Soldiers often come up with shortcuts to lead the disciplined life required in the military.

Keep Your Dress Shirt Tucked In

Dress shirts have a tendency to billow at the waist.

But the"military tuck"is an easy mechanism to counter that.

Tuck tightly and you’ll get rid of that puffed up appearance.

Eventually, the shirt will billow again, especially if you stand and sit often.

And when you obtain done it enough times, you’ll get faster at it.

But the military has a neat trick for this.

And allyou need is a cotton ball.

Then get a little polish on the damp cotton.

Next apply the polish on the toe and heel of the shoe using small circular motions.

Sit back, this is going to take a while.

And really, it takes a lot of time, so I only do this for rare occasions.

On average, I end up spending anywhere from 20-30 minutes on just this one step.

But the result really is worth it!

Well, the military has asuper-efficient versionof doing that.

And it’s best executed with a dollar bill, as Hector Cervantes shows in the above video.

Lay your t-shirt out on a flat surface.

Fold it in 4 inches from the bottom, from all sides.

Place a dollar bill in the center of that folded up part.

Fold one side of the tee with the sleeve out, and then do that with the other side.

Take out your dollar bill and start rolling the t-shirt tightly from the neck.

You’ll have a perfectly rolled up t-shirt!

Unless you have pets in your house, you probably don’t change the bedsheets everyday.

If you want to really create a super tightly made bed, use this trick.

First, gather several safety pins.

When you tuck them under the bed, pin the blanket and sheet to the mattress.

This will ensure that your bed stays nice and tight through the week.

Of course, your wife might object to using this technique on her 700 count Egyptian cotton sheets.

Also, as the blog notes, you want to be choosy about when you employ this trick.

It doesn’t take much to learn it, and an app likeEideticcan make it even easier.

Military time confuses many people, but it’s actuallyreally simple to convert it.

The trick lies in two things: not having it before, and not binging when you need it.

And it helps to have caffeine-enhanced gum made for the military.

When you do need the caffeine boost, you might chew onMilitary Energy Guminstead of guzzling coffee.

Each piece has 100mg of caffeine, while a Tall coffee at Starbucks has about 250mg.

Plus, chewing gum gives you a20-minute mental performance boost, so there’s that added advantage too.

See kids, this is why you should always carry protection.

Well, that and other reasons.

DIY Photographyoutlines the procedureand it’s quite simple.

Then slip on a second condom and again, tie a knot and seal it with glue.

Why a condom over a plastic bag?

A condom is easier to slip on and make a tight seal for the gadget.

Note: you want to remember to do this with an unlubricated condom (because eww).

Also, it’s a good idea to use a non-colored condom if you are planning to take photos.

Photo byDmitry Natashin,gcpics,Vox Efx,Frank Lindecke,Simon Evans.