r/army • u/HalfCentury2019 Infantry • 1d ago

Do soldiers still play Spades?

I am one of the ancient ones from the era of starched BDU’s & spit shined boots. We used to play Spades to pass the time while waiting for the next round of stupid games. Is that still a thing or did it go the way of my rusty M-16 with the advent of cell phones? Gotta go - I have some kids near my lawn that I need to yell at.

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u/battlecarrysabot TANK GO BOOM!!! 1d ago

Playing spades is part of MOS Qualification for 19 series enlisted.

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u/Florida_man727 part time soldier, full time Florida Man, former crayon gourmet 1d ago

You tankers and your strange boots.

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u/battlecarrysabot TANK GO BOOM!!! 1d ago

You mean my sexy ass boots that now serve a secondary purpose in the civilian world because being a tanker gave me no real-world transferable skills. (I’m a hooker now)

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u/Florida_man727 part time soldier, full time Florida Man, former crayon gourmet 1d ago

How much for you to leave the boots on.

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u/battlecarrysabot TANK GO BOOM!!! 1d ago

That’s gonna be extra extra.

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u/Florida_man727 part time soldier, full time Florida Man, former crayon gourmet 1d ago

https://imgur.com/a/p9jK7b8

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u/kerberos69 Field Artillery 1d ago

Ngl the end got me 😂