Military superstitions

[16 OBr SpN]

Here's some of them! :)

1) Never step into a helicopter, or onto APC with your left foot.
2) Never shave before a mission.
3) Once done packing a parachute, spit 3 times, over the left shoulder.
4) When lighting a cigarette from someone else's match, always lightly hit their arm 3 times with your finger.
5) Never clean your boots in the morning.
6) Never sweep the barrack in the evening.
7) When loading a wounded guy, always load him with his feet facing the
truck (helicopter, APC).
8) Always kiss the last bullet before loading it into a magazine.
9) While jumping from the plane, always quickly turn your head slightly to the right.
10) Give a "name" to your rifle.

Now, let's hear yours! :)

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[Elmo]

Here's one from my country.

Always report to the doctor's office the morning the unit is supposed to move out to a field exercise. Especially if you are a tank driver.

[UkrainianAmerican]

Here's some of them! :)

1) Never step into a helicopter, or onto APC with your left foot.
2) Never shave before a mission.
3) Once done packing a parachute, spit 3 times, over the left shoulder.
4) When lighting a cigarette from someone else's match, always lightly hit their arm 3 times with your finger.
5) Never clean your boots in the morning.
6) Never sweep the barrack in the evening.
7) When loading a wounded guy, always load him with his feet facing the
truck (helicopter, APC).
8) Always kiss the last bullet before loading it into a magazine.
9) While jumping from the plane, always quickly turn your head slightly to the right.
10) Give a "name" to your rifle.

Now, let's hear yours! :)

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

Also referred to as the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. :lol:
{Just kidding}

[Trident-za]

Here's one from my country.

Always report to the doctor's office the morning the unit is supposed to move out to a field exercise. Especially if you are a tank driver.

rofl

[ibstolidude]

Don't get shot....
um and ahh Clear the door.
;)

ohh yeah and for Beo - Hydrate or Die.

sorry I am not as creative - but I am interested to hear what people say.

[jassemon]

Here's one from my country.

Always report to the doctor's office the morning the unit is supposed to move out to a field exercise. Especially if you are a tank driver.

Did plenty of that during my time in the army. Joukkueenjohtaja tykkäs kovasti :lol:

[Javehn]

What that means , go to the doctors office if there is an exersize ? That means some people are to lazy to perform them , and they go to the doctor complaining about mistory ealness ? A way to avoid soldier duties ?
And why tank driver?

[anonymous individual]

Here's some of them! :)

1) Never step into a helicopter, or onto APC with your left foot.
2) Never shave before a mission.
3) Once done packing a parachute, spit 3 times, over the left shoulder.
4) When lighting a cigarette from someone else's match, always lightly hit their arm 3 times with your finger.
5) Never clean your boots in the morning.
6) Never sweep the barrack in the evening.
7) When loading a wounded guy, always load him with his feet facing the
truck (helicopter, APC).
8) Always kiss the last bullet before loading it into a magazine.
9) While jumping from the plane, always quickly turn your head slightly to the right.
10) Give a "name" to your rifle.

Now, let's hear yours! :)

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

So superstitious beliefs... especially the spitting part and the stepping feet.

[hist2004]

If a group of individuals is smoking, never be third on the match to be lit. I believe it stems
from WWI, 3 guys were in a trench; one lit a match, alerting a German sniper,
as the he offered a light to his second mate, the German sniper zeroed in, and the
third person to receive a light from the same match…well….

Regards & Thanks,
Hist2004

[Javehn]

Meanwhile i remember just one : Never get a groop picture before getting on the mission . This picture can be next day in newspaper , with a circles around some heads , and a headline sayin : Several soldiers died today in action ...

[Maj C]

never eat or take apricots on a tracked vehicle...

[Herrmannek]

Don't have full stomack at the time of fight..but this probably isn't superstition....

[Nondescript]

What that means , go to the doctors office if there is an exersize ? That means some people are to lazy to perform them , and they go to the doctor complaining about mistory ealness ? A way to avoid soldier duties ?
And why tank driver?

I'll give you 2(3) key-words, move out and driver.

Oh, and I wasn't in uniform long enough to form any superstitions.

[Javehn]

I see . So , in a matter of speaking to piss on the soldier duties , and to avoid it by crying to a doctor . And in the proccess to let your fellow soldiers suffer and perform you work as well . Very nice .But that's not a superstition .

P.S : Another one : Wear new underwear when you going to the mission . If something happening to you , the embarrasing truth would be discovered when you would be undressed by a medic .

[Nondescript]

I see . So , in a matter of speaking to piss on the soldier duties , and to avoid it by crying to a doctor . Very nice army .But that's not a superstition .

Yes, and also to make life difficult for your buddies, since they can't move out to the exercise, and I think you're right about it not being a superstition.

[Salty Dog]

get rid of the Charms in your MRE

[Sabre]

Javehn wrote:
P.S : Another one : Wear new underwear when you going to the mission . If something happening to you , the embarrasing truth would be discovered when you would be undressed by a medic .


If 'something' happens to you, I don't think your underwear would be quite so new anymore! ;)

[Elmo]

I see . So , in a matter of speaking to piss on the soldier duties , and to avoid it by crying to a doctor . And in the proccess to let your fellow soldiers suffer and perform you work as well . Very nice .But that's not a superstition .


Yep. It was a major annoyance! In the end 90% of these slackers show up while others have been waiting for 2-3 hours smoking cigarettes. Some however developed numerous fake conditions to be left at the barracks while others trained in the woods. And sorry. It's not a superstition but fits to "Always..." form. Perhaps I should start a thread concerning all these problems.

[Javehn]

Yep. It was a major annoyance! In the end 90% of these slackers show up while others have been waiting for 2-3 hours smoking cigarettes. Some however developed numerous fake conditions to be left at the barracks while others trained in the woods. And sorry. It's not a superstition but fits to "Always..." form. Perhaps I should start a thread concerning all these problems.

No sweat . As long as people and not robots will serve in army , those stuff would happend . Some people don''t want to be part of the group .


If 'something' happens to you, I don't think your underwear would be quite so new anymore!

Infact , this is just one of those things , that when you recovery and back to your unit , it would be never forgotten to you by your mates , and woulld be constantly reminded . ;)

[Nondescript]

I see . So , in a matter of speaking to piss on the soldier duties , and to avoid it by crying to a doctor . And in the proccess to let your fellow soldiers suffer and perform you work as well . Very nice .But that's not a superstition .


Yep. It was a major annoyance! In the end 90% of these slackers show up while others have been waiting for 2-3 hours smoking cigarettes. Some however developed numerous fake conditions to be left at the barracks while others trained in the woods. And sorry. It's not a superstition but fits to "Always..." form. Perhaps I should start a thread concerning all these problems.

We had that problem in our unit. Those who acted like that didn't last long and were kicked out, though the women were not. That was actually quite funny, on every field exercise after one day they usually withdrew, often the reason was that it was that time of the month. :cantbeli:

[16 OBr SpN]

You probably got me wrong! These superstitions are not all my personal ones.
Some of them are from our unit. Other ones, are the ones I heard of. But pretty much every unit has a long tradition of different superstitions.

:lol:

Regards,
16 OBr SpN

[James]

never eat or take apricots on a tracked vehicle...

Yeah.

If you curse Buddha in Asia, it will rain.