big ass log laying down at the end of the property. Some of you may remember the day that damned old hickory getting blown over … Continue reading →

I read a lot of non fiction war books, especially about the Vietnam war and one thing I’ve noticed was most of them give a detailed account of Basic Combat Training (BCT) and what a shock it was to them … Continue reading →

I wasn’t much of a garrison troop when I was in the army but I loved being out in the field. It’s a good thing too because we spent damned near the whole winter in the field, coming in for … Continue reading →

It was a challenge keeping us busy when my company was in garrison for the summer. I mean, let’s face it, when your primary mission is to communicate in bad weather, good weather ain’t doing it a whole lot of … Continue reading →

I knew this ol’ boy named Ralph when I was in the army. It seems like I had met Ralph a few years earlier and while he kinda sorta recalls the circumstances, he never copped to actually meeting me. Me … Continue reading →

On the back porch saying Grace: “Lord, we ask that you bless this food, our family and our friends and… why, there’s that damned chicken right there!… thank you for letting us witness your power today. Gotta run, in your … Continue reading →

Lost another chicken today – I went to change the water and clean the bowl and the white one made a break for it. I chased it around and then the li’l bitch took off and flew into the treeline. … Continue reading →