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Is shammin' a lost art in the military?
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:49 pm
I was damn good at it when I served. Sergeant said I was a natural.
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Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:50 pm to prplhze2000
Was never in the military but I'm pretty good at it at work when I need to be. 
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:50 pm to prplhze2000
What the hell is shammin'?
You must have been in the army.
You must have been in the army.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:51 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Old military slang for the art of making it look like you're working when you're not.
I.E Carrying a clip board around looking at it periodically while walking around.
I.E Carrying a clip board around looking at it periodically while walking around.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:53 pm to prplhze2000
I can tell you first hand that shammin is alive and well. Gotta love the sham shields too
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:54 pm to CT
That is actually what Miles does at practice. Very quiet actually.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:55 pm to lsucoonass
quote:
I can tell you first hand that shammin is alive and well. Gotta love the sham shields too
Truth, my screen protector is for privacy....
Would sleep everyday during my upgrade hands over my eyes like I was looking down at my book. Yet I still had the highest scores on all of our tests. Amazing.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:56 pm to CT
It's skating in the Marines. And yes, it is alive and kicking.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:57 pm to prplhze2000
I was elite at shamming. It was easy for medics in my company.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:58 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
y'all didn't even have to sham. We expected y'all to do nothing. It was part of the MOS description.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 5:58 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:01 pm to Montezuma
ah yes...SKATE...
Stay out of trouble
Keep a low profile
Avoid SNCOs & officers
Take it easy
Enjoy life
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:02 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
+1 for skatin'
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:03 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
and if caught, just have the manual out and say you are doing hip pocket training
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:04 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
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It was easy for medics in my company.
Cooks were adept at it too.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:10 pm to Sal Minella
I was the master as an E-4. Wish I'd never got promoted.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:17 pm to prplhze2000
Shammin and shite bags are alive and well 
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:25 pm to Signal Soldier
I remember we had one person who somehow developed allergies from her combat boots. I think she was allergic to life and she showered maybe twice a week
This post was edited on 1/1/14 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:26 pm to prplhze2000
Alive and well my friend. When I made E-5 me and my fellow Sargents would go on "sham patrol" which was an investigative walk around wherever we were. The motor pool working on equipment was an infamous sham location. Soldiers under the equipment sleeping or deep in a Bradley with a tool in their hand sleeping. There was a definite art to it. Some had lookouts and signals for when I was coming to warn others. It was funny to watch.
Posted on 1/1/14 at 6:38 pm to Scream4LSU
My folks tried, but they couldnt pull it off on my watch.
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