Army
Fort Leavenworth
The day of the week that is unlucky to set sail.
Friday
Don't say this R word before going outside - you might change the weather.
Rain
Don't open a can of this doctor's soda in the Base Defense Operation Center.
Dr. Pepper
This vessel was commissioned five times under the name of this 1781 battle during the American Revolution.
USS Yorktown
One pair is all that you need for good luck.
Socks
The act of whistling may anger this entity and incite bad weather.
The King of the Sea
Carrying this color lighter might cause some bad luck.
White
A soldier is said to haunt Kadena Air Force base located on this island in Japan.
Okinawa
The vessel now serves as a maritime museum and is nicknamed the "Blue Ghost".
USS Lexington
This distinct blotch shape in the camo resulted in the saying - "taking a bullet in the keys."
[Skeleton] key
As a priest, it may be unlucky to be on a vessel because of these two associations.
Deaths and funerals.
Wearing the Hog's tooth promises this.
Invincibility
This base is known for UFO sightings and the largest mass bird mortality event.
Warner Robins Air Force Base
Despite its association with witch trials, this peaceful ship didn't become "spooky" until after a 2009 paranormal investigation by the Ghost Hunters.
USS Salem
Not to be mistaken for a colony of avians, this place at 14 Summer Place is considered to be the oldest and most haunted.
The Rookery
Sailors may get the pig and chicken (or rooster) tattoo to prevent this.
Drowning
Despite its name, this hard candy is considered to be such bad luck that it is excluded from MREs as of 2007.
Charms
The Department of Justice granted unprecedented access to haunted building 219 at this base.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
This memorial ship was named for the five brothers killed on the USS Juneau in WWII.
USS The Sullivans
A ghostly sentry is said to confront soldiers at this barracks' headquarters in Missouri.
Jefferson Barracks
When a sailor needs an answer to this big question, they may toss a Dixie cover under the bridge.
Should [I] stay in the Navy or get out?
This fruit (best dried or as a jam) is not allowed on tanks or amphibious landing vehicles as it causes bad luck.
Apricot
This Air Reserve Base in California was once a tuberculosis clinic and is now allegedly haunted by some of the site's former patients.
March Air Reserve Base
One of the most haunted ships in the world, the first of 8 ships commissioned under this name was christened in 1775.
USS Hornet