This is for all we service people who remember our first guard duty.
A young recruit was walking his guard post at the motor pool late one cold, dreary and drizzling evening. He saw a form in the distance and challenged, "Halt! Who goes there?"
The form responded, "General Connor, the Post Commander."
The recruit thought, 'Yeah, sure. The Post Commander is going to be out on a night like this' so he said, "Well, I'll tell you what General. Place you ID card on the ground, back off 10 paces and come to attention."
The form complied and the recruit walked over, picked up the ID card and shined his flashlight on it. To his utter horror, it was General Connor!
Not knowing exactly how to handle the situation, the recruit stood there, trembling, flashlight shaking in his hand for a few long minutes.
The General got impatient and shouted, "Soldier, do you intend for me to stand here at attention all night?!"
The recruit replied in a shaky voice, "N-N-No S-S-Sir. PAAA-RADE, REST!"
A young recruit was walking his guard post at the motor pool late one cold, dreary and drizzling evening. He saw a form in the distance and challenged, "Halt! Who goes there?"
The form responded, "General Connor, the Post Commander."
The recruit thought, 'Yeah, sure. The Post Commander is going to be out on a night like this' so he said, "Well, I'll tell you what General. Place you ID card on the ground, back off 10 paces and come to attention."
The form complied and the recruit walked over, picked up the ID card and shined his flashlight on it. To his utter horror, it was General Connor!
Not knowing exactly how to handle the situation, the recruit stood there, trembling, flashlight shaking in his hand for a few long minutes.
The General got impatient and shouted, "Soldier, do you intend for me to stand here at attention all night?!"
The recruit replied in a shaky voice, "N-N-No S-S-Sir. PAAA-RADE, REST!"