How to Impress the CSM

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THE COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR had scheduled an inspection of billets for Friday. Thinking he was unnoticed, he placed a dime on the door frame of the billets' entrance Thursday afternoon. The next morning, we were standing at attention, ready for inspection. In came the CSM, white gloves and all, and he immediately turned to face the door frame. When he briskly slid his finger across the top, ten pennies fell to the floor. The CSM abruptly picked up the coins and left.

Not only did we pass the inspection, we earned a three-day liberty.

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Cpl. Harold K. Lewis

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
Must have been Marines, as the Army uses the term Pass instead of Liberty.
 
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