Canadian_Para
16th Jan 2008, 20:55
When you first join the Army, any Army, you are issued with kit. This may vary from one unit to another but in essence, it is the same. Uniform, boots, helmet, fighting order and weapon.
Normally the uniform and boots fit well if the stores guy who issues them is not a joker. Unfortunately, all armies have their joker who works in stores. Now and then, the joker ends up as the joke.
The young Airborne recruit was keen as mustard and would not shut up, he just babbled on asking questions and became a pain in de ass! So much so that the Non.Coms started calling him “Question Time” and decided on setting him up with the stores guy for a joke .
Now this kid was no fool, he was just keen to get on so when the stores guy was asked to play a joke on him it kinda backfired for the stores guy and the Non.Coms.
The kid was told off to head for stores and draw Arctic Warfare Kit. In his normal overly keen manner, he just ran to collect it, like a little kid with a dollar bill heading for the candy store to spend his weekly allowance.
Breathless from running he hit the Issue Stores and handed over the Kit Request Chit to the stores guy. After a quick scan of the chitty the stores guy disappeared into that mysterious labyrinth which is called in the Mil “Stores”, he was just swallowed up by it. Almost like entering another dimension.
The kid stood there for hours waiting on the store guys return, hours turned into a day and a day turned into a week. Sure, he went off for his meals, took a crap, had a sleep but he always returned to Stores straight after. Military orders are orders and you always obey the last one given.
After a week the store guy returned with the kit happy with his joke and told the kid to sign for it. ”Sure, not a problem but I wont need it now” said the kid. The stores guy was confused and asked in reply “Why not, it is all there ready to go!” The kid answered with a smile “ Sure it is, but my buddies ain’t, the Hercules that was flying them North, which I missed because of your Stores, whistled in killing all on board. Thanks brother!”
:armysmile
A True Story. :)
Normally the uniform and boots fit well if the stores guy who issues them is not a joker. Unfortunately, all armies have their joker who works in stores. Now and then, the joker ends up as the joke.
The young Airborne recruit was keen as mustard and would not shut up, he just babbled on asking questions and became a pain in de ass! So much so that the Non.Coms started calling him “Question Time” and decided on setting him up with the stores guy for a joke .
Now this kid was no fool, he was just keen to get on so when the stores guy was asked to play a joke on him it kinda backfired for the stores guy and the Non.Coms.
The kid was told off to head for stores and draw Arctic Warfare Kit. In his normal overly keen manner, he just ran to collect it, like a little kid with a dollar bill heading for the candy store to spend his weekly allowance.
Breathless from running he hit the Issue Stores and handed over the Kit Request Chit to the stores guy. After a quick scan of the chitty the stores guy disappeared into that mysterious labyrinth which is called in the Mil “Stores”, he was just swallowed up by it. Almost like entering another dimension.
The kid stood there for hours waiting on the store guys return, hours turned into a day and a day turned into a week. Sure, he went off for his meals, took a crap, had a sleep but he always returned to Stores straight after. Military orders are orders and you always obey the last one given.
After a week the store guy returned with the kit happy with his joke and told the kid to sign for it. ”Sure, not a problem but I wont need it now” said the kid. The stores guy was confused and asked in reply “Why not, it is all there ready to go!” The kid answered with a smile “ Sure it is, but my buddies ain’t, the Hercules that was flying them North, which I missed because of your Stores, whistled in killing all on board. Thanks brother!”
:armysmile
A True Story. :)