As soldiers, we were trained to improvise and overcome obstacles. Here is an example of my own personal experience as a soldier, with improvising and
overcoming a given situation. The incident took place many years ago when I was asked to save a chair in the E-Club, by a female soldier who was
leaving the table to use the latrine. When she returned, I had several
other soldiers working with me, as we had her chair on it's back, on the
floor, with two guys performing two-man CPR on it, and we had used
items from around the bar (Napkins, straws, swizzle sticks, etc) to
splint the chair, run an IV, and cover it in different kinds of
bandages. She stood there in shock, asked, "What the hell are you
doing?" To which I told her, "You need to back up, ma'am, we are saving your
chair!"Never ask a slightly inebriated combat medic to save your chair. Or even a sober one, as a matter of fact.
