Military Meme Monday — April 16 edition

Coming back from the weekend is tough, so break up your Monday monotony by having a few laughs and showing your superiors that you can be at least partially moto — because as we all know, fake motivation is better than no motivation at all.

Have any favorite military-related memes? Share them with us and maybe we’ll feature them in next week’s roundup.

1. AFTER TURNING ON THE NEWS LAST FRIDAY...

2. WOOOOOOOO!

3. BECOME A PROUD MEMBER OF TEAM SOFT BODY

4. UHH...

5. TWENTYNINE STUMPS CLAIMS THE MORALE OF SO MANY

6. INSPIRATION HAS FALLEN OVERBOARD

7. YOU’RE DOING IT AGAIN ON FRIDAY!

8. THE BUDDY SYSTEM MATTERS

9. AIM HIGH, THEY SAID

10. OH YOUR BACK WAS DESTROYED ON DEPLOYMENT? “NOT SERVICE-RELATED”

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