There was a time when a group of recruits were learning navigation skills. One recruit got so confused that he ended up leading the whole group in the wrong direction. They all ended up at a supply shed instead of the training area. The looks on their faces when they realized their mistake were priceless, and it became a running joke among the unit.
A recruit once tried to march with two left feet during a parade practice. It looked so comical that the other recruits had a hard time keeping their formation. The drill sergeant had to stop the practice to correct him, and the whole squad couldn't stop giggling for a while.
One horror story could be the extreme physical exhaustion. Trainees are pushed to their limits during basic military training (BMT). There are long marches in the heat with heavy gear, and if someone can't keep up, they might face additional punishment. It's like being in a never - ending cycle of pain and fatigue.
During an outdoor exercise in air force bmt, there was a race. One trainee was running so fast that he didn't notice a small ditch. He tripped and rolled a bit. But instead of being embarrassed, he got up, dusted himself off and yelled 'I'm still in this!' His positive attitude made everyone around laugh and cheer for him.
There was a story about a trainee who was supposed to give a presentation on air force equipment. He got so mixed up that he started talking about the wrong equipment entirely. He was describing a submarine's periscope instead of an aircraft's radar. The whole class couldn't stop laughing.
I heard about a trainee who had a problem with one of the senior trainees constantly bullying him. This senior trainee would find any excuse to make the new trainee's life difficult, from making him do extra chores to publicly humiliating him. The new trainee was constantly in a state of fear and stress. It was a horror story of the social aspect of BMT, where instead of a supportive environment, he had to face this kind of harassment.
Sure. There was a time when a trainee pilot accidentally set off the wrong alarm in the cockpit during a drill. Instead of the emergency warning, it was the 'lunch break' alarm. Everyone in the control tower had a good laugh.
There was a time when an air force transport plane was carrying a bunch of military dogs. One of the dogs somehow got loose and managed to get into the cockpit. It started barking at the pilots and trying to 'help' fly the plane. The pilots were both amused and a bit panicked as they tried to get the dog back to the cargo area while still flying the plane safely.
Once, during a training exercise, an air force pilot was supposed to do a simple fly - by for an inspection. But as he approached, his radio malfunctioned and started playing really loud circus music. He was so flustered that he ended up doing a wobbly fly - by while trying to turn off the radio. The ground crew couldn't stop laughing when they saw his rather comical approach.
Sure. Once there was a bmt training where a recruit accidentally put his boots on the wrong feet and marched around like that for a while before realizing. Everyone was trying hard not to laugh out loud.