Humor in Uniform 1/14/2011

[R J]

1/14/2011
As a Marine Captain stationed in Okinawa, Japan, I was accompanying the assistant commander on his inspection of the troops.  To break the silence, the general would ask some of the Marines standing at attention which outfit they were serving with.  Ramrod straight, each would respond, “Marine Air Group 36, sir,” or “Second Marine Division, General.”  But near the end of the inspection, when the general asked a young private, “Which outfit are you in?” the Marine replied, “Dress blues, sir, with medals!”
John D.  Bratten

[NiteRiderF6]

That guy was in trouble then! Ha! Thats a good one RJ! Thanks!

[Varmintmist]

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/anvil-shooting/f0e41c16ac30781fdf5ef0e41c16ac30781fdf5e-415687114819?q=anvil+shooting&FORM=VIRE1

[Willow]

That guy was in trouble then! Ha! Thats a good one RJ! Thanks!

Not so much.  You just can't bust a private.      

[skromfols]

A good general would have gotten a laugh out of it and nothing more.

Just after getting married my wife had great intentions and ideas about what her wifely duties included.  I was in the navy, and we had a change of command ceremony just a couple weeks after our honeymoon.  My wife insisted on cleaning and ironing my dress blues for the inspection (something I usually did myself), and I reluctantly agreed.  When I got to the ship the morning of the inspection I found that my dress blues were very clean, but instead of being pressed inside out (navy blues creases go in, not out) my creases were knife sharp and in all the right places, going in the wrong direction.

It was too late to do anything except put the uniform on and face the music.  As the new Captain walked down the line he came to an abrupt stop in front of me, looked me up and down and asked "How long you been married son".  I answered 3 weeks Sir.  He just smiled and moved on.

We've been married 43 years now, but that story still gets told occasionally.