Crazy Military Rules

Before Brandon goes to training, he has to read through hundred of pages of instructions. It's all posted on the internet, which means that curious civilians like myself can read it too. I came away with two things: an enormous amount of respect for my husband, and a really strong desire to know the stories behind some of the rules.

There is one manual in particular that has caught my attention. It's 115 pages of rules. Most of them are pretty boring (at least to me, since I don't need to know them). They are the basics of respect and protocol-- when to salute, how to properly greet someone, etc. There are some cool things, like how women are to be greeted first (so if greeting a large mixed group, you would say "Good morning, Ladies. Good morning, Gentleman").

But what I've found REALLY interesting are rules like these:

• Don't greet an officer while (s)he's using the bathroom. Can't you just picture a young trainee attempting to salute a Colonel while he is standing in front of the urinal?
• Don't sleep naked in government issued sheets.
• Don't print pornography from a government computer. 
• In case of lightning, take the shortest route possible when walking to the dining facility.
  
• Don't say you are going to church and then skip the service to socialize outside the building.
  
• Don't talk on your cell phone while greeting an officer.
  
• Don't bring alcohol to training.
• Don't bring your pets to training.
• Don't walk around the training facility in a swimsuit.

You KNOW that every one of these has a story. I personally would love to know the ones behind the sleeping naked rule and the pet rule. I mean, who in their right mind would try to bring their pet?! Who would be stupid enough to sleep naked when you could be woken by a drill sergeant at any time?!

So have you heard any funny stories about crazy things people have tried to get away with at military training?