5 ways troops always screw up a simple formation

Typically, every single day of the work week, service members come together and stand quietly in organized columns, called a 'formation.'

At these formations, service members are accounted for and various information is passed along.

Sounds easy and quick enough, right? You'd be wrong.

It's no secret that nobody wants to attend these.

Most service members do not like standing at the position of attention for extended periods, waiting for the higher-ups to get their sh*t together. So, things tend to go south quickly for various reasons.

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1. Someone shows up wearing the wrong uniform or cover

Some people don't pay attention well enough, show up in the wrong uniform, and, unsurprisingly, stick out like a sore thumb. Some do it on purpose, though, when they are about to get out of the military.

2. That time everyone laughed because someone farted

As immature as it sounds, it's incredibly difficult not to smirk or even laugh when somebody rips a loud one. Farts plus formation always equals funny. Sometimes, you just need something hilarious to get through a boring formation.

3. When someone locks their knees and passes out

This happens more often than you think, especially at various military ceremonies. Don't forget to bend your knees and wiggle your toes to keep the blood flowing.

4. We sometimes forget the difference between left and right.

We start marching with our left foot and we align with the troop to our left-hand side. Sometimes, however, troops mindlessly mix up which foot or hand is actually their left one.

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5. Those times when a troop does a celebratory grunt and no one joins in.

It's sort of like when someone in a crowd tries to start a group clap, but no one else joins in. Yeah... it's embarrassing.