In response to that: http://www.strategypage.com/humor/default.asp
In addition, here's a story from the Soviet Army (supposedly true, just a bit exaggerated).
A strategic missile regiment was expecting an inspection from the central command. So, for the whole week before the scheduled inspection day, the soldiers were busy bringing everything to a regulation shape - including manicuring the lawns and painting the grass the regulation green color.
Ten minutes prior to the inspectors' arrival, some sergeant catches a rookie, hands him a bucket of paint, points him at a decommissioned ICBM standing upright in front of the base's gates, and orders him to get it painted five minutes ago. The poor guy drags himself towards the gate, lights up a cig, and starts pondering how to get that thing painted before all the generals show up.
As he sits there, the regiment's quartermaster happens to pass by the gates, and asks the guy what's going on. The soldier explains the situation, and the quartermaster, with a wiseass grin on his face, suggests that he should throw the bucket up so that it lands on the missile's nose - the paint should flow down on its own from there. The rookie does so, and runs of to report to the sarge.
Meanwhile, a convoy pulls over in front of the gates, and the inspecting general gets out of the car. He looks over the missile, and then orders to bring whoever painted it to him. After the rookie is brought to him, the general asks, pointing at the bucket on top of the ICBM: "Tell me, son, what's that over there?"
"Um...," the soldier pauses, and after a second gets a brilliant idea. "That's... that's a video guidance warhead, Comrade General!"
"I know that it's a video guidance warhead, soldier," replies the general. "What I want to know is, why isn't it painted?"
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Date: 10 Aug 2008 23:12 (UTC)In addition, here's a story from the Soviet Army (supposedly true, just a bit exaggerated).
A strategic missile regiment was expecting an inspection from the central command. So, for the whole week before the scheduled inspection day, the soldiers were busy bringing everything to a regulation shape - including manicuring the lawns and painting the grass the regulation green color.
Ten minutes prior to the inspectors' arrival, some sergeant catches a rookie, hands him a bucket of paint, points him at a decommissioned ICBM standing upright in front of the base's gates, and orders him to get it painted five minutes ago. The poor guy drags himself towards the gate, lights up a cig, and starts pondering how to get that thing painted before all the generals show up.
As he sits there, the regiment's quartermaster happens to pass by the gates, and asks the guy what's going on. The soldier explains the situation, and the quartermaster, with a wiseass grin on his face, suggests that he should throw the bucket up so that it lands on the missile's nose - the paint should flow down on its own from there. The rookie does so, and runs of to report to the sarge.
Meanwhile, a convoy pulls over in front of the gates, and the inspecting general gets out of the car. He looks over the missile, and then orders to bring whoever painted it to him. After the rookie is brought to him, the general asks, pointing at the bucket on top of the ICBM: "Tell me, son, what's that over there?"
"Um...," the soldier pauses, and after a second gets a brilliant idea. "That's... that's a video guidance warhead, Comrade General!"
"I know that it's a video guidance warhead, soldier," replies the general. "What I want to know is, why isn't it painted?"