{"id":187,"date":"2011-08-17T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=187"},"modified":"2011-08-17T20:19:49","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T20:19:49","slug":"an-air-force-mailman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/an-air-force-mailman.html","title":{"rendered":"An Air Force Mailman?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2011\/08\/Acceptance-Day-copy1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-194\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2011\/08\/Acceptance-Day-copy1-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>HURRYING TO MY PLEBE CHEMISTRY CLASS at West Point, I noticed a tactical officer in my regiment coming the other way, white gym bag over his shoulder.\u00a0 He was an Air Force captain, and his blue uniform stood out amid our Army olive-drab and cadet gray.\u00a0 I quickly saluted, then heard the officer demand an explanation from the plebe behind me for his failure to do so.\u00a0 &#8220;But, sir,&#8221; said my bewildered classmate, &#8220;I thought you were the mailman!&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211;Contributed to &#8220;Humor In Uniform&#8221; by 1st Lt. 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