People Share Their Most Dynamic Stories Of Revenge

They determined that I technically did no wrong, so they couldn’t punish me. But I was warned to be careful in the future. From then on, I’d make sure my butt was covered every time I bent the rules or anything.

I was by far, the model soldier in the unit for the year as far as anyone knew. Always on time, always properly attired, all procedures followed to the letter. I also took extra pleasure in calling for “Officer-Trainee Jack” over the intercom as and when I was on admin duty.

Still, Jack found many petty ways to screw with me after he shortly received his full rank, such as ordering me to clean his room and running other errands. Knowing I was scrawny as heck, he ordered lots of insane Physical Training (PT) exercises as well.

I had my own petty counters, such as wrapping his (fake!) Oakleys on the drawer lock while cleaning his room, so he would wreck them when he opened it. Making sure his drinks were cold when they got back (with extra spit), filling his bottle with water from the urinal flush, putting ants in his protein powder, etc. Also, always wriggled out of PT by volunteering for admin duties or otherwise.

The worst of his petty revenge plots was that he reported me for theft of equipment. I had packed some decommissioned supplies in my personal bag with permission from the Logistics NCO. Somehow, my bag was ransacked and anonymously reported to the Commanding Officer (CO).

A repeat of the 3-NCO debrief happened again but I KNEW it was Jack. That smug jerk kept loitering outside the room with a crap-eating grin on his face but was sorely disappointed when I was let off. This was when I knew I had to escalate before one of his subsequent plots eventually succeeds.