The Power of the Almighty Navy Chief

[jerry]

The Power of the Almighty Navy Chief
> > > >
> > > > As a crowded airliner is about to take-off, the peace is
> > > > suddenly shattered by a five-year-old boy who picks that
> > > > moment to throw a wild temper tantrum. No matter what his
> > > > frustrated, embarrassed mother does to try to calm him down,
> > > > the boy continues to scream furiously and kick the seats
> > > > around him.
> > > >
> > > > Suddenly, from the rear of the plane, an older man in the
> > > > uniform of a US Navy Chief begins to make his way up the
> > > > aisle. Stopping the frustrated mother's upraised hand, the
> > > > white haired, courtly, soft-spoken Chief leans down and,
> > > > motioning toward his collar, whispers something into the
> > > > boy's ear. Instantly, the boy calms down, gently takes his
> > > > mother's hand, and quietly fastens his seat belt. All the
> > > > other passengers burst into spontaneous applause.
> > > >
> > > > As the Chief slowly makes his way back to his seat, one of
> > > > the cabin attendants touches his sleeve. "Excuse me Chief,"
> > > > she asks quietly, "could I ask you what magic words you used
> > > > on that little boy?"
> > > >
> > > > The Chief smiled serenely and gently confides, "I showed him
> > > > my anchors, service stripes, and battle ribbons, and then
> > > > explained to him that they entitled me to throw one
> > > > passenger out of the plane."
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > > "The Genie"
> > > >
> > > > A Petty Officer Second Class, First Class and a Chief are
> > > > off the ship together for lunch. While crossing a park they
> > > > come upon an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes
> > > > out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, "I usually only
> > > > grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one."
> > > >
> > > > "Me first!" says the Petty Officer Second Class. "I want to
> > > > be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, a beautiful woman at
> > > > my side and not a care in the world." - Poof! - He's gone.
> > > >
> > > > "Me next!" says the First Class. "I want to be in Hawaii,
> > > > relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless
> > > > supply of pina coladas and a beautiful woman." - Poof! -
> > > > He's gone.
> > > >
> > > > "You're next," the Genie says to the Chief. The Chief says,
> > > > "I want those two back on the ship right after lunch."
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > > "The Chief and the Gunny"
> > > >
> > > > An old Chief and an old Gunny were sitting at the VFW
> > > > arguing about who'd had the tougher career.
> > > >
> > > > "I did 30 years in the Corps," the Gunny declared proudly,
> > > > "and fought in three of my country's wars. Fresh out of
> > > > boot camp I hit the beach at Okinawa, clawed my way up the
> > > > blood soaked sand, and eventually took out an entire enemy
> > > > machine gun nest with a single grenade.
> > > >
> > > > As a sergeant, I fought in Korea alongside General
> > > > MacArthur. We pushed back the enemy inch by bloody inch all
> > > > the way up to the Chinese border, always under a barrage of
> > > > artillery and small arms fire.
> > > >
> > > > Finally, as a gunny sergeant, I did three consecutive combat
> > > > tours in Vietnam. We humped through the mud and razor
> > > > grass for 14 hours a day, plagued by rain and mosquitoes,
> > > > ducking under sniper fire all day and mortar fire all
> > > > night. In a fire fight, we'd fire until our arms ached and
> > > > our guns were empty, then we'd charge the enemy with
> > > > bayonets!"
> > > >
> > > > "Ah," said the Chief with a dismissive wave of his hand,
> > > > "all shore duty, huh?"
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > > In a small town near Washington, DC, a barber opened his
> > > > shop for business. A young enlisted Marine comes in to get
> > > > a "high and tight". The barber asked the young Marine about
> > > > his service, and a lot of small talk takes place. After the
> > > > haircut is complete, the Marine opens his wallet and the
> > > > barber said, "It's on the house Marine. Thanks for your
> > > > service to this great nation." The next morning as the
> > > > barber goes to open his shop, there is a box on his
> > > > doorstep. In the box was a note of thanks and a "SEMPER FI"
> > > > bright red T-shirt.
> > > >
> > > > That same morning a young Army G.I. comes in for a haircut.
> > > > The same sort of story happens. They talk about the Army
> > > > and other small talk. After the haircut is complete, the
> > > > G.I. stands and reaches for his wallet. The barber says,
> > > > "No thanks, son. It's on the house. Thank you for your
> > > > service to our country." The next morning as the man is
> > > > opening his barbershop, on the doorstep is a box with an
> > > > Army ball cap and a thank you note.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > That same day, a Master Chief comes in for a haircut. He is
> > > > decked out in his full dress blues. The barber is impressed
> > > > and again, the same things happen...small talk about the
> > > > service. When the Master Chief goes to pay, again the
> > > > barber says, "Not required, Master Chief, it's on the house.
> > > > Thanks for your service to this great nation." You guessed
> > > > it, the next morning, as the barber went to open his shop,
> > > > there on his doorstep...were three more Master Chiefs!
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > > "The Five Most Dangerous Things in the US Navy"
> > > >
> > > > A Seaman saying, "I learned this in Boot Camp..."
> > > > A Petty Officer saying, "Trust me, sir..."
> > > > A Lieutenant JG saying, "Based on my experience..."
> > > > A Lieutenant saying, "I was just thinking..."
> > > > A Chief chuckling, "Watch this ****..."
> > > > .