Navy Friday Funny – The Chief and the Gunny

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.


A Navy Chief was alone and having a nice quiet drink at the bar. He’d been there for a while.

A Marine Gunny walks in and orders a shot of whiskey, drinks it down, grabs the Chief and whips him all over the bar. He then drags the Chief up to the bar, and tells the barkeep, “When he comes to, tell him that was Karate from Korea.”

The Chief comes to and slowly climbs back up on the bar stool. The barkeep tells him what the Gunny said and serves him another drink.

After several minutes the Gunny comes back in, orders another shot, drinks it, and whips the Chief again. This time the Marine tells the barkeep, “When he comes to, tell him that was Jujitsu from Japan.”

The Chief comes to, gets back on the stool, albeit a little wobbly, and the barkeep tells him what the Gunny said.

The Chief starts another drink when the Gunny comes back in and orders another shot.

Before the Gunny drinks it, the Chief says, “Wait just a minute. Would you come outside with me for a couple of minutes? I’ve got something to show you.”

A few minutes later the Chief comes back in the bar dragging the bloody Gunny, and throws him up against the bar. He then lays a crowbar on the bar and tells the barkeep, “If he comes to, tell him that’s a crowbar from Sears.”