A retired sergeant major was continually looking up from his wristwatch. “What are you up to?” I asked him. “I've been standing here for twenty-eight minutes,” he replied, “and not one Marine has come through these doors in full uniform. I'll give fifty dollars to the first Marine who comes in dressed with spit and polish.” Within seconds, a private walked into the base decked out in his full uniform. Pleased, the sergeant major presented him with the money and asked him about his impeccable appearance. The private lowered his eyes and replied, “I've just come from my girl friend, sir.”
一位退休軍士長(zhǎng)正在不停地看手表。我問(wèn)他:“你在等什么?”他回答說(shuō):“我在這里站了28分鐘,沒(méi)見到一個(gè)全副軍裝的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員從這幾個(gè)門走過(guò)。我要給第一個(gè)儀容整潔的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)員50美元?!痹捯魟偮洌粋€(gè)二等兵穿著全副軍裝進(jìn)來(lái)了。這位軍士長(zhǎng)高興地把錢給他,并且問(wèn)他有關(guān)他的無(wú)可挑剔的儀容。這位二等兵看著地面回答說(shuō):“長(zhǎng)官,我剛從女朋友那里回來(lái)?!?