The untactful sergeant.
The captain called the sergeant in. “Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private Jones’s mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me.” So the sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. “Listen up, men,” says the sergeant. “Johnson, report to the mess hall for KP. Smith, report to personnel to sign some papers. The rest of you men, report to the motor pool for maintenance. Oh, by the way, Jones, your mother died—report to the captain.”
Later that day, the captain called the sergeant into his office. “Hey, Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Jones his mother died. Couldn’t you be a bit more tactful next time?” “Yes, sir,” answered Sarge. A few months later, the captain called the sergeant in again. “Sarge, I just got a telegram that Private McGrath’s mother died. You’d better go tell him and send him in to see me. This time, be more tactful.” So the sergeant calls for his morning formation. “O.K., men, fall in and listen up. Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward—not so fast, McGrath!”
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funny, just funny
i don’t really get it
I like this joke
it’s hilarious
boo hoo hoo
ha ha ha ha
boo hoo hoo
nice
i wish my sargent was that nice.
that is the meanest sargent in the world
SWEET!!!!!
will someone please write a comment for this joke to tell me what is so funny about it?
start looking for a new job!!! LOL
WHAT i didnt get it
its ok. I had heard better. 3 stars ***
bye bye seargant! 50 stars! **************************************************
that is sad hes a mean Sargent
that is one mean sergent. poor guys.
how rude
haha, funny
That was so funny but that sergant is soooooo fired.
oy, thats horribli me matie!!!
GOOD ONE I ALMOST DIED LAUGHING
whats wrong with that guy
good but, dude whats wrong with the seargeant?
that was very confussing
Yeah. Somebody should fire that sergeant. Anybody can do a better job than him.
I didn’t get it