A young Marine officer was in a serious car accident, but the only visible permanent injury was to both of his ears, which were amputated. Since he wasn’t physically impaired he remained in the Marine and eventually rose to the rank of General. He was however, very sensitive about his appearance. One day the General was interviewing three Marines for his personal aide. The first was an aviator, and it was a great interview. At the end of the interview the General asked him, “Do you notice anything different about me?”
The young officer answered,”Why yes, sir. I couldn’t help but notice that you have no ears.” The general got very angry at the lack of tact and threw him out.
The second interview was with a femaleLieutenant, and she was even better. The General asked her the same question, “Do you notice anything different about me?” She replied, “Well, sir, you have no ears.” The General threw her out also.
The third interview was with a Marine Gunny. He was articulate, looked extremely sharp and seemed to know more than the two officers combined (surprise).
The General wanted this guy, and went ahead with the same question, “Do you notice anything different about me?”
To his surprise, the Gunny said, “Yes sir, you wear contact lenses.”
The General was very impressed and thought, what an incredibly observant Gunny, and he didn’t mention my ears. “And how do you know that I wear contacts?” The General asked.
The sharp-witted Gunny replied, “Well, sir, it’s pretty hard to wear glasses with no freaking ears.”
I was a Gunnery Sergeant from Nov ’75 to Jan ’82. It was the rank which I enjoyed the most because not many people had the guts to question the Gunny’s analysis, viewpoint or authority. I remember having a cookout at our home when I was Comm Chief for 8th Engineer Support Bn in 1977. I was on the grill cooking burgers and dogs when I overheard one of the guys ask our Radio Chief, Sgt Vincent, “What do we call the Gunny’s wife?” He replied, “You numb nuts, Mrs. Gunny, of course!!” It’s only logical. Semper Fi!!! Top Pro
Sergeant Jackson 1968 to 1972 outstanding joke I needed that .
LMAO…
That was awesome and made my day
SgtAlpha03
Now that’s funny !!and if Gunny Keyes is out there. Semper fi !!
Ha Ha Ha H a
good one !!!!!!!!!!
Every unit I served with, the Company Gunny was the one person you could count on to listen to you and then correct your line of thinking. I have serious respect for every Gunny Sgt.(s) I met in the Marines. They are the true imagine of the Marine Corps ! Semper Fi to you all!!
Never served in the Marines just the army for two years, but I know that any NCO has a world of knowledge and especially the Marines’ Gunny. They have to be wise to run things. Loved the joke. I have heard it before, but this version is best one I have ever heard.
Company Gunny H&Sco, Supply Bn, Camp LeJeune, NC, between 87 & 89 (memory fades)
Gunny AJ
To anyone who served in the Corps, the “Title” Never ask a Gunny, says it all.
Hilarious and probably true in one form or another, one place or another, but we ALL know the Gunny didn’t use the word “freaking”!
Semper Fi. I laughed so hard I fell off the couch. Only a Gunny can say shit like that to a Commanding OFCR.