I shamelessly cribbed this off Facebook, I thought it was hilarious.
The military branches explained: the Army, Navy, and Marines are all
brothers in a family. Army is the oldest and mom and dad made all their
parenting mistakes with him. The Navy is the middle son, they're the
explorers who left home and no one cared. The Marines are the youngest
who mom and dad let do whatever they want and they still have an
inferiority complex due to their small size.
Well, mom and dad
got divorced once all the boys were grown. Mom got remarried to a rich
guy and quickly gave birth to a fourth son, the Air Force. Now she loves
him the most, showers him with the best toys, and buys him whatever he
wants. When they go on vacation they fly first class, stay in 5 star
hotels, and enjoy the finest meals. The air force is spoiled rotten and
his three older brothers have bitter resentment toward him for this.
Finally there's the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is the rich step dad's
son from his first marriage and none of the other brothers think or act
like he's part of the family.
That's the best way to explain the various service branches and their internal dynamics.
The way my dad explained it to me was when the Marines deploy they sleep in the mud. When the Army deploys they set up a tent in the mud. When the Navy deploys they down inside the ship and rarely come up until they return. When the Air Force deploy they stay at a hotel with room service.
ReplyDeleteI retired Air Force and was in 15 years before I got to stay at a hotel.
Hey Tony;
DeleteI was an Army guy and we always joked about the Airforce and how they live. We were envious because they truly treated their people better.