Скачать или смотреть The Biggest Military Prank Ever? - True Story Behind "Warrior Companion"

Two chairs. One confession. In this episode I sit down with AJ Merrifield — the soldier who kicked off the biggest prank in U.S. military history.

He and a buddy decided to “see what would happen” if they replaced the word Battle Buddy with “Warrior Companion.” What followed: staged DFAC arguments, a forged “ALARACT,” SIPR/NIPR fax shenanigans, panicked formations, a Stars & Stripes “Rumor Doctor,” and even a four-star casually repeating the fake policy.

We cover exactly how the hoax worked, why nobody could trace it, how it spread from Kuwait to Iraq to OCS and inter-service schools, and why Special Operations retention officers were fielding calls over a rumor that never existed.

We also get into AJ’s cult-classic comic Bob on the FOB, the origin of the words FOBbit and TOC-Roach, inspired panels that ended up posted outside the Joint Chiefs’ office.

If you’ve ever served, you know PNN (Private News Network) is undefeated. This is the ultimate case study in how one confident memo and a couple rehearsed arguments can hijack an entire institution.

What you’ll hear:

The Kuwait sandstorm that birthed the prank

Seeding the rumor via loud “arguments” in gyms, DFACs, libraries

How a fake ALARACT and unvalidated SIPR fax fields fooled units

Why leaders answered “as far as we can tell, it’s a hoax”

The retention fallout and Stars & Stripes front-page investigation

Bob on the FOB origins, the first “FOBbit,” and why it spread everywhere

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This is the biggest prank since the department of defense was the department of war
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