Military Life

• A lot of people wonder how they came up with the design for the military's camouflage outfits. Easy -- they patterned them after Army and Marine food.
  
  
  
• If you think I'm kidding about the food, ask anyone who's ever been in the Marines or the Army. About the worst punishment you could be given while in Boot Camp was "seconds" at the Mess Hall.
  
  
  
• Those camouflage outfits are pretty effective though. One solider fainted while in formation and they couldn't find him for 2 days.
  
  
  
• One recruit found that all of the uniforms he was issued fit him perfectly. He began to worry that he was deformed.
  
  
  
• If you think it's really true that "old soldiers fade away" ask any of them to put on their old Army uniforms.
  
  
  
• During the Vietnam war, a Lieutenant asked a Marine why he was falling back during a really fierce battle. "Didn't you hear me say that we're outnumbered 4 to 1 ?"   The Marine replied, "I got my four Sir."
  
  
  
• The Marine aboard ship was beyond seasick. A Navy Corpsman said, "Can I get you something ?"   The young Marine replied, "How about an island ?"

[ Author Unknown -- from 'Colorado Comments' ]