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re: Former military guys, what habit can you not break?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:17 am to kennypowers
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:17 am to kennypowers
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It comes from Basic Training. Unfortunately, some kids had literally zero structure in their lives prior to joining the military
I remember eating during basic. Dude across from me was looking at me with disgust. I said we have 5 minutes…go. His look of shock and then panic will always be remembered.
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Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:45 am to JVB3
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using Frick in every sentence and/or in the middle of any word with 2 or more syllables.
is that wrong?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:53 am to Armymann50
I’ve heard people say that if someone is cursing every other word or so, the implication is they have a limited vocabulary.
But, all those frickin assholes can implicate my dick, go to Hell, and die.
But, as you were.
But, all those frickin assholes can implicate my dick, go to Hell, and die.
But, as you were.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:58 am to Jim Rockford
Speed eating
Being 10-15 minutes early for anything
Being 10-15 minutes early for anything
Posted on 2/2/23 at 7:42 am to BRgetthenet
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I’ve heard people say that if someone is cursing every other word or so, the implication is they have a limited vocabulary.
There's also research saying that people who use curse words often have higher IQ's. To that I say absofrickinglutely.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 8:52 am to Big Gorilla
quote:Random but my main memory from the chow hall at basic was watching all the guys from up north put sugar in their grits because they'd never seen them before and thought they were like cream of wheat. Even had a guy tell me I was disgusting for putting salt, pepper, and hot sauce in mine.
I remember eating during basic.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 9:14 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Also, I am fatally early to everything - 10 minutes early is on time.
I've been in sales for 25 years and that's my thing. I live by Gale Sayers's motto- "if you're early, you're on time. If you're on time. you're late. If you're late, you're forgotten."
I also had a boss who required us to be 10 minutes early to every appointment. He felt it showed respect to the prospect's time.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 9:18 am to Jim Rockford
Ft. Campbell, Kentucky with the 101st Airborne Division:
Still look up to the sky for Hueys immediately when I hear the sound of their rotors above.
Still look up to the sky for Hueys immediately when I hear the sound of their rotors above.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 9:26 am to Jim Rockford
The cursing. Definitely the cursing.
I also roll my family's clothes as taught in basic. Makes packing for a trip a breeze and allows for way more drawer space.
Use the phonetic alphabet and enunciate numbers military style religiously. I was the radio guy in my platoon so that's ingrained.
I never put my hands in my pants pockets.
Have to baby powder the parts and use foot powder every day. Genital chafing and wet feet are a no go.
I also roll my family's clothes as taught in basic. Makes packing for a trip a breeze and allows for way more drawer space.
Use the phonetic alphabet and enunciate numbers military style religiously. I was the radio guy in my platoon so that's ingrained.
I never put my hands in my pants pockets.
Have to baby powder the parts and use foot powder every day. Genital chafing and wet feet are a no go.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:05 am to Jim Rockford
Speed eating is probably the big one for me too that I still do to this day. There were some things job specific that we did in the military that were not necessary outside of a military facility that took me a while to break. Another one was when I first got out I would call co workers sir and mam ,but I worked with all veterans so they understood that one.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:04 pm to VictoryHill
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Use the phonetic alphabet and enunciate numbers military style religiously.
That reminded me that I do it any time I have to give my SS number. It has a niner, fife, and tree in it and it is clear when I tell some people they think I am daft. Typing that also reminded me giving your SS number seems much more rare these days than years ago or it may just be everyone in the world already has mine, dunno.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:10 pm to Big Gorilla
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I remember eating during basic. Dude across from me was looking at me with disgust. I said we have 5 minutes…go. His look of shock and then panic will always be remembered.
You guys were lucky to get 5 min , in basic,my Instructor hated me from the start and assigned me to water monitor duty. That met i had to provide at least 4 glasses of water to everyone when they were getting their food. So basically i was the last to eat so i literally had 2 mins to shove whatever i could down my throat before they made us get up to leave.
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:50 pm to Jim Rockford
I dated a girl before I met my wife and her dad was retired Navy. That man made an impeccable bed and turned cursing into an art form.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 9:53 pm to OweO
The most extreme speed eaters were always the guys who just got out of Ranger school. A hungry wolf would have found their manners appalling.
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