Humor in Uniform 10/2/2010

10/2/2010
While scrubbing the decks of our Coast Guard cutter on a scorching summer day, a few shipmates and I decided to break the rules and go for a swim. With no officers in sight, I scrambled atop a railing 40 feet above the water. Just as I leaned forward, I could see the captain step out on the bridge. Too late to stop, I did a picture perfect dive into the ocean. When I had clambered back aboard, the captain was there to greet me. Fearing the worst, I was greatly relieved when he said. “I’ll give you a ten.” Thanks, Captain, “I said. “I used to dive in college.” “I don’t mean a score of ten,” he spat back. “I mean 10 days of restriction.”
Rusty Jackson