A lot of people wonder how they came up with the design for the military's
camouflage outfits. Easy -- they patterned it after Army and Marine food.
If you think I'm kidding about the food, ask anyone who's ever been in the Marines
or the Army. About the worst punishment you could be given while in Boot Camp
was "seconds" at the Mess Hall.
Those camouflage outfits are pretty effective though. One solider fainted while
in formation and they couldn't find him for 2 days.
One recruit found that all of the uniforms he was issued fit him perfectly.
He began to worry that he was deformed.
Pity the French solider who wins their Croix de Guerre these days. With AIDS
everywhere, they can't find a General who'll make the award and kiss the solider
during the ceremony.
If you think it's really true that "old soldiers fade away" ask any
of them to put on their old Army uniforms.
The Marine aboard ship was beyond seasick. A Navy Corpsman said, "Can I
get you something ?" The young Marine replied, "How about an island
?"