AFTER being issued basic combat training equipment at Fort Ord, Calif., we were warned that gas masks were frequently lost, and that we would be charged $65 for a replacement. Determined not to lose mine, I developed the habit of hitting its case with my elbow as we marched, to ensure that the mask was safely inside.

Near the end of training, we made a final check of our masks before ascending to the test chamber. I elbowed my gas-mask case and panicked when I realized it was empty. "Drill Sergeant!" I yelled, jumping out of formation. "I lost my gas mask!"

"Get back in line!" he bellowed. "It's on your head!"

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Jared T. Garfield

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.

Next,
Drill Sergeant!, I lost my head!

"Get back in line!" he bellowed. "It's on your head!"

I definately wouldn't have been so forgiving lol.

Heck, Put my cover on my head when I walked outside, went tearing back into the shop looking for it. Spent 5 minutes before I realized it was in my hand (took it off after coming back indoors).

Originally Posted by Marinerhodes

Heck, Put my cover on my head when I walked outside, went tearing back into the shop looking for it. Spent 5 minutes before I realized it was in my hand (took it off after coming back indoors).

Hahaha. Yeah just like my mom desperately looking for her glasses while actually wearing them.

LOL!! Italian guy, that's funny!! And that gas mask too!!!

looked for my epn 15 minutes it was in my right hand

Originally Posted by Marinerhodes

Heck, Put my cover on my head when I walked outside, went tearing back into the shop looking for it. Spent 5 minutes before I realized it was in my hand (took it off after coming back indoors).

Thats a good Marine you even took it off out of habbit!

lol, that sometimes happens to people

that's pretty good