The following is a true story.
So we're all standing at rollcall
in the morning. The Sargent announces
that four of us have been promoted. We
get dismissed for the day, so we head out on our way to the barracks. The Air Police stop us and talk to one guy in
our group because he is outside but doesn't have his hat on.
For some reason I find this to be
funny, so I laugh. (Not loud, not a
disruptive laugh). At that point the police tell me to get into their car and
they drive me to see the base commander.
(Not kidding)
The base commander says I was
wrong to laugh and he demotes me. That
means, I had my promotion for approximately one hour.
Long story short, it was several
months before I ever got my stripe back, and I had to write to my congressman
to get their attention. My pay stayed on the
bottom for six or seven months.
Just because someone makes it to
the rank of colonel, don't believe for a minute they have any intelligence.
The only reason I wrote this is
to say to those thinking about joining the military - it is infested with people, not all of them
good and not all of them can handle power.
I'm sorry to report but Frank Burns is real.
Really, think about it. This Colonel, who is responsible for an entire U.S. military base, chooses to spend his time chastising an off-duty private and punishing him for giggling outside.
If mental defectives like this can rise to the rank of Colonel, I'd hate to think what could end up in the white house.
you'll know I was telling the truth.
1 comment:
Yikes...
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