02-13-2003, 04:27 PM
It seems that every area of specialization has its own variety of special 'stupid new guy' tricks...<br>
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when I was in the navy, it was dressing the new guy out with safety harness, hard hat, rubber boots, whatever else you could think of... and a boat hook. you stand him out on the deck of the ship and tell him he's the mail bouy watch, and when the bouy (supposed bouy with supposed mail bag attached) comes by, he needs to snag it with the boat hook. how else does a ship get mail when it's at sea, after all?<br>
or for the snipes, it was giving the new guy all the above mentioned equipment, but instead of the boat hook, it was a length of fishing line with a snickers bar attached. have hime stand on the deck plates in the hottest noisiest area of the engine room, and have him dangle the snickers bar in the bilge to lure out the "bilge rat", or feeding tuna to the 'shaft seal' ,a large variety of other tricks are likewise available. 'head' lights, chow line, sound-powered phone batteries, lowering the mast for bridges,buckets of steam, etc.<br>
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in the Army artillery, the new guy gets sent for chem-light batteries or a box of grid squares. (found on maps),he gets sent to sergeant so-and -so for a 'prick E-7', he gets to tap the sides of the armored vehicles with a hammer to look for 'weak spots', and is told to yell<br>
down the howitzer tubes to perform the ' boom check'. again, the laughs just keep on rollin in if you have a suitably gullible victim.<br>
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in rescue/ firefighting, the general public supplies enough comic relief, that the new guy tricks can be dispensed with, plus, tricks like this can be dangerous in rescue world.<br>
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my strange sense of humor has always kept me chuckling at these jokes, although I feel much empathy for the new guy (or new-person) involved. fortunately for me, I've always been<br>
cynical enough not to fall for these tricks when I'm the new guy. they always make for fun anecdotal stories though.<br>
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Gaius Marius Aquilus<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gaiusmariusaquilus>Gaius Marius Aquilus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/573/16/257626.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 2/13/03 5:32:48 pm<br></i>
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when I was in the navy, it was dressing the new guy out with safety harness, hard hat, rubber boots, whatever else you could think of... and a boat hook. you stand him out on the deck of the ship and tell him he's the mail bouy watch, and when the bouy (supposed bouy with supposed mail bag attached) comes by, he needs to snag it with the boat hook. how else does a ship get mail when it's at sea, after all?<br>
or for the snipes, it was giving the new guy all the above mentioned equipment, but instead of the boat hook, it was a length of fishing line with a snickers bar attached. have hime stand on the deck plates in the hottest noisiest area of the engine room, and have him dangle the snickers bar in the bilge to lure out the "bilge rat", or feeding tuna to the 'shaft seal' ,a large variety of other tricks are likewise available. 'head' lights, chow line, sound-powered phone batteries, lowering the mast for bridges,buckets of steam, etc.<br>
<br>
in the Army artillery, the new guy gets sent for chem-light batteries or a box of grid squares. (found on maps),he gets sent to sergeant so-and -so for a 'prick E-7', he gets to tap the sides of the armored vehicles with a hammer to look for 'weak spots', and is told to yell<br>
down the howitzer tubes to perform the ' boom check'. again, the laughs just keep on rollin in if you have a suitably gullible victim.<br>
<br>
in rescue/ firefighting, the general public supplies enough comic relief, that the new guy tricks can be dispensed with, plus, tricks like this can be dangerous in rescue world.<br>
<br>
my strange sense of humor has always kept me chuckling at these jokes, although I feel much empathy for the new guy (or new-person) involved. fortunately for me, I've always been<br>
cynical enough not to fall for these tricks when I'm the new guy. they always make for fun anecdotal stories though.<br>
<br>
Gaius Marius Aquilus<br>
<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gaiusmariusaquilus>Gaius Marius Aquilus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.honesty.com/imagedata/h/573/16/257626.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 2/13/03 5:32:48 pm<br></i>
