[Blood of Tyrants]

They are all just kids. How many here have been sent on similar quests? In the airdale Navy we sent the newbie after a gallon of prop wash or 50 feet of flight line. We had the mail buoy watch and sent them after a BT punch. And left-handed hammers of course.

[Leaning Right]

> They are all just kids. How many here have been sent on similar quests? <

Right you are. This is no big deal.

I suppose even the ancient Romans sent their kids on unicorn hunts now and again. No big deal.

[A Navy Vet]

You forgot the literal watch/report for the International Dateline and Equator Line. There were more and fun to mess with the newbies. Reminds me, 10 feet of mess line.

[Night Hides Not]

When I was my battalion's S-4 (Supply Officer), I'd look for the newest soldier in my section. His orders were to see the Supply Sergeant for a bucket of steam, so we could steam clean the engine of my Jeep under field conditions.

After about 30 minutes, he was let in on the joke. I thought it was a great test as to his potential: if he took it all in good humor, he'd likely be a good soldier. The ones that didn't take it so well usually turned out to be mediocre soldiers, at best. I thought the results validated my test.

[Seruzawa]

“50 feet of chow line” was a favorite errand for new guys.