How NOT To Impress the Locals...

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OUR COLUMBIA, S.C., Army Reserve Civil Affairs Brigade was holding a joint exercise with troops from Fort Bragg, N.C. One soldier was assigned the task of finding civilian facilities in the area that could repair an armored division's vehicles. He located three shops that were so equipped and then phoned a fourth one. Was it in fact a heavy-duty repair shop? "Yes." Could they repair diesel engines? "Sure." Did they work on tracked vehicles? "Yep, work on those big tractors all the time." Did they have a crane that could lift an M-60 main battle tank? There was silence for a moment, and then the soldier heard a shout on the other end of the line: "Hey, Joe, come listen to this nut on the telephone!"

--Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Col. Ronald T. Hillhouse

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
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