Humor in UNIFORM
Following a military reassignment, I moved into a home on a golf course called the Tournament Players Club
(TPC). I phoned the electric company to set up service. “My address is 5707 TPC Parkway,” I told the rep.
“Was that DPC Parkway?” she asked.
“No, ma’am, it’s …”
“DBZ?”
“No, TPC—AS in Tango Papa Charlie— Parkway.”
“Oh, Tango Papa Charlie, right!”
Two weeks later, a letter from the utility arrived. It was addressed to me at “5707 Tango Papa Charlie Parkway.”
—Ronald Dougherty Brandon, Florida
My husband, a veteran, called a national cemetery to arrange for plots for the two of us. “Is this for the active serviceman section or the inactive section?” asked the man on the other end of the line.
My flummoxed husband responded, “Lord! I hope they’re all inactive.”
—Sally Iden Stephens City, Virginia
The first salute received by a freshly minted second lieutenant is significant. It symbolizes authority. Prestige. After pinning on my new Air Force gold bars, I stepped outside and encountered a staff sergeant. He gave me a snappy salute and said, “Good morning, Lieutenant. Your hat is on backward, sir.”
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