Humor in Uniform 3/2/2010

3/2/2010
I was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas when I was told I would have to qualify to use a .38 caliber pistol. Having only held a gun on two other occasions, I was apprehensive. When I fired my first shot, the loud bang and the gun’s kick startled me so much I almost dropped the pistol. Worst of all, in my panic I forgot to keep the gun pointed down range and drew a stern reprimand from my sergeant. When I retrieved my targets, however, I was amazed to see that I had qualified with flying colors. The sergeant looked at my scores with disbelief and commented that he had been certain I would fail. Smiling, I held up my index finger and thumb in a mock gun position and said, "Nintendo." Peggy Alston