Top Holiday Traditions In The Military

9. Gluing Santa beard to your gas mask

8. Roasting chestnuts with an M4-A3 flamethrower

7. Draw up list of who’s naughty, who’s nice and who can’t run their 2 miles without wheezing like an infant

6. Christmas morning, getting to sleep in till 0530

5. You open a gift and surprise! It’s a khaki-colored t-shirt

4. Extra R&R for any personnel named Donner or Blitzen

3. There’s always plenty of parking at the mall when you’re driving a tank

2. Watching “Frosty” and crying my eyes out

1. Freeze-dried, shelf-stable, vacuum-sealed eggnog