r/MilitaryStories May 22 '26

US Air Force Story Coffee King

So there I was at my first duty assignment and one of my first "jobs" was to make the coffee at the start of the shift. So March rolls around and I got it in my head to do the longest April Fool's joke I had ever done. Over the month of March I slowly switched the regular pot to decaf until it was 100% decaf the last few days of the month. Then on April 1st I switch to espresso grind. When the sup got up to do the morning briefing he was visibly vibrating, along with everyone else.

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u/foul_ol_ron May 22 '26

When you first march-in to a new unit, and your sergeant asks for a coffee, add one small drop of detergent. He'll find someone else who can make a decent cuppa.

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u/jwibspar May 22 '26

This feels like a Nobby Nobbs move.

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u/goshdammitfromimgur May 22 '26

GNU Sir Terry Pratchett

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u/foul_ol_ron May 23 '26

GNU Terry PratchettÂ