Humor Archives - Task & Purpose

By Paul Szoldra Jan 1, 2021

Entertainment

This hilarious new animated short captures the boredom felt by troops everywhere

"At the end of the day, we want to make veterans laugh. Because that’s the best therapy."

By Paul Szoldra Dec 17, 2020

Mandatory Fun

This video is a case study in how to combat boredom in the military

Watch two soldiers duke it out while wearing cardboard armor, swords, flails, and shields.

By Jared Keller Dec 4, 2020

Mandatory Fun

11 essential pieces of gear for the War on Christmas

The ultimate struggle for the soul of America is upon us. Be prepared

By Paul D. Mooney Nov 11, 2020

popular

What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

Veterans Day puts veterans and the military as a whole in the limelight and gives people, particularly those who may...

By James Clark Nov 5, 2020

Humor

This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership

If the Navy were run by the same sleazy used car salesmen who gather around military bases the way a...

By Jared Keller Sep 18, 2020

Humor

The State Department wished the Air Force a happy birthday with a photo of the Navy’s Blue Angels

The State Department failed miserably in a now-deleted tweet that featured the Navy's Blue Angels instead of literally any other...

By Task & Purpose Sep 9, 2020

Humor

James Mattis describes the kill radius of his knife hand

What's the kill radius of former Defense Secretary James Mattis' knife hand? Mattis himself answers

By James Clark Sep 2, 2020

Humor

The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’

This safety brief is a masterpiece.

By Kyle Dykstra Aug 19, 2020

Humor

The 4 military stereotypes that war movies get right

While we can laugh about the Hollywood blueprint for a war hero, or get annoyed when we see military portrayals...

By James Clark Aug 16, 2020

popular

How to dress like you ‘wanted to join the military, but…’

We've got everything you need to help land you in crushing debt as you spend huge wads of cash flaunting...

By Jared Keller Jul 28, 2020

Humor

Flanked by pistol-packing generals, Kim Jong Un appears ready to drop the hottest diss track of 2020

Kim Jong Un has a clear message for his generals: throw ya guns in the air like you just don't...

By David Roza Jul 17, 2020

Entertainment

11 reasons Warhammer 40,000 is a lot like the US military

Have you ever been deemed a heretic for minor infractions of protocol?

By Francis Horton Jul 14, 2020

Humor

6 types of dudes being mad in their cars on video

I watched a few hours of these videos over a long weekend, and once I was able to focus without...

By Jared Keller Jul 13, 2020

Humor

Own your life, says man who owns Osama Bin Laden’s

"Well, I kinda getting sick of this, and I hope you are too"

By Haley Britzky Jun 17, 2020

Humor

Here’s the ‘Friends’-themed Afghanistan video we never knew we needed

No one told us life was gonna be this way

By James Clark Jun 12, 2020

Humor

Meet Cpl. Adonis Maximus Badass, the Brit soldier with the best name in military history

That's right, somewhere out there within the ranks of the British Army is a corporal with the single greatest name...

By Paul Szoldra and Jared Keller Jun 9, 2020

Analysis

7 ways James Mattis is more of a Marine than Sebastian Gorka will ever be

Sebastian Gorka criticizes former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis as "not a Marine," despite the fact that Mattis served for 44...

By James Clark Jun 3, 2020

Humor

Military medics and corpsmen rejoice: Ibuprofen tested as COVID-19 treatment

Medics and Corpsmen everywhere: We told you.

By Adam Linehan May 22, 2020

Humor

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day

Don't be That Guy

By James Clark May 21, 2020

Humor

We salute ‘The Dude’ for being ‘the coolest military working dog ever’

The Dude abides

By Jared Keller May 12, 2020

Community

This is literally the mother of all leave requests

Some leave requests are works of art. This is one of them

By David Roza May 4, 2020

Entertainment

The Force is not strong with this poorly-conceived Navy ‘Star Wars’ tribute

“This is embarrassing. Please stop."

By Jared Keller May 1, 2020

Mandatory Fun

‘Diplomacy failed,’ ‘bye Felicia,’ and 27 other incredible tank names

Tanks for the laughs!

By James Clark Apr 9, 2020

Humor

The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some

The last thing acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly wanted to do was name a ship. Since he never...

By Jared Keller Mar 14, 2020

Humor

We salute the Army crew who named their howitzer ‘coronavirus’

The 1st Armored Division on Saturday shared a photo to Twitter of the name 'coronavirus' emblazoned on the 155 mm...

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This hilarious new animated short captures the boredom felt by troops everywhere

This video is a case study in how to combat boredom in the military

11 essential pieces of gear for the War on Christmas

What not to say to a service member on Veterans Day

This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership

The State Department wished the Air Force a happy birthday with a photo of the Navy’s Blue Angels

James Mattis describes the kill radius of his knife hand

The old school safety brief you didn’t realize you were missing: ‘I’ll punch you dead in your mouth’

The 4 military stereotypes that war movies get right

How to dress like you ‘wanted to join the military, but…’

Flanked by pistol-packing generals, Kim Jong Un appears ready to drop the hottest diss track of 2020

11 reasons Warhammer 40,000 is a lot like the US military

6 types of dudes being mad in their cars on video

Own your life, says man who owns Osama Bin Laden’s

Here’s the ‘Friends’-themed Afghanistan video we never knew we needed

Meet Cpl. Adonis Maximus Badass, the Brit soldier with the best name in military history

7 ways James Mattis is more of a Marine than Sebastian Gorka will ever be

Military medics and corpsmen rejoice: Ibuprofen tested as COVID-19 treatment

6 things you should definitely not say to a veteran on Memorial Day

We salute ‘The Dude’ for being ‘the coolest military working dog ever’

This is literally the mother of all leave requests

The Force is not strong with this poorly-conceived Navy ‘Star Wars’ tribute

‘Diplomacy failed,’ ‘bye Felicia,’ and 27 other incredible tank names

The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some

We salute the Army crew who named their howitzer ‘coronavirus’