Question for Servicemen (and women)

[firbal]

Back in Basic, our Drill Sargent had to get some people for a work detail to clean up the gim( you know, the building you play sports in, cann't spell worth anything). This was after we got paid that morning. So, he ask for all of us you have an military licenes to drive the General's car. So he gets all of us that have one. But there was one dude in our Platoon who really wanted to "drive the General's car". So with a grin, so he marched the whole group of us back to our payday activities. When we got inside, he said handing each of us a broom,"here, drive this". That one dude was pissed. He got suckered. I just had to grin. That was funny.

[-Concho-]

U
Suckers
Miss
Christmas,

again.

[Charon]

A good NCO spreads around the crap details fairly -- in theory. They key is to be strategic in your volunteering

Charon

[AWMac]

While as an Instructor at Ft Gordon I found at times getting someone to volunteer was difficult until I found this simple solution to the problem.

 I would have the Platoon of students all raise their right hand...up high where I could see them.  Then mention that I needed 10 volunteers LOL the first ten hands that went down were my volunteers.

Worked everytime!



On a lighter note as student at the 82nd Recondo Course at Bragg the Ranger SGT needed a volunteer...everyone was hesitant. I raised my hand and had to watch over the quionsent hut barracks while the remainder of 2 Platoons had to go and burn 4 half 55 gal drums of human defecation with MOGAS and stir it with sticks to get it to burn right.

Best time I evar volunteered!



Mac

[VOR]

Originally posted by Charon
A good NCO spreads around the crap details fairly -- in theory. They key is to be strategic in your volunteering

Charon

Quoted for truth.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Vudak
I always hear vets tell kids signing up, "Don't volunteer for ANYTHING."

Why is this?

Is it because they already stand a good chance of getting stuck with it anyway?

Or is it rooted in superstition?  (The volunteer in the movies almost always bites it, I notice)

Or is it for other reasons?

Also, for those of you who've been Drill Instructors...  What do you think of a kid when he actually does volunteer?  Do you think he's an idiot who doesn't listen to advice?  Or a suckup?  Or is it a good thing in your eyes?

I was driving around and, for whatever reason, started wondering about this.

As an instructor I have to say those kids that jump and snap to when you say "give me two bodies" often stand out above the rest.  It's usually those that are first in line for things (except for chow) that have a greater abundance of moral caharacter than their fellow trainees.

Don't volunteer for anything doesn't work.  As an NCO when troops don't volunteer they often get "voluntold" anyways.  If you can pick your poisen usually you pick the less painfull one.

"it's a big watermelon sandwich and we're all gonna have to take a bite"  

"Some get a bigger helping than others"  -Gunslinger