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The captain calls the sergeant into his office…
“Sergeant, I just received a telegram that Private Jones’ mother passed away yesterday.”
“You’d better go tell him, and then send him in to see me.”
So, the sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all his troops…
“Listen up, men!” says the sergeant.
“Johnson, report to the mess hall for KP… “
“Smith, report to Personnel to sign some papers… “
“The rest of you men report to the motor pool for maintenance.”
“Oh, by the way Jones, your mother died, report to the captain.”
Later that day the captain calls the sergeant into his office…
“Hey Sergeant, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died.”
“Couldn’t you be a bit more tactful, next time?”
“Yes, sir,” answers the sergeant.
A few months later, the captain calls the sergeant in again…
“Sergeant, I just received a telegram that Private McGrath’s mother passed away, ” says the captain.
“You’d better go tell him, then send him in to see me.”
“This time be more tactful.”
So, the sergeant calls for his morning formation…
“OK men, fall in and listen up!”
“Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward… “
“NOT SO FAST, McGrath!”
August 18, 2023 @ 1:19 pm
I first heard this joke in 1955 when I was in grade school. Wow, that’s some longevity!