Working Party Does Neither
CAMP PENDLETON — Four Marines assigned to a working party are doing neither right now, sources confirmed today.
The group of Marines, three lance corporals and a private first class, were told by their platoon sergeant early this morning to go to the armory for a working party. After roughly 13 minutes of actual work — cleaning crew-served weapons systems such as the M2 .50 caliber machine-gun — the group transitioned to a strange new state of existence in space and time, where they were neither working, nor partying.
"One could argue that we are indeed working right now," said Lance Cpl. Jason Ackman, as he slowly brushed the same spot on the barrel of the machine-gun repeatedly for the last 45 minutes. "I personally don't really think so, and we're definitely not partying."
Shortly after arrival at the armory, the group "instantly" took action when hit with the realization they were given an actual task and not just random busy work.
"We told the PFC to get to work, and all three of us …
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