Dumb Private

You ever have one of those days when no matter what went on Good or Bad you always will remember the stupid thing you did. Well this was one of those days.

While stationed at Ft. Carson CO in the 1/29th FA we were preparing for a TA-50 (Personnel Equipment) Inspection by the SGT. Major. Since I was married and didn't' have a room to get ready I had to lay all my equipment in the break room.

All your TA-50 had to be rolled 8 inches all buttons fastened and everyones equipment had to be the same. My Chief (as in the other storey's) came over to check mine before the SGT. Major did he noticed that my Entrenching Tool (Shovel) was not as clean as it should be so he told me to go get his and use it (SGT's and above didn't have to have this Inspection) so I ran out to the car to get his and laid it out and took my dirty one and put it up. After a while the Sgt. Major came through and checked our equipment (and I'll never forget those words) Sgt. Major how are you doing today Pvt. Noble? Pvt. Noble fine Sgt. Major how are you? Sgt. Major fine, fine any problems today Pvt. Noble? Pvt. Noble Well Sgt. Major my Entrenching Tool was a little dirty but my Chief let me borrow his for this inspection. Behind the Sgt. Major I could see my chief, he looked as if he was going to pass out. the Sgt. Major smiling (he looked as if he was about to burst out laughing) turned to look at my chief and said Oh OK carry on.. and turned and walked off.

Fighting for Cheese

While in the US Army I had been sent to Ft. Irwin CA for Desert training (in death valley) On one such time me and another soldier had been wrestling for a cheese packet we found in a MRE bag. While wrestling for the cheese it fell out of the vehicle we were in and we both dived for it. I seen he was about to grab it so I just stomped on it (and like all packets it squirted) well we just looked down at it but we noticed we could not see any cheese squirted any were. All of a sudden we heard yelling from inside our M109 it was our chief and as we looked he had been resting on the floor and now cheese was all over his pants. Well if you've read (playing with a snake) I spent 2 days guarding the top of another hill

Playing with a Snake

While I was in the US Army stationed at Ft. Carson CO. about 1986-87
One time when we were out in the Field (camping for non military personnel) I seen a snake not seeing where the head of the snake was I bent over and stepped on it waiting to see where the head was and grab it. Well after grabbing in I thought it would be funny to throw the snake inside our track (m109) but my chief didn't think that was funny..let me tell you about my chief he was about 6'5 dark skinned (black guy) and the kind of person that could go to the field for a month and not even scuff his boots (also afraid of snakes) well the snake hit him waking him up and after screaming and flying out of the track that made him scuff his boots etc. etc.. needless to say he didn't think that was funny and sent me out to guard a hill top for 2 days..