You may have to have done a tour in Iraq or Afghanistan to really appreciate these cartoons but they are quite funny.
The Fobbit is now quite a well known military term that is the equivalent of what a REMF was in prior American wars:
The TOCroach is actually a phenomenon that is not limited to just combat deployments. These guys can be found all over the military:
I have seen some of these Geardos working gate guard before in 2ID:
Being an OIF1 veteran myself, I have to say The Storyteller shouldn’t just be limited to us OIF1 vets:
The Good Idea Fairy can be found any every unit and usually they thrive in the S3 shop:
The Shower Princess I really didn’t have much experience with because there were so few showers:
RUMINT spreads at incredible speeds in the barracks:
Here is something else I can say I haven’t had any experience with because there was no Combat Action Badges when I was in Iraq:
Funny stuff and I think a couple of creatures that can be added to the gallery are Barracks Lawyers and Trustifarians. Neither creature is extremely dangerous but both can be quite frustrating to put up with at times. Anyone else have any other creature suggestions?
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6:55 am on June 6th, 2008 1
Gundummy–a name for the Squids (Navy) and Zoomies (Air Force) guys and yes, even gals drafted for MiTT duty who have never worn gear or handled weapons since their basic training. A few weeks ago one was clearing his M4 without dropping the magazine, ejecting one round at a time.
7:34 am on June 6th, 2008 2
OH MY GWAD!!!!! AN ACTUAL POSTING NOT ABOUT MAD COW IN KOREA!!!!! OH THE HORROR!!!!!
8:47 am on June 6th, 2008 3
I thought fob = fresh off the boat.
11:28 pm on June 6th, 2008 4
Mad Cow–a junior at West Point on CTLT stuck on rear detachment for a unit that’s deployed to OIF/OEF.
5:07 pm on June 16th, 2008 5
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2:28 pm on July 15th, 2008 7
Glad you guys liked the BOB on the FOB stuff…
4:35 pm on July 15th, 2008 8
These are awesome, my husband and I are both in the army and we are so glad that someone took the time to do them. I have my CAB and I worked in the S3 so sadly I had to deal with all of these creatures and my husband works in the motor pool which means he has been in close contact with these creatures also. All the people who had their CABs thought they had to become a group and talk about how they had got theirs so they are just like the storyfeller. It’s awesome how every sigle one of these go hand in hand. DAMN I LOVE THE ARMY!!!
5:54 pm on July 15th, 2008 9
SSG Merrifield, thanks for visiting. Your drawings are great. Keep up the good work.
1:00 am on July 26th, 2008 10
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7:30 am on August 22nd, 2008 12
Howabout one for a POGollum. Named after the creature form LOTR, Gollum, a POGollum is the poor creature that scrounges around looking for discarded POGs. They are known to ask people for POGs, particularly those leaving Middle Earth. Targets for their evil POG gathering plot are frequently CAB chasers.
12:35 pm on August 24th, 2008 13
Thanks for the laugh, SSG…seriously, a-freaking-men!
9:08 pm on August 31st, 2008 14
“Howabout one for a POGollum. Named after the creature form LOTR, Gollum, a POGollum is the poor creature that scrounges around looking for discarded POGs. They are known to ask people for POGs, particularly those leaving Middle Earth. Targets for their evil POG gathering plot are frequently CAB chasers.”
That has all the elements of a joke, except it is completely lacking in humor.
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[...] Bob on the FOB’s Creature Gallery [...]
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