Elwood Loc: Florida

Going the e-mail rounds. :lol: :lol:




A YOUNG ARMY OFFICER WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE HEAD BY A
GRENADE, BUT THE ONLY VISIBLE, PERMANENT INJURY WAS THAT BOTH OF HIS EARS WERE AMPUTATED.
SINCE HIS REMAINING HEARING WAS SUFFICIENT, HE REMAINED IN THE
ARMY.

MANY YEARS LATER HE EVENTUALLY ROSE TO THE RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL.
HE WAS, HOWEVER, VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE. ONE DAY THE
GENERAL WAS INTERVIEWING THREE SERVICEMEN WHO WERE CANDIDATES FOR
HIS HEADQUARTERS STAFF.

THE FIRST WAS A CAPTAIN, A TACTICAL HELICOPTER PILOT, AND IT WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW. AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW THE GENERAL ASKED
HIM, 'DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT ME?'

THE YOUNG OFFICER ANSWERED, 'WHY, YES, SIR, I COULDN'T HELP BUT
NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE NO EARS.'

THE GENERAL WAS DISPLEASED WITH HIS LACK OF TACT AND THREW HIM OUT.
THE SECOND INTERVIEW WAS WITH A NAVY LIEUTENANT, AND HE WAS EVEN BETTER. THE GENERAL THEN ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION,
'DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT ME?' HE REPLIED
SHEEPISHLY, 'WELL, SIR, YOU HAVE NO EARS.' THE GENERALALSO THREW HIM OUT.

THE THIRD INTERVIEW WAS WITH AN OLD SERGEANT MAJOR, AN INFANTRYMAN AND STAFF-TRAINED NCO. HE WAS SMART, ARTICULATE, FIT, LOOKED SHARP, AND SEEMED TO KNOW MORE THAN THE TWO OFFICERS COMBINED. THE GENERAL LIKED THIS GUY, AND WENT AHEAD WITH THE SAME QUESTION,
'DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT ME?' TO HIS SURPRISE THE SERGEANT MAJOR SAID, 'YES, SIR, YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES.'
THE GENERAL WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND THOUGHT, 'WHAT AN INCREDIBLY OBSERVANT NCO, AND HE DIDN'T MENTION MY EARS.' HE ASKED, 'SERGEANT MAJOR, HOW DO YOU KNOW I WEAR CONTACTS?'
'WELL, SIR,' THE SOLDIER REPLIED, 'IT'S PRETTY HARD TO WEAR
GLASSES WITH NO F*****G EARS.'

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

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Doc110 Loc: York PA

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Elwood Loc: Florida

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Elwood Loc: Florida

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peter11937 Loc: NYS

That would be my Sgt. Maj. from the 1/10 at Ft Carson who chewed out a 2lt. for standing around with his hands in his pockets, the stopped as he noticed the butterbars on his collars...... :lol:

Parrothead Loc: In front of my laptop

Elwood, you gotta love the grunts. They normally run circles around the officers when it comes to getting the job done. :lol: :lol:

Elwood Loc: Florida

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Elwood Loc: Florida

That's what my son told me when he was a grunt. Now he is a Warrant Officer in the US Army Reserve. :lol: :lol:

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Els, you just bring em at the most perfect times~~~ :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

badbobby Loc: texas

had to be a Jarhead :lol:
the General
I mean

Elwood Loc: Florida

:lol: :lol: Thanks Linda. :mrgreen: