Army Tests
At one Army base, the annual trip to the rifle range had been cancelled for the second year in a row, but the semi-annual physical fitness test was still on as planned.
One soldier mused, "Does it bother anyone else that the Army doesn't seem to care how well we can shoot, but they are extremely interested in how fast we can run?"
Link:
http://jokes4all.net/army-jokes
We are just advancing in a different direction! So they teach them well!
Lol, Rooster - indeed.
Attacking involves running too, and some need more space to take their "elan".
And they must also learn to jump:
@Marianne : I sure did a lot of para dropping in my time! Probably why I have such bad knees! LOL
Lol - and flying has always fascinated humankind or shouldn't we say: since humankind started to think, flying became an aim ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parachute&action=edit§ion=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute#/media/File:Conical_Parachute,_1470s,_British_Museum_Add._MSS_34,113,_fol._200v.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci
"Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction."
—Oliver P. Smith, 1st Marines
Lol - indeed, T(h)ink.
I noted the "general information" link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Smith
You and Rooster are reminding me of a joke.
Lol, T(h)ink, I hope that you saw the other joke too.
Yep.
Lol - yes, T(h)ink, that's excellent; I like additional chuckles, and today, they help a lot (I crashed twice and lost text and inspiration).
Well I like that soldier! He cuts to the "chase"...good sense of humour!
Lol, Virginia - indeed, there are always several "perspectives" to take into account.
There's another joke around this theme.