During a visit to a military medical clinic, I was sent to the lab to have blood drawn. The technician there was friendly and mentioned that his mood improved every day because he was due to leave the service in two months.As he applied the tourniquet on my arm, he told me that taking the […]

The first woman recruit in the Army reported for duty and was told that although her quarters would be in a separate building, she was to mess with the men.It wasn’t until four weeks later someone finally told her that meant to eat her meals with them.

This Marine drill instructor, completely frazzled by the ineptitude of his recruits, burst into a blue streak of swearing hot enough to blister paint. He broke off suddenly when he noticed one of the recruits had been talking in ranks. “WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAID, RECRUIT??” the drill sergeant hollered. In a quivering voice, the […]

An Israeli soldier who just enlisted asked the Commanding Officer for a 3-day pass. The CO says “Are you crazy? You just join the Israeli army, and you already want a 3-day pass? You must do something spectacular for that recognition!” So the soldier comes back a day later in an Arab tank! The CO […]

The General went out to find that none of his G.I.s were there. One finally ran up, panting heavily. “Sorry, sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, […]

The chief of staff of the US Air Force decided that he would personally intervene in the recruiting crisis affecting all of our armed services. He directed a nearby Air Force base that will be opened and that all eligible young men and women be invited. As he and his staff were standing near a […]

Two men were boasting to each other about their old army days.”Why, my outfit was so well drilled,” declared one, “that when they presented arms all you could hear was slap, slap, click.””Very good,” conceded the other, “but when my company presented arms you’d just hear slap, slap, jingle.””What was the jingle?” asked the first. […]

Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new colonel was sitting at his desk when a PFC knocked on the door.Conscious of his new position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the PFC to enter, then said into the phone, “Yes, General, I’ll be seeing him this afternoon and I’ll pass […]

An Army Ranger was on holiday in the depths of Louisiana, where he tried to buy some Alligator shoes. However, he was not prepared to pay the high prices. After failing to haggle the vendor down to a reasonable price level, he ended up shouting “I don’t give two hoots for your shoes, man, I’ll […]

The Captain called the Sergeant in. “Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones’ mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me.” So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. “Listen up, men,” says the Sergeant. “Johnson, report to the mess hall […]

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. Soldier, do you have change for a dollar? Soldier: No, SIR!

Q: What’s the difference between God and fighter pilots? A: God doesn’t think he’s a fighter pilot.