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Jedi Knight
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One reason the Armed Services have trouble operating jointly is that they have very
different meanings for the same terms;
The Joint Chiefs once told the Navy & Coast Guard to "secure a building," to which
they responded by turning off the lights and locking the doors.
The Joint Chiefs then instructed Army personnel to "secure the building," and they
occupied the building so no one could enter.
Upon receiving the exact same order, the Marines assaulted the building, captured
it, and set up defenses with suppressive fire and amphibious assault vehicles,
established reconnaissance and communications channels, and prepared for close
hand-to-hand combat if the situation arose.
But the Air Force, on the other hand, acted most swiftly on the command, and took
out a three-year lease with an option to buy.
different meanings for the same terms;
The Joint Chiefs once told the Navy & Coast Guard to "secure a building," to which
they responded by turning off the lights and locking the doors.
The Joint Chiefs then instructed Army personnel to "secure the building," and they
occupied the building so no one could enter.
Upon receiving the exact same order, the Marines assaulted the building, captured
it, and set up defenses with suppressive fire and amphibious assault vehicles,
established reconnaissance and communications channels, and prepared for close
hand-to-hand combat if the situation arose.
But the Air Force, on the other hand, acted most swiftly on the command, and took
out a three-year lease with an option to buy.