Soldier literally jumps out of window to escape his (semi-)deployed boredom
I say “semi-deployed” in the title, because this soldier was in Poland. Not exactly the fertile crescent, but it probably counts as a deployment. Much the way that a taxpayer-paid vacation deployment to Crete counts.
Anyway, this young man did the E-4 Mafia proud. Out of boredom one day in the cold fuel operations section, he said “Man, f*** this place.” With a toss of his cover, he dives head first out the open window.
The fun wasn’t over, he did it for a consecutive 20 days to the joy of many. While his local command chain was aware, they didn’t seem mind. Divisional staff though sent word that he was “dishonoring and disrespecting the Army and the 101st.” Funny because there’s a lot more disrespectful things people are doing in uniform on social media. Gotta beat this whole “having fun in uniform” thing before people actually start to like going to work!
Source link below has some of the videos. Thanks to Jeff LPH 3 for sending this in.
Source; Military Times
Category: "The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves", Army, Guest Link, Real Soldiers
Oh, right, 101 doesn’t do parachute landing falls.
When it doubt, senior leadership must punish morale and CRUSH FUN under it’s jack booted heel.
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!!!
BHWHAHAHAHA
So the Command Team had no problem with him possibly injuring himself while jumping out (yeah he says it is only like 4-5 feet), but the real problem was he was posting it on Tik-Tok while in uniform!
I knew there was a reason I loved Velcro name tapes! Bring them back!
Well, did he soar like an Eagle or flap and scream like a chicken? Entertainment must be at a very low ebb there.
No doubt someone told him “the 101st Doesn’t Jump” and he said “hold my [non-alcoholic] Beer (per GO1) and watch this!”
Still, a deployment to Poland? Finally the Army starts sending troops to places with decent infrastructure and hot women.
It’s too bad the military has become so tight-assed with off-base travel and socializing between soldiers and locals, otherwise I would expect to see an influx of Polish “war brides” and Keilbasa stands popping up outside of every big garrison town.
In ’94, while at Hohenfels, I used a 3 day weekend to zip over to my ancestral town in Poland. Just outside of the city limits, was a brand new ice cream store. Emblazoned upon its red and white striped outer walls, was the slogan for a locally made dessert, complete with the very similar art style of the Mr. Good Humor Man, stating with certainly: “America’s favorite Ice Cream!”.
Turns out….it wasn’t. At all. Not even close. And, in fact, was closer to what may have been the Soviets favorite frozen ice crystal semi-chocolate flavored torture tool.
But, the very cute girl inside gave me a kiss, and a ‘welcome home’ hug, after I told her that my people came from here!
OK a couple of things…
1. Guy’s name is “Lucas Beaver” Points for that.
2. Points for creativity and amusement and well, this *is* Poland, there’s a joke there somewhere too
3. You had me a “Yeet”.
Guys are bored. I get it. They do thing. Get it.
Just don’t film it.
Word gets out to higher and that ain’t good.
Besides, his peers know he is a clown.
I’ve seen similar while pulling alert in Keflavik during the Cold War.
Stop with the selfies and such.
A thing some soldiers never learn, E1 through E9: It ain’t about you.
I witnessed the same sort of window jumping when the 1SG looked for a barracks detail.
I saw the headline, saw the location, and immediately thought “Oh shit, 40th Signal Bn again”.
Just like the “That Guy” who tries to demonstrate that you can rappel out of a barracks window on 550 cord after too much liquid courage!