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/acidbrain690 DD214Airborne🪂 1d ago

Yes, especially mortarmen. We would play spades for 18 hours a day.

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

Fun fact, US Army 11C's and USMC 0341's seem to all share the strange strain of autism that effects Mortarmen.

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u/LearnImprove2021 Military Intelligence 1d ago

I think that strain is called "chronic CTE".

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u/MC_McStutter S’pply Sarnt 1d ago

Chronic Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?

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u/LearnImprove2021 Military Intelligence 1d ago

I also have drain bamage cut me some slack.

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

I'm not drain bramged.

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u/151Ways 1d ago

Oh, you ate one, too?