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Best Captions Contest #54

Official DOD Photo

The Winners:

212 different kinds of jobs to do, and I had to be stuck with putting up barb wire. - Brownie

The true motivation behind the controversial DoD program to drop wind-up radios to Afghan civilians was put into question today when a palette of the devices was dropped by a careless lift operator. "It's awful," said plant manager W. H. Kilroy. "There are cogs and coils everywhere!" The cleanup effort is proceeding without incident. - Ike

What happened it was Straight when I laid it down, turned my back, and look what happened. - Sgt/Maj Baker

Honorable Mentions (in order of receipt):

Let's see........left over right! No, or was it right over left - Slick in AZ

Ah geeze, they put the wire on the wrong side. - George Malsam

"Dental Floss for Special Forces? I think I'll stay a pfc!" - asstchief48

It's Slinky, it's Slinky, it's such a wonderful toy!! - usmcgruntmom

All right, al Queda, listen up. This is dental floss. I will now show you how to use it. Give me a volunteer. - Lifer

Dental hygiene is important to a prisoner's health. A soldier at Camp Zama, Japan dispenses dental floss for captured terrorist Godzilla. - Taylor

My ex-wife wants to take my car......COME ON DOWN BABY!!!!!!!! - Em222

Tell me again, why I joked with the recruiter about being the best in grade school for untangling yo-yo strings, and the service did not need that MOS. - PaulJFalk

I know the gate is here somewhere - dancncowboy2

"This is the last time I buy my son a slinky." - brno

Just trynna make ends meet - Michael Martinez

Who was the idiot that wanted this Brasso'd? - Taskmaster

Removing barbed wire by the numbers! And 1. And 2. And 1. And 2. One more time now people... - Col. DarkFire

Damn it! Every time I try to play with my trains, the traks come up like this. And I even bought the special addition engineer's gloves. Mabey I should take up model planes. - Col. DarkFire

These afghanistan's tumble weeds sure look different - Golfman

The Canadian Soldier reaches an "unpassable" barrier so he heads back to Ontario. - Semper Fi Falco

That ought to keep the darn dogs off my lawn - MSGROCK

Where did the Sergeant tell me to put the gate? - Bronco2

damn this could turn out almost as embarrasing as the time i got my thing caught in my zipper - matty p

Boy if each one of these points was a lite I could use this on Christmas. This should keep those pesky cops from catching me. hehe - nlsilvers

MAN.... I HATE IT WHEN MY SLINKY GETS ALL TANGLED UP - JAY

That's right! Who's your daddy? - Ja

I never had this much problem with my slinky when I was a kid! - Larry Nathanson

The army deploys its new Attack Slinky in Afganistan - Marauder

I'm so good at this, I can even do it in my sleep! - David

"Honey, since I will not see you for Valentines Day, I shaped this gate into hearts for you. I hope you like it" - Ashley Johnson, USAF

This here is barbed wire. If you pull it this way, your truck can't get through. If you pull it that way, a large explosive will go off. Either way you are screwed. - Toaster

This barbed wire is a perfect addition to the fall out shelter! - Devil Dogg

Now I've untangled it which wire goes where? - Robby

Danged government issue magnetic mittens ,now I can't let go.SARGE! SAARRGE!! Aw come back and help me. - KEP

Has anybody noticed the thorns on this giant slinky? - Brian Keene

I got the barricade up! GAME ON! - GRAYMAN

This ought to keep them out of the pool. - Checkmate

"I still can't figure out how that vehicle behind me got through this barricade" - rey27mm

For what I am doing this at the mid-night? What those trespassers have to do is to buy a pair of gloves like this. - Robert Hui Hong Kong

I hate it when I have to clean out these giant shower drains. - Steve-O

Ole Bin ladin would look so cute wearing this. Let me polish it a bit more for him.. - rodspats

This blows. - homalone21

ahahaha, im ok and your not - major malone

Knit one pearl two.... Knit one pearl three.OOPs droppped one . Knit one pearl three. - Rimfire

"I'm sure glad I joined the Army to gain valuable experience rather than staying home on the farm and fixing fence the rest of my life." - Ryno

dammit guys, this is the fifth time this week you tangled my telephone wire, now just knock it off !! - Tone717

Ok, that does it, you stay on your side of the country and i'll stay on mine !!! - Salomons672

Private Henderson suddenly realizes that he put the wire on the wrong side of the border. - ArmyBrat

Hey! Ya think this will stop them this time? - Tai Mai Shu

dammit! i told them a hundred times before. stop using the barbed wire to fence off their damn forts when they're playin cowboys & indians - urban cowboy

Hearts out of barbed wire for Valentines Day...it"ll have to do. - D. Crum

What did he mean, "What happened to your chin strap?" I'm way to cool to wear it like that. And that comment about the Commander's wife...well, she is fat for cryin' out loud. Why am I the only one good at putting out concertina?... - ABN

Hey, this stuff hurts - USMCGonnabe

Well I used my chinstrap to hold that part of the concertina wire together, Now what? - Tman

BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE !!! - tone717

Why do road spikes have to be so complicated? - Vertix

that's some sexy wire... can't wait 'til we're alone. - Lucas

Guarding a wire again. That's the last time i practice CPR on the sarges daughter. - Lucas

Go Go Gadget barbwire! - ozreiuosn

- nobody's going to touch the chocolate chip cookies my Mom sent this time. - BOLLOXX

Just wait till I get the lights on here. It'll be real pretty, you'll see!! - Kegger

Boy..I don't know how I'm gonna get that cat out of there!! - Pipefitr

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush the mulberry bush the mulberry bush... - Robin

Aww man, Dolly Parton's underwire bra blew up again! - Maggie

"The recruiter never told me that Combat Service Support means standing here as a big reflective target, holding up barbed wire for the enemy to supposedly crawl under!" - Almost_There

Maybe if i just wave my hand around a bit, it won't smell as bad. - NICK

Marine: Okay guys, keep me covered. It's worse than we thought!!! The snake seems to be covered in sharp spikes!! Get me outta here!! Sailor: WHAT are you doing? Marine: There's a huge, spike covered snake invading the base! RUN!!! Sailor: You jarheads! It's only barbed wire for security! - Lupin1

The Marines,testing the new battle slinky! - Randy Manroot

After having the units baked goods gobbled up before they were cool yesterday PFC Snuffy prepares his defenses. - Sgt. Finn

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