A new Navy recruit has his first day on the submarine…
He speaks with the officer, who assigns him his post.
“Go stand at the periscope entry-way, and make sure no unauthorized personnel
touch the periscope.”
The recruit follows orders, and stands by the periscope. After 15 minutes, the officer
stops by.
“Son I’m changing your post to the mess hall. Go in there and start washing some
dishes.”
The recruit obeys, and heads to the mess hall. He’s cleaned about 3 dishes when the
officer walks up again.
“Listen here recruit, your new post is in the supply room. I need you to make sure
everything is strapped down tight, in case of rough waters.”
The recruit again follows orders, and heads off to the supply room. There, he sees a
crewman, moving some boxes.
“Hey there,” says the recruit. “is it normal to keep getting reassigned to new posts all
day? I haven’t kept one position for more than 15 minutes!”
The crewman says “Oh yeah- this sub is full of reposts.”