You know what a fobbit is

You know what a POG is

You've ever gone to a family picnic and tried to trade food

You've ever done pushups for having your boots laced right over left

You've ever donned a gas mask to use the toilet

You didn't need a toilet

You know that Ranger candy isn't candy and isn't for Rangers

You've ever washed TA-50 before your other clothes

You know what TA-50 is

You can disassemble and reassemble no less than 7 weapons in less than 5 minutes even though no one told you what they were and there is no reason to do so

You know what Lima Lima Mike Foxtrot means

You know how to field strip a cigarette butt

You know that POGs don't and that Friday end of duty formation will have you policing them

You've ever bought a beer from a vending machine

You know the terms "T-80" and "P*ssy Line"

You own more pairs of boots than shoes

Chest cabbage does not impress you except for the pretty purple one, the pretty red, white and blue one, and the pretty blue one with all the stars on it

You know what a class 6 formation smells like

You've ever built a necessary item with nothing but 550 cord and hundred mile an hour tape



OK, guys and gals, let's here some from the chump club!

You can have a fitful nights sleep on a cement floor.

Most/all of your clothes smell like CLP.

Your closet is FULL of military kit.

You can shower, and get dressed in full uniform in less than 5 minutes.

You can't remember the last time you showered alone (lol)

You don't mind marching 40km in level 4 heat

You've shared your bed with a C7 more often than with your significant other

You buy most of your clothes from Wheelers

One of your favorite 'accessories' is your M203

You know what a TOCroach is

You know what a Geardo is

You know what a storyfeller is

You know what a Good Idea Fairy is

You know who Bob on the FOB is

You know that you can live on water, Gatorade and Redbull for weeks

Getting IED'd is no big deal

You know exactly how far away you need to be for incoming rounds not to hurt you

You know what a Mango is

RE: You can shower, and get dressed in full uniform in less than 5 minutes.

2 minutes to:
Wake up
Hit the shower.
Strip
Water
Soap body
Rinse
Shave
Wash hair
Dry off
Get dressed
Run outside

Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck

RE: You can shower, and get dressed in full uniform in less than 5 minutes.

2 minutes to:
Wake up
Hit the shower.
Strip
Water
Soap body
Rinse
Shave
Wash hair
Dry off
Get dressed
Run outside

Well if I didn't know before, now I'm positive. The military is not cut out for me.

P.S. You didn't put make-up time in there.

I used to have issues with my long hair, what a pain in the a** that was. I'd spend most of the time trying to get it into a presentable looking bun.
And we got 5 minutes because the girls didn't have a communal shower at the time, and there was only space for 1 or 2 in a shower

That sounds like some kind of bad premise for a porn flick

Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck

That sounds like some kind of bad premise for a porn flick

LOL I could say so much more, but since this is a forum my lips are sealed LOL

Originally Posted by CanadianCowgirl

LOL I could say so much more, but since this is a forum my lips are sealed LOL

Oh it's ok, go ahead and explain...

I'll just say that I have a tattoo on a certain part of my body, and they all wanted to see it...lol