military humor

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 USN SENSITIVITY TRAINING
>     A young Naval Officer was in a terrible car accident, but due to the
>     heroics of the hospital staff the only permanent injury was the loss
>     of one ear.
>     Since he wasn't physically impaired he remained in the military and
>     eventually became an Admiral. However, during his career he was
>     always sensitive about his appearance.
>     One day the Admiral was interviewing two Navy Master Chiefs and a
>     Marine Sergeant Major for his personal staff.
>     The first Master Chief was a Surface Navy type and it was a great
>     interview. At the end of the interview the Admiral asked him, "Do
>     you notice anything different about me?"
>     The Master Chief answered, "Why yes. I couldn't help but notice you
>     are missing your starboard ear, so I don't know whether this impacts
>     your hearing on that side."
>     The Admiral got very angry at this lack of tact and threw him out of
>     his office.
>     The next candidate, an Aviation Master Chief, when asked this same
>     question, answered, "Well yes, you seem to be short one ear."
>     The Admiral threw him out also.
>     The third interview was with the Marine Sergeant Major. He was
>     articulate, extremely sharp, and seemed to know more than the two
>     Master Chiefs put together. The Admiral wanted this guy, but went
>     ahead with the same question.
>
>     "Do you notice anything different about me?"
>     To his surprise the Sergeant Major said, "Yes. You wear contact lenses."
>     The Admiral was impressed and thought to himself, what an incredibly
>     tactful Marine. "And how do you know that?" the Admiral asked.
>
>     The Sergeant Major replied, "Well sir, it's pretty hard to wear
>     glasses with only one effin' ear.