Out of step – Military jokes and military humor blog

When I was visiting a friend at Fort Campbell years ago, there was a marine guard detail at the main gate. This struck me as kind of strange, as Fort Campbell is an Army base. So I asked him. “Hey, why do they have Marines guarding an Army base. You’re not afraid those Army guys [...]

A farm boy was drafted. On his first furlough, his Father asked him what he thought of Army life.
‘It’s pretty good Pa. The food’s not bad, the work’s easy, but best of all, they let ya sleep real late in the morning.’

Two young bar-happy lieutenants were discussing where they should go on Sunday.
“I don’t want to go to the city park,” said one, “Too many privates.”
“I guess the stadium is out too,” observed the other. “Too many privates.”
A private who happened to overhear them spoke up: “Excuse me, gentlemen, but if you are looking for a [...]

The chief of staff of the US Air Force decided that he would personally intervene in the recruiting crisis affecting all of our armed services. He directed a nearby Air Force base that will be opened and that all eligible young men and women be invited. As he and his staff were standing near a [...]

The difference between a duck and a co-pilot?
The duck can fly.
A checkride ought to be like a skirt–short enough to be
interesting, but long enough to cover everything
Speed is life. Altitude is life insurance.
It only takes two things to fly: airspeed, and money.
The three most dangerous things

A drill sergeant who was known as a marching-drill enthusiast was given as a New-Year present a calendar where every month was labeled March.

Announcement of the statistics on the highest adultery level:
- The first place is hold by movie stars!
- The second are theatre actors!
- And the third is the Navy!
Someone shouts back:
- What??? I’ve been in the Navy for thirty years and I have never ever cheated on my wife!
Someone else shouts him back:
- It’s because of [...]

A soldier is being led to the place of his execution.
-Some bad weather we`re having,-he says to his convoy.
-Look who`s complaining, they say, we have to go back.

An Admiral retired after 35 years and realized a life-long dream of buying a bird-hunting estate in Maine. He invited an old friend to visit for a week of pheasant-shooting. The friend was in awe of the Admiral’s new bird dog, “Chief”. The dog could point, flush and retrieve with the very best, and the [...]

A journalist had done a story on gender roles in Kuwait several years before the Gulf War, and she noted then that women customarily walked about 10 feet behind their husbands. She returned to Kuwait recently and observed that the men now walked several yards behind their wives. She approached one of the women