A True Story

[trent]

Clark AB, Philippines:

While smoking a cigarrette and leaning with my left shoulder against the fence behind the hangar I was surrounded by RA soldiers preparing for a joint training excercise. I was approaced by one of their NCO's who seemed to be quite aggitated.

"Dude, WTF is your weapon?" He asked in an angry tone thinking that I was one their soldiers.

I quickly replied "Oh, I gave it to some Phil... He said he'd watch it for me."

As I watched his face turn bright red and saw the veins bulge out on his forehead I donned my beret and walked away.

[Team Sergeant]

LOL

You know that soldier is going to become the SGM of the Army and he's never going to forget.......

Another funny weapon story, I was assigned to SOCCENT for Desert Shield/Storm. One day I went to a small PX located next to an military post office (mail room).

While I waited for another SF'er to come out of the PX I watched an "Airman" draggin bag after bag of mail out of the post office. At one point this guy leans his M-16 on the side of his vehicle and goes to get another bag of mail. At which point I go and get his M-16 and wait.

Young man returns and all the sudden realizes his weapon is missing! About the time he's about to have a breakdown someone points to me and tells him I may have his weapon. I was not leaning against the building and my SF patch was clearly visible.

I'm not sure what bothered him more, his missing weapon or the fact he had to come to me to ask for it back.