I can be petty, I inherit it from my dad. My dad can be a petty little fuck as well. My dads first enlistment was coming to an end and his retention NCO was working on getting him to re-enlist.

Fact is my dad was going re-enlist no matter what, he joined the military to do 20, not 4 and out. But his 1SGT was really particular about the grass in front of their HQ. They even had "No walking on grass" signs. It wasn't unheard of for the 1SGT to yell at airmen walking on his beautiful green grass.

So when after my dad got most of the details sorted for his re-enlistment he threw out one more condition

He said "I'll re-enlist...in front of HQ on the grass field". The retention NCO smiled and said "I think I can make that happen"

And it did, a few weeks later my dad is standing on the grass field with his unit and his CO along with his 1SGT doing the ceremony.

After wards the 1SGT approached him with a smile and said "Just so you know, this will be the first and last time I allow you to stand on my grass"