Ridiculous things your military does

[Red Zone 1]

All recruit would be transported to the boot camp by military transport, but usually when in the middle of the ride, the usual Transport Breakdown acts would ensued. The new fresh meat would be ordered to get off from the truck, telling them the truck is out of commission...and to continue the journey to the boot camp on foot which usually covers about 20-40 miles walks. Even though the vehicle functioning like a grease.

[Gibralte]

We have some kind of weird fetish for big mortars, especially motorized ones like this.

[Gorbunzia]

It may be seen as ridiculous for many nations but we paint our military vehicles with ancient tribal paintings of Gorbunzia's past. Such as a fighter jet may have the plain hawk's golden wings painted on its own wings or a tank will have the firey spiral design on its turret representing the fire demon Golandoo-fri. Its not unknown for soldier to paint things on their helmets, one such private was seen with the eyes of the Sky Snake on his helmet. While it is seen as silly by many countries it gives a boost in moral and shows we carry tradition in our ranks.

[Amerikians]

It may be seen as ridiculous for many nations but we paint our military vehicles with ancient tribal paintings of Gorbunzia's past. Such as a fighter jet may have the plain hawk's golden wings painted on its own wings or a tank will have the firey spiral design on its turret representing the fire demon Golandoo-fri. Its not unknown for soldier to paint things on their helmets, one such private was seen with the eyes of the Sky Snake on his helmet. While it is seen as silly by many countries it gives a boost in moral and shows we carry tradition in our ranks.

You actually find that's not ridiculous because until just recently [within the last 70 years or so] things weren't very standarized beyond a basic semblance of a uniform and ammunition your rifle carried. Units, Platoons and even Squads had individual markers etc etc. Then someone realised. "Oh My God, They're Not Suffering." And then came drull and boring.

[Gorbunzia]

It may be seen as ridiculous for many nations but we paint our military vehicles with ancient tribal paintings of Gorbunzia's past. Such as a fighter jet may have the plain hawk's golden wings painted on its own wings or a tank will have the firey spiral design on its turret representing the fire demon Golandoo-fri. Its not unknown for soldier to paint things on their helmets, one such private was seen with the eyes of the Sky Snake on his helmet. While it is seen as silly by many countries it gives a boost in moral and shows we carry tradition in our ranks.

You actually find that's not ridiculous because until just recently [within the last 70 years or so] things weren't very standarized beyond a basic semblance of a uniform and ammunition your rifle carried. Units, Platoons and even Squads had individual markers etc etc. Then someone realised. "Oh My God, They're Not Suffering." And then came drull and boring.

OOC:Haha well I guess its like how American soldiers were during Vietnam or at least what you see in the movies as far as customizing their uniforms or drawing their own stuff or like in WW2 with aircraft designs.

[Sino-Japanese Empire]

Dude. Never refer to movies.

It's asking to die on here.

It really is.

[Bajireyn]

Thats SOP for many nations...

true but we drop them in a raider camp to learn to fight as a unit so it can get really messy

now thats just stupid,if you do that why would anyone want to join your army?

[Kyraina]

true but we drop them in a raider camp to learn to fight as a unit so it can get really messy

now thats just stupid,if you do that why would anyone want to join your army?

we are a wasteland nation so if u want to survive with protection what other choice does our citizens have besides all citizens have to serve at least one year and thats just spec ops beginning training

[Delanshar]

All Delansharan soldiers must be able to play hide-and-seek in the dark during boot camp. Those who suck at it can never become soldiers. This is done to ensure that all potential soldiers in our army have the ability to use cover effectively, sneak around, and see well in the dark.

Our armies tactics are largely nocturnal (ie: we like to ambush and move during the night)

[Kyraina]

All Delansharan soldiers must be able to play hide-and-seek in the dark during boot camp. Those who suck at it can never become soldiers. This is done to ensure that all potential soldiers in our army have the ability to use cover effectively, sneak around, and see well in the dark.

Our armies tactics are largely nocturnal (ie: we like to ambush and move during the night)

thats smart and stupid

[Aegeus]

My nation's Navy will often times teleport their ships into facing a different direction rather than turn them around for maneuvers.

[Kyraina]

My nation's Navy will often times teleport their ships into facing a different direction rather than turn them around for maneuvers.

ahhhh wtf

[YaoiFangirlLand]

We have a special, complicated, absolutely ridculous folk dance we do before entering battle.

[Mediterreania]

We have a general fetish for mobility. That leads to an obscenely topheavy helicopter force, but almost no artillery.

[Coalition of China]

On vacation

Alpen troops
images speaks for themselves

[Berzen]

Our soldiers are chosen from birth by a religious scholar. The young men are trained from the time they can walk to defend Berzen from foreign peoples who threaten the land of god's holy ones.

[Noders]

Every 3rd Sunday every month all our female nurses take off for there volleyball classes.

[Eladvisio]

Our military asks the police to do it for them

[The Merchant Republics]

It's standard procedure of Military Commanders in the Republics to only authorize area-effect weapons (i.e bombing and artillery strikes) in a city only after the majority of the civilians have left,

[Greater Ojibwa]

Our military can't afford Machine guns to go on our planes so we improvise....

[Fjeld]

Our official close combat weapon is the entrenching tool, and in addition to formal training with the spade they are also trained to use their helmets as blunt weapons.

The Armée de Terre wear dull blue trenchcoats as uniforms. The only exception is the marine brigade which wears dull blue and green smocks.

Most officer ranks start with the word captain. Like capitain de brigade (commands a brigade of 3000 men) or capitain de colonne (commands a regiment of 500 men). The officer in charge of a ship is a commandeur.

All men in the army recieve training that would normaly be relegated to specialist units, namely mountain warfare and amphibious warfare.

The air force is not a separate branch of the army and is mostly in the hand of the navy. Therefore all pilots are also trained as sailors.

[Helghast empire]

Our military can't afford Machine guns to go on our planes so we improvise....(Image)

wow your military is going to wiped out at this rate -.- . Fortunately no one seems to be fighting you so eventually you might upgrade your forces.

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

Our official close combat weapon is the entrenching tool

That is downright depressing, and that is coming from the guy whose most popular melee weapon is bullets followed by running away.

[New Federation China]

Our official close combat weapon is the entrenching tool

That is downright depressing, and that is coming from the guy whose most popular melee weapon is bullets followed by running away.

Sigged for giggles.

That is really depressing though...

I can't patronize at the same time. My-Replaces-Every-Tool-In-A-Kit-Shovel is my standard CQC melee weapon.

[Belesyia]

The Belesyian Defense Forces don't really do anything that would be considered "ridiculous."

Unconventional, maybe, but not ridiculous.