 | #962 His military etiquette
Officer: Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?
Soldier: Sure, buddy.
Officer: That,s no way to address an officer! Now let,s try it again.
Do you have change for a dollar?
Soldier:... |
| #961 Misunderstanding terms
One reason the Services have trouble operating jointly is that they don,t speak the same language.
For example, if you told Navy personnel to "secure a building," they would turn off the lights an... |
| #959 Piloting your plane
An F-111 was flying escort with a B-52 and generally making a nuisance of himself by flying rolls around the lumbering old bomber.
The message for the B-52 crew was, "Anything you can do, I can do ... |
| #956 Historic Custer battle
The following are supposedly true headlines that have appeared in papers during the war.
Some Leading Papers, Coverage of Custer,s Massacre
Variety: "Custer Closes Out of Town"
Pravda: "Big R... |
| #953 Daddy is going to war
The following is supposedly a true story relating a situation that actually occurred during the war.
During the Persian Gulf War, I was assigned to go to Saudi Arabia. As I was saying good-bye to m... |
| #950 Give us new missiles
The 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon resulted in many dogfights between Syrian and Israeli jet fighters.
In the end, the Syrians lost over 80 planes and had a number of SAM batteries knocked out, w... |
| #934 Army needs new recruits
Top Ways The Army Is Trying To Boost Recruiting
8. Military transport flights now earn you Delta frequent flier miles
7. Where else can you shoot guns and get awakened in the middle of the nigh... |
| #919 Civil War Era humor
Civil War Era Humor
The following are supposedly true definitions, stories, and terms relating to the Civil War.
BIGGEST MAN... The biggest man in the Union Army was Capt. David Van Buskirk of t... |
| #916 Marines and the police
The following is supposedly a true story relating a situation that actually occurred in Los Angeles.
The Marines were backing-up LAPD on a call that someone had broken into a store.
At the scene... |
| #910 Indian chief`s signal
An Indian chief is driving his Cadillac somewhere at Nevada. Suddenly his car gets broken. He examines it, and reveals that a technician must be called. But the chief has only $4, and no credit card (... |
| #909 Humor relating to Iraq
The problem with the Iraqi army is that they were using Russian defense tactics:
1. Engage the enemy.
2. Draw him into your territory.
3. Wait until winter sets in.
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| #908 Give chocolate pudding
First soldier: "Pass me the chocolate pudding, would you?"
Second soldier: "No way, Jose!"
First soldier: "Whyever not?"
Second soldier: "It,s against regulations to help another soldier to d... |
| #906 Q & A Iraqi War Jokes
Q: What,s the national bird of Iraq?
A: DUCK!
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Q: What,s the fastest way to break up a bingo game in Baghdad?
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| #894 Commanding the dumb
As we stood in formation at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, our Flight Instructor said, "All right! All you dummies fall out."
As the rest of the squad wandered away, I remained at attention.
... |
| #889 New weapon Chicken Gun
Flash - New Weapon in America,s Arsenal - Dubbed ,The Chicken Gun,
Senate majority leader Howard H. Baker Jr., expressed astonishment to the Senate, over recent news accounts of an Air Force "chick... |
