A Veteran's Journey

Each military branch of the United States has its own cultures, language, and traditions. In the Navy, the Chief Petty Officer serves a dual role as both a technical expert and as a leader–emphasis being more on leadership. There is always a sense of humor that comes from this culture. For the Navy, I find the more ingenious humor typically involves a CPO.

Enjoy this Navy Friday Funny! An oldie, but a goodie.

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A group of Navy Chiefs and a group of Naval Officers take a train to a conference.

Each Naval Officer holds a ticket. But the entire group of Chiefs has bought only one ticket for a single passenger. The Naval Officers are just shaking their heads and are secretly pleased that the arrogant Chiefs will finally get what they deserve.

Suddenly one of the Chiefs calls out, “The conductor is coming.” At once, all the Chiefs jump up and squeeze into one of the toilets.

The conductor checks the tickets of the Naval Officers. When he notices that the toilet is occupied he knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please!”

One of the Chiefs slides the single ticket under the doors and the conductor continues merrily on his round.

For the return trip, the Naval Officers decide to use the same trick. They buy only one ticket for the entire group but they are baffled as they realize that the Chiefs didn’t buy any tickets at all.

After a while, one of the Chiefs announces again, “The conductor is coming!” Immediately all the Naval Officers race to a toilet and lock themselves in.

All the Chiefs leisurely walk to the other toilet. Before the last Chief enters the toilet, he knocks on the toilet occupied by the Naval Officers and says, “Ticket, please!”