a cute little funny tid bit:
The Chief noticed a new Seaman one day and barked at him to
get over here.
"What is your name?" was the first thing the Chief
asked the new guy.
"John," the new guy replied.
The Chief scowled, "Look, now I don't know what kind
of bleeding-heart, liberal pansy-ass PC crap they're
teaching Coasties in bootcamp these days, but I don't call
anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity, that
leads to fraternization, and that leads to a breakdown in
authority. I refer to my Sailors by their last name only -
Smith, Jones, Bakerthat's all. I am to be referred
to only as Chief. Do I make myself clear?"
"Aye, aye, Chief!"
"Good! Now that we got that straight, what is your last
name?"
The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John
Darling, Chief!"
"Alright then. Okay John, here's what I want you to
do..."