The Great Bosnia Sleeping Bag Investigation
Lieutenant stories are like fish stories. They improve with age. But the fact that everyone believed it immediately should have been a clue. Because in the Army, reputation is reality.
Military Humor
Beat Navy Week Special Humor: Congress Must Investigate the Naval Academy’s Boofing Epidemic
For decades, Americans have trusted the United States Naval Academy to produce the second finest officers ever to run aground in shallow water. But troubling new reports suggest that midshipmen may be engaged in an old Navy pastime that predates modern refrigeration, nuclear propulsion, and personal dignity.
Professor Timmy Demands West Point Cancel Boot Camp & Replace It With Sensitivity Training
Listen up, cadets — your dusty old institution is under siege… from me, the world’s most offended armchair critic. As someone who’s never fired a rifle, never been marched at 5 a.m., and whose greatest battle was choosing between oat milk or almond at Starbucks, I hereby launch my campaign to transform West Point into Soy Boy University — the safe space you never knew you wanted.
Blame the Pickup: If Guns Can Be Sued, Why Not Trucks?
The Islamic State didn’t cruise into Mosul in Teslas. They rolled in behind a Toyota Hilux convoy that looked like a Jiffy Lube parade gone wrong — turbo-diesel workhorses loaded with heavy machine guns and rocket pods.
Belgian Beer Run
When you spend enough time as a general’s aide-de-camp, you learn two things: first, generals are human; and second, there are certain things you just keep to yourself.
War Stories: The Beer Runs to SHAPE
Those were the cool days—the kind of small adventures you could still get away with back then. A snowstorm over the Ardennes, a borrowed BMW, and a rucksack full of Belgian beer.
Pentagon Wars: DOW Budget Edition
Picture this: the world’s largest office building, full of America’s best and brightest, all dressed alike (but slightly different camouflage patterns) and all supposedly fighting the same enemy. Except the enemy wasn’t foreign. It was our brother
The Day “Warrior Companion” Broke the Army: Iraq 2009-2010
Leave it to bored NCOs in Iraq — a handful of clever sergeants with too much time and just enough sarcasm managed to send the entire U.S. Army chasing its own tail with two little words: Warrior Companion.
Concrete Courage: The T-Wall — Unsung Hero of the Global War on Terror
While generals got the glory, drones got the headlines, and politicians got the soundbites, one quiet giant stood tall (literally) throughout the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: the T-wall.
The Colonel Rides the Buffer
An Infantry Colonel’s humorous tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces who willingly wrote that check for the amount “up to and including my life.”
The Reflective Belt Litmus Test: Exposing Fake Iraq Veterans Online
In the age of internet warriors and self-proclaimed heroes, one surefire way to vet a person’s claim of serving in Iraq is the Reflective Belt Litmus Test.
The Tale of the Deadly White Socks: A Combat Faux Pas
In the annals of military absurdity during the later years of the Iraq war, few offenses struck fear into the hearts of soldiers like the infamous case of the white socks.
Fat and Furious: The Secret Weapon in Warfare Revealed
In a groundbreaking turn of events, a government researcher, analyst, and bean counter extraordinaire has rocked the scientific community with a theory that not only defies logic but also secures a Nobel Prize and a cool $1 million.
Biden’s Slip-Up Reveals Truth About Border Crisis: A Comedy of Errors
In a rare moment of accidental candor, President Joe Biden inadvertently shed light on the glaring truth behind our border crisis: it’s a bona fide national security threat, folks.
Veteran’s Day Humor: The Only ‘Real’ Branches: Army and Navy – Constitutional Commandos
This Veteran’s Day, just, a little traditional inter-service rivalry, all in good taste and knowing in the end, we are all on the same team.
We Are On Strike 1SG! An Essay by William Marshall
It was spring of 1991, we were stop lossed in Korea. We couldn’t go home even though our time was ended for the one year tour. I was one of them. I was stuck. I had a new baby at home, a life I wanted to get back to. Oh well. Another group was already …
Tales of the Trail Boss; A Military Leadership Series
Tales of the Trail Boss is a 4-part series about that initial push into Iraq and the young folks of our armed forces who displayed great courage, leadership, ingenuity and a bit of humor along the way. It happened something like this…
Tales Of The Trail Boss: Conclusion-Green Beans & Ice Cream
Tales Of The Trail Boss: Conclusion-Green Beans and Ice Cream We were back—alive—with no parts missing, which was no mean accomplishment. Upon our triumphal return we were treated like heroes—which lasted about a day. None of us were ready for the letdown that follows the rush of being thrust into a dangerous, fast moving situation, …
Tales of The Trail Boss: Part 3: The Great Train Robbery
Tales of The Trail Boss: Part 3: The Great Train Robbery When last we met, I regaled you with a story about the epic battle between The Trail Boss and Tallil Tom, an Iraqi turkey with a bad attitude. This time the saga continues with, The Great Train Robbery. In this episode, I’ll introduce another …
Tales of the Trail Boss, Pt 1: Meet The Trail Boss
Tales of the Trail Boss is a series about our initial push into Iraq and the young folks of our armed forces who were there. It happened something like this…