QotD: No Laughing Matter

What do you think is too serious to joke around about?

There are a lot of things that one in the military should not joke around about.  For example, drugs.  A lot of people joke around about drugs and then wonder why they are frequently selected for "random" urinalysis.  Also, joking around about this subject has landed a few people in hot water because leadership caught wind of it and took it seriously.  I know a few people in my unit who have been under investigation for drug use and/or distributing for months now.  It is kind of ridiculous, but that is how things work these days, it would seem.

Another thing people should not joke around about is what they might do if they were to go crazy.  I think this is an especially sensitive topic since the shooting we had on base a few weeks ago.  Some people think it is all fun and games.  But the base is paranoid now.  I cannot say I blame them.  I did not think anything like that would happen on this base, and I patrol it.  One cannot tell if it is an honest, though ill advised, joke, or if the troop is actually considering it and warning of things to come.

There are other things, but I cannot think of them at the moment.  I am pretty tired, so I will likely head to bed fairly soon.