{"id":112,"date":"2011-08-11T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=112"},"modified":"2011-08-15T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T13:50:34","slug":"tactic-for-jumping-the-queue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/tactic-for-jumping-the-queue.html","title":{"rendered":"Tactic for Jumping the Queue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WAITING TO HAVE\u00a0a physical at the base hospital in Cherry Point, N.C., I overheard a Marine Corps warrant officer try unsuccessfully to get the medical personnel to issue him new eyeglasses without an appointment.\u00a0 Just then, a two-star general came into the room, and the warrant officer snapped sharply to attention, greeting him, &#8220;Good morning, Colonel.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Mister,&#8221; the general replied, &#8220;If you can&#8217;t tell a two-star general from a colonel, you better get some glasses.&#8221;\u00a0 The warrant officer didn&#8217;t have to wait for an appointment.<br \/>\n&#8211;Contributed to &#8220;Humor In Uniform&#8221; by Willis Vaughn<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div>Provided Courtesy of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/\">Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/a><\/strong>. 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