Tuesday, August 12, 2008

funny military pictures

These are old but still funny military pictures.

My favorite is of the Australians bicycle jousting. Coalition troops are forbidden alcohol in Iraq and Kuwait (although some gets smuggled in), so that was probably done sober.

Many US troops receive a four-day pass sometime during their tour to Qatar, where drinking is permitted on the US air base at the designated bar. Upon reporting in soldiers are issued a ration card for up to three drinks a day. Across base the British have their own bar, the Muff, where the ration card is not strictly enforced but a host of other eccentric rules are. For example, wearing your reflective belt inside earns you a $20 penalty, as does not saying please and thank you to the bartender.


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