Flag Officer Euphemism for Golf

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REVIEWING the plans of a major general who was scheduled to arrive at our Marine supply base in the Mojave Desert, I was puzzled by an entry that read: "Terrain Appreciation." As public-affairs chief, I thought that whatever went on during such a briefing might make an interesting photograph for the base newspaper. So I called the office that had originated the itinerary and asked what "terrain appreciation" was. "Oh," someone said, "that just means the general is going to play golf."

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Gunnery Sgt. L. P. Cabal, Jr.

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
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