Having just moved into his new office, a rather pompous new Major was sitting
at his desk when an enlisted man knocked at the door.
Conscious of his new command and position, the Major quickly picked up the phone,
told the enlisted man to enter, then said into the phone, "Yes, General,
I'll be seeing him this afternoon and I'll pass along your message."
"In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir".
Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted man, he askd,
"What do you want?"
"Nothing important, sir," the enlisted man replied, "just here
to hook up your telephone, sir".