Maybe not completely ontopic, but here is a short list of things I learned in the military;
1. May not call any officers immoral, untrustworthy, lying, slime, even if I'm right.
2. Don't tell Princess Di jokes in front of the paras (British Airborne).
3. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.
4. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.
5. Not allowed to sing 'High Speed Dirt' by Megadeth during airborne operations. ('See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I'm off to meet my maker')
6. Our medic is called 'Sgt L........, not 'Dr. Feelgood'.
7. Our supply Sgt is 'Sgt W.........' not 'Sugar Daddy'.
8. I do not have super-powers.
9. I am not authorized to fire officers.
10. 'Napalm sticks to kids' is *not* a motivational phrase.
11. The following words and phrases may not be used in a cadence- Budding sexuality, necrophilia, I hate everyone in this formation and wish they were dead, sexual lubrication, black earth mother, all Marines are latent homosexuals, Tantric yoga, Gotterdammerung, Korean hooker, Eskimo Nell, we've all got jackboots now, slut puppy, or any references to squid.
12. If one soldier has a 2nd Lt bar on his uniform, and I have an E-8 on mine It means he outranks me. It does not mean; 'I have been promoted seven more times than you'.
13. Inflatable novelties do *not* entitle me to BAQ or Separation pay.
14. The MP checkpoint is not an Imperial Stormtrooper roadblock, so I should not tell them "You don't need to see my identification, these are not the droids you are looking for."
15. Must not start any SITREP (Situation Report) with "I recently had an experience I just had to write you about...."
16. Not allowed to make any Psychological Warfare products depicting the infamous Ft. Bragg sniper incident.
17. A smiley face is not used to mark a minefield.
18. Claymore mines are not filled with yummy candy, and it is wrong to tell new soldiers that they are.
19. My commander is not old enough to have fought in the civil war, and I should stop implying that he did.
20. Rodents are not entitled to burial with full military honors, even if they are "casualties of war".
21. Should not taunt members of the press, even if they are really fat, exceptionally stupid, and working for UPI.
22. I am not authorized to change national policy in Eastern Europe.
23. I cannot arrest children for being rude.
24. I should not teach other soldiers to say offensive and crude things in Arabic, under the guise of teaching them how to say potentially useful phrases.
25. Should not show up at the front gate wearing part of a Russian uniform, messily drunk.
26. Even if my commander did it.
27. I do not need to keep a 'range card' by my window.
28. I should not drink three quarts of blue food coloring before a urine test.
29. Must not create new DOD forms, then insist they be filled out.
30. The proper way to report to my Commander is '1st Sgt V........., reporting as ordered, Sir' not 'You can't prove a thing!'
31. Bodychecking General officers is not a good idea.
32. May not challenge officers to 'Meet me on the field of honor, at dawn'.
33. I am not allowed to sing 'Henry the VIII I am' until verse 68 ever again.
34. NEVER nail a stuffed bunny to a cross and put it up in front of the Battalion Headquarters sign as an "Easter Desecration."
35. Don't write up false gigs on a HMMWV PMCS. ("Broken clutch pedal", "Number three turbine has frequent flame-outs", "flux capacitor emits loud whine when engaged")
36. Must not make T-shirts up depciting a pig with the writing "Eat Pork or Die" in Arabic to bring as civilian attire when preparing to deploy to a primarily Muslim country.