"John," the new seaman replied.
"Look, I don't know what kind of bleeding-heart pansy crap they're teaching sailors nowadays, but I don't call anyone by his first name," the chief scowled. "It breeds familiarity, and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my sailors by their last names only; Smith, Jones, Baker, whatever. And you are to refer to me as 'Chief'. Do I make myself clear?"
"Aye, Aye Chief!"
"Now that we've got that straight, what's your last name?"
The seaman sighed. "Darling, My name is John Darling, Chief."
“Okay, John, here's what I want you to do..."
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Printing this to send to my brother in boot camp!
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