I have a list of questions I ask when I meet new people that were in the military. 1. Favorite/least favorite duty station. 2. Favorite field/deployment story. 3. Favorite piece of gear you still have.

1. Strangely enough the most interesting duty station was Fort Irwin.

2. We were in the field and one squad had three guys get poison ivy. One on the ass, one the crotch, and one on the face. No shit, there I was...

The most consistent answer for 3 is the woobie. The look people get when they talk about the woobie is universal.