http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/21enqf/military_personnel_of_reddit_whats_the/
I think I'll leave that for Knight. Basically the whole thread is about hilarious/creative military punishments...
I have never laughed so hard, ever. Some of this stuff is absolute comedic gold.
My particular favorite is one where they tell a screw-up soldier to carry around a potted plant literally everywhere he goes, to replace the oxygen he's wasting.