Air Force found they had too many officers and NCOs and decided to
offer an early retirement bonus. They promised any officer who
volunteered for retirement a bonus of $1,000 for every inch
measured in a
straight line between any two points in his body. The officer got
to choose
what those two points would be.
The first officer who accepted, asked that he be measured from the
top
of his head to the tip of his toes. He was measured at six feet and
walked out with a bonus of $72,000.
The second officer who accepted was a little smarter and asked to
be
measured from the tip of his outstretched hands to his toes. He
walked out
with$96,000.
The third one was a grizzly old Master Sergeant who, when asked
where he
would like to be measured replied "from the tip of my penis to my
testicles." It was suggested by the pension man that he might want
to
reconsider; explaining about the nice cheques the previous two
officers had
received. But the old Sarge insisted and they decided to go the
measurement
was taken by a medical officer. The medical officer arrived and
instructed
the Sergeant to "drop 'em", which he did. The medical officer
placed the
tape measure on the tip of the Sarge's penis and began to work
back. "My
God!" he suddenly exclaimed, "Where are your testicles?"
The old Sergeant calmly replied....... "Vietnam."
offer an early retirement bonus. They promised any officer who
volunteered for retirement a bonus of $1,000 for every inch
measured in a
straight line between any two points in his body. The officer got
to choose
what those two points would be.
The first officer who accepted, asked that he be measured from the
top
of his head to the tip of his toes. He was measured at six feet and
walked out with a bonus of $72,000.
The second officer who accepted was a little smarter and asked to
be
measured from the tip of his outstretched hands to his toes. He
walked out
with$96,000.
The third one was a grizzly old Master Sergeant who, when asked
where he
would like to be measured replied "from the tip of my penis to my
testicles." It was suggested by the pension man that he might want
to
reconsider; explaining about the nice cheques the previous two
officers had
received. But the old Sarge insisted and they decided to go the
measurement
was taken by a medical officer. The medical officer arrived and
instructed
the Sergeant to "drop 'em", which he did. The medical officer
placed the
tape measure on the tip of the Sarge's penis and began to work
back. "My
God!" he suddenly exclaimed, "Where are your testicles?"
The old Sergeant calmly replied....... "Vietnam."
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