Busted

I remember once when even as a lowly platoon sergeant, I was in charge of "C" company as all the officers were on leave/day permits. My brother was "E" company commander and had Rafael Punceles as 1st Sergeant. There was a huge commotion going on over "E" 1st platoon when officers call sounded. Everyone was in fatigues. I clearly heard Punceles report sing out to my brother in his Venezuelan accent: "One man absent, one man late and someone crapped in Goad's boot, sir". "E" company erupted in laughter along with my third platoon. Apparently someone was annoyed over Goad who had turned, from what I understand, into the company "rat", and that someone had defecated in Goad's boots in retaliation. So he had worn his dress shoes with his fatigues, hence the announcement at officers call. I saw Red Pulliam start his way over to "E" company and all my brother could do was hang and shake his head for the inevitable confrontation with the then Commandant. :shock:

My brother then clamped down on his company to which someone then glued his sabre shut. It was rather funny watching him in frustration as he tugged mightily on his sabre's hilt trying to draw it.

Best CQ stick I got was when a guy came in and ducttaped my roommate to his chair. First he just went around the chest, then he came back and ducttaped his ankles to the chair, wrists together and mouth shut, then lay him down on the ground. Before they got his ankles, he got up, still taped to the chair, and walked around the hallway. I was a Sgt at the time, so I got busted as well. Also, I had been going into peoples rooms and talking with them, though no one caught me. I spent some time in the LTs room as well, but he didnt care.

We were both freshman but we were at least former Junior Schoolers so we were slightly better than mere "regular" freshmen.

a- 85-86- Sophmore Year- Direct Disobidience- 15 demerits, and demoted from Sgt. to Cpl, for me and from 2nd LT to Sgt.1st Class for Jorge Contogonas. Most people needed 40 demerits, to loose rank, but we were supposed to be setting the example for other foreign cadets, or so we were told.

The reason, we missed the fisrt bus to mass, and went on the second, whcih as nothing rare, but that particular Sunday the NCO of the dat came and told us not to go, and since both Jorge and I out ranked him we wnet any way, not knowing the actual order had come from CSM Pate, who called us into his office as soon as we got back.

The other 3 Latinos that went with us that day got a pass.

b- 86-87- Jr. year. Horseplay- 8 demerits. I was 1st SGT C Company, and was doing the rounds before taps, went into a freshmen's room and participated in giving him a wedgie. His underware broke, he flew across the room and put his arm through the glass in his room's door. We took him to the infermery and he needed 8 or 10 stiches. Capt. Joyce wrote the incident on his report, but didn't have all the details.

The next morning, I turned my self in, went to se Col. Davis before class formation, thinking, I was going to walk out without my 1st SGT stripes (especially given the experience above), I explained to the commandant what had happened, he read Capt. Joyce's report, and let me off the hook with 8 demerits.

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Leaving smudge on shoe: 3 Demerits

Late for leave = 10 demerits

Coming Back from Leave w/Earring = 25 demerits

Forged Permission Slip @ Rocco's = Priceless

J