Funniest hurry-up-and-wait moments

I’m collecting the funniest PG stories to kick off our vet-to-vet open mic at 1830 this Thursday in Room 204 — right before the benefits Q&A — so drop yours here and I’ll read a few on stage. Bonus points if it involves a clipboard or a broken coffee pot; I’ll have resource flyers and a quick sign-up for next week’s claims clinic.

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We once waited two hours on the flight line because the ‘official clipboard’ vanished, so the corporal took roll on a greasy pizza box while the coffee pot died mid-brew. Bring a Sharpie and a couple instant coffee sticks in your pocket — it turns cardboard into a roster and saves morale fast.

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Range day: we staged three hours for the ‘official clipboard’; instant coffee packets saved morale — bring a thermos?

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@OP For ‘hurry-up-and-wait,’ I’d slap painter’s tape on my forearm and Sharpie the roster when the clipboard went MIA — hard to misplace your arm at 1830 in Room 204. Only downside: sweat smears, so write big and quick.

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