The Captain called the Sergeantin. "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones' mother diedyesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me."
So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all thetroops. "Listen up, men," says the Sergeant. "Johnson, report to themess hall for KP. Smith, report to Personnel to sign some papers. Therest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance. Oh by theway, Jones, your mother died, report to the commander."
Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant into his office. "Hey,Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died.Couldn' t you be a bit more tactful, next time?"
"Yes, sir," answered the Sarge.
A few months later, the Captain called the Sergeant in again with,"Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private McGrath's mother died. You'dbetter go tell him and send him in to see me. This time be moretactful."
So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation. "Ok, men, fall in andlisten up." "Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward." "Not sofast, McGrath!"
So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all thetroops. "Listen up, men," says the Sergeant. "Johnson, report to themess hall for KP. Smith, report to Personnel to sign some papers. Therest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance. Oh by theway, Jones, your mother died, report to the commander."
Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant into his office. "Hey,Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died.Couldn' t you be a bit more tactful, next time?"
"Yes, sir," answered the Sarge.
A few months later, the Captain called the Sergeant in again with,"Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private McGrath's mother died. You'dbetter go tell him and send him in to see me. This time be moretactful."
So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation. "Ok, men, fall in andlisten up." "Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward." "Not sofast, McGrath!"
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