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Man oh man, sometimes the brain takes a lunch break, and a true fail presents itself. Take for instance, this soldier who microwaved a can of Chef Boyardee (with the lid on), on an active military base. Naturally, the resulting mess created a nice eruption of chaos, given the environment. 

We're talking pennies here, man. But alas, the soldier gets overpaid, and then on top of having to pay the Army back, they're required to mop the floors. 

Maybe what we're calling weird is absolutely normal for a lot of folks in the military. The mind is apt to find some funny and absurd ways to keep itself entertained, while out in the middle of nowhere. With all the gear around, the resulting situations one can get into are quite ridiculous. 

Soldiers of Reddit are sharing the items they'd welcome in care packages. The following list should be helpful for anyone considering assembling a care package for a soldier out there. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for people that joined the military to share their regrets. These are pretty rough. 

Anyone who's been to a horrible stand-up show can attest that it's something like cruel and unusual punishment. Granted his audience wasn't in a situation that would be too conducive for laughter, this guy got one of the worst reviews an amateur comic can receive. For an amazing navy story, here's a lazy naval officer who displayed an act of pure genius.

Correction and clarification here, he didn't go on a killing rampage or really terrorize the soviets, but our boy did do the rest of that shit. According to Wikipedia, Aimo Koivunen found it too difficult to undo one tablet with his gloves, so he just took them all. Bad idea. The resulting few weeks are inadvisable for any human being to put themselves through. And while none of this is advisable or good, it is really damn interesting. Tumblr has a way of making history fun.

This scammer decided they'd try and play "soldier" to get in the good graces of a person they matched with on Grindr. I'd be genuinely impressed if someone actually fell for this. 

This brave airborne soldier put a stop to an abusive NCO who thought he could bully whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted. He definitely set a powerful standard for how other soldiers could go about handling instances of bullying in the future. 

Military members are sharing some hard-earned advice about the things they wish they've have known before joining the military. If you're on the fence about joining the military yourself, you might stand to benefit from these nuggets of wisdom. 

Some feel-good Friday for you! This story made the news yesterday, and you can check out a link to the soldier's obituary over here.

The U.S. Army really opened up a can of worms when they went ahead and asked Twitter about how active duty has impacted different people. Emotions were definitely running high in the thread. 

These soldiers revealed the times in the military that got so funny and ridiculous, their drill sergeants couldn't help but break out in laughter. Sometimes comedic relief strikes in the tense moments when you need it the most! These were great. 

If you're in the mood for more military humor, check out these 25 times things got so funny that drill sergeants almost laughed at their recruits.