Reader’s Digest India – August 2019

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When the officer
stopped in front of
me during inspection,
I sharply opened the
chamber of my rifle
and thrust it into his
hands. He glanced
into the chamber and
looked surprised.
Inside was a smashed
cockroach. I figured
this meant trouble,
and it did. Nodding
to the late bug, the
officer announced,
“Legs improperly
aligned—six demerits.”
—Dennis Depcik

My medical unit
kept me busy filing
reports, many of
which clearly didn’t
apply to us. Here’s
one example: ‘Person-
nel Trained for B-52
Weapons System’.
When the Inspector
General learnt of this,
he ordered us to sub-
mit a monthly ‘Report

of Unnecessary Re-

ports’. Among the first

reports to make that

list: the ‘Report of

Unnecessary Reports’.

—Sgt Richard Weiser

It was customary in

my dad’s regiment

for the duty clerk to

inform other officers

and their wives of

birthdays/anniversa-

ries. On an officer’s

wife’s birthday, my

dad, as the adjutant,

ordered the newly

posted duty clerk to

inform everyone.

He informed every-

one, including the

birthday girl herself

saying, “Ma’am,

this is to inform

you that it is your

birthday today.”

—Pranay Prusti,

Bengaluru

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