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.
The Pope dies unexpectedly and finds himself at the gates of Heaven at 0300.
He knocks on the gate and a very sleepy-eyed watch opens the gate and asks, “wadda you want?”
“I’m the recently deceased Pope and have done 63 years of Godly works and thought I should check in here.”
The Heaven’s Gate Guardian Angel checks his clipboard and says, “I haven’t got any orders for you here, just bring your stuff in and we’ll sort this out in the morning.”
Off they go to an old WWII barracks, 3rd floor, open bay. All the bottom racks are taken and all empty lockers have no doors. The Pope stows his gear under a rack and climbs into an upper bunk.
The next morning he awakens to sounds of cheering and clapping. He goes to the window and sees a shiny Cadillac convertible coming down from the golden headquarters building on the hill. The sidewalks are lined with Angels cheering and throwing confetti.
In the back seat of the convertible is a Navy Chief, ESWS pin shining on his chest, a cigar in his mouth, a can of beer in one hand and his other arm around a beautiful blonde Angel.
This upsets the Pope greatly and he runs downstairs to Heaven’s Gate and says to the Guardian Angel, “Hey, explain this to me. Here I am, the recently deceased Pope, and I have spent 63 years doing Godly deeds on Earth. You stick me here in open bay barracks, and I see this Chief that I know has committed every sin known to man, staying in the mansion on the hill and getting a hero’s welcome. How can this be?”
The Guardian Angel calmly looks up and says, “We get a Pope up here every 20 or 30 years, but this is the first Chief we’ve ever had.”
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