Military humor is often crude and sometimes too terrible to explain in detail in the hallowed pages of this fine, family-friendly magazine. Nevertheless, gross humor that would disturb many civilians is an important part of the military. So, in the spirit of conveying to you, faithful reader, a better sense of the military life, the time has come to declassify Operation Robot Head.

Back in 2021, I told you about my old war buddy, Specialist Winthrop. He was a solid soldier with an unfortunate fixation on science fiction space marines who, because he had trouble understanding the Army sport of soldier teasing, made himself a favorite target for torment.