"With
All Due Respect . . . ."
A C-141-A Starlifter had
been delayed for take-off for over an hour at Thule Air Force Base,
Greenland*, because a sewage repository had not been pumped
out.
Finally
a young airman wanders up to the aircraft with the approprirate
equipment. The airman fiddles around for a while, does his thing, and
then gets ready to leave.
The
aircraft commander, a young captain, confronts the airman. "You've
caused me to be two hours late for my take-off. I'll see that you are
not only reprimanded, but punished as well! "
At that the young airman,
smiles. "Sir, with all due respect, I have no stripes, I'm
stationed at Thule, Greenland, it's 20 degrees below zero, and I'm
pumping s#!+ from your aircraft. Just what kind of punishment did you
have in mind? "
*
Thule (pronounced toolie) Air Force
Base is the U.S. Armed Forces' northernmost installation, located 750
miles north of the Arctic Circle. February averages as the coldest
month (-19°F)
and July the warmest (45°F).
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