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Name:   LonghornBoater - Email Member
Subject:   USMC sensitivity at it's finest
Date:   6/24/2015 9:00:11 PM


Way back 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 sir, 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 f**kin' ear."




Name:   architect - Email Member
Subject:   The army version
Date:   6/25/2015 5:04:05 PM (updated 6/25/2015 5:15:53 PM)

A lifer master sargeant was called into HQ and told that word had been received that private Johnson's father had passed and that the sargeant was to inform the private.  The sargeant called his men together and immediately said "Private Johnson your father is dead, funeral leave is granted." An officer who is passing by is appalled and calls the sargeant into his office and reads him the riot act about his lack of sensitivity and instructs him to not let it happen the same way again.  A few weeks later the sargeant receives word that private Wilson's mother has passed.  He musters his men and says "all personnel whose mother is living take one step forward". Almost all the men begin to step forward at which point the sargeant barks "not so fast there private Wilson."









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