Where's My Gas Mask?!

[AJChenMPH]

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.

 

[tomtom22]

Next,
Drill Sergeant!, I lost my head!

 

[babyboy4u363]

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

I definately wouldn't have been so forgiving lol.

 

[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).

 

[Italian Guy]

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.

 

[Fox]

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

 

[icecold]

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

 

[AmericanSweetheart]

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!

 

[MightyMacbeth]

lol, that sometimes happens to people

 

[Team Infidel]

that's pretty good