Humor in Uniform
One of our jet fighters crashed in a sandstorm outside of Twentynine Palms Marine Base in California. Thankfully, no one was injured. I was assigned to help clean up the site by bagging the debris. My greatest challenge was simply getting the plastic bags opened amid all that wind.
But our sergeant major offered me some advice. “Tuttle,” he said, “the trick is to be smarter than the bag.”
—Don Tuttle Mechanicsville, Virginia
During an ROTC drill in college, our sergeant took umbrage with a fellow student’s choice of footwear. “Those are the worst shoes that I have ever seen!” the sergeant shouted. After a few more choice, unprintable words, he demanded of the student, “Now, what are you going to do about this situation?”
The student timidly replied, “I’ll mention it to my mother.”
—Harold Stump Sioux City, Iowa
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