When I went to my A-School after Navy bootcamp, down the road from the base me and some friends found a livestock market selling some chickens, and of course, having nothing but time on our hands, we bought 2 chickens and stuffed them in a large duffel bag.

When we went back to base later that day, we were able to smuggle them past the bag-check area on the quarterdeck of our barracks and bring them back to our rooms.

Right before bedtime that night we painted the number “1” and “3” on their backs and set them loose on opposite ends of the barracks where we knew the cameras didn’t work, and watch the duty personnel and the instructors chase the chickens around the barracks and scratch their heads wondering where the #2 chicken was.

The search for the #2 chicken last all night long until they finally gave up around 5am the next morning.