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We used to send nuggets out during preflight of the P-3 Orion to test the MAD (Magnetic Anomoly Detector) gear. This involved standing about 100 feet in front of the plane with the plane's fire axe hoisted above the nugget's head. The nugget was then instructed to slowly move clockwise around the plane with said axe still hoisted to test the directional capabilities of the gear. Upon completing the circuit, the nugget would return to the plane via the ladder, only to be informed that the gear failed the test and he would have to repeat the process with the fire axe submerged in water to more accurately simulate a large metal object in the ocean (like a submarine). The pictures were priceless...

Can of squelch.

Box of grid squares.

Refill the water fountain.

Blank firing adapter for the mortar.

Batteries for the chem-lites.

The p e p s i gauge.

T R double E's.

B A 1100 Novembers.

oh, yeah....forgot the search for "relative bearing grease" for the engines...

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

We used to send nuggets out during preflight of the P-3 Orion to test the MAD (Magnetic Anomoly Detector) gear. This involved standing about 100 feet in front of the plane with the plane's fire axe hoisted above the nugget's head. The nugget was then instructed to slowly move clockwise around the plane with said axe still hoisted to test the directional capabilities of the gear. Upon completing the circuit, the nugget would return to the plane via the ladder, only to be informed that the gear failed the test and he would have to repeat the process with the fire axe submerged in water to more accurately simulate a large metal object in the ocean (like a submarine). The pictures were priceless...

Outstanding! [:D]

ORIGINAL: bjmorgan

ORIGINAL: Blackhorse

Army Tankers sent newbies to get squelch oil, or a key to the travel lock.

And don't forget brake pads for the road wheels.

Or the ten pounds of track tension - as in "go ask the chief for ten pounds of track tension." I also always liked the canopy lights for night jumps.

Guess it's pretty obvious what service everyone was in, huh? Loved the "bucket of prop wash" - hilarious !

ORIGINAL: byron13

ORIGINAL: bjmorgan

ORIGINAL: Blackhorse

Army Tankers sent newbies to get squelch oil, or a key to the travel lock.

And don't forget brake pads for the road wheels.

Or the ten pounds of track tension - as in "go ask the chief for ten pounds of track tension." I also always liked the canopy lights for night jumps.

Guess it's pretty obvious what service everyone was in, huh? Loved the "bucket of prop wash" - hilarious !

My tank once was assigned to instruction rides for crunchies. We left our loader behind and squeezed two or three of the crunchies into the loader's position. One of them spotted the operation hour counter (or service hour meter or whatever it is called in proper English) located inside the turret. He asked what it is for. My tank commander (and platoon leader) camly and sympatheticly explained that it is the "turret rotation counter" and that after a certain amount of rotations to one side we would have to rotate the turret to the other side for an equal amount of rotations in order to avoid the turret getting bolted down and stuck or unscrewed and falling off.
The "Ah, I got it"-look of the crunchies was priceless...