Humor in Uniform
My brother-in-law Dayton, a Marine Corps captain, was invited to a reception hosted by his commanding officer and his wife. Dayton was new to the base, so the CO’S wife took it upon herself to introduce him to other officers. However, she was having trouble remembering his first name.
“It’s Dayton,” my brother-in-law said. “Just like the city in Ohio.”
That helped tremendously, because the next person she introduced him to, she said, “I want you to meet Akron.”
—Jan Alderman Greenville,
South Carolina
In boot camp, we’re trained to respond to a sergeant with such phrases as, “Here, sergeant. Yes, sergeant. No, sergeant.” Well, maybe not all of us.
One day in formation, after the sergeant yelled one recruit’s name, the recruit responded with a simple “Here!”
“Here what, recruit?” the sergeant shouted back.
The recruit answered, “Here I am!” —Richard Guro Kaneohe, Hawaii
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