A General of the US Air Force decided that he would personally
intervene in the recruiting crisis affecting all of our armed
services.
As he and his staff were standing near a brand new F-15 Fighter, a
pair of twin brothers who looked like they had just stepped off a
Marine Corps recruiting class walked up to them.
The chief of staff walked up to them, stuck out his hand and
introduced himself.
He looked at the first young man and asked, "Son, what skills
can you bring to the Air Force?"
The young man looks at him and says, "I'm a pilot!"
The general gets all excited, turns to his aide and says,
"Sign him today, do all the paper work get on with it"
The aide hustles the young man off. The general looks at the second
young man and asked,
"What skills to you bring to the Air Force?"
The young man says, "I chop wood!"
"Son," the general replies,
"we don't need wood choppers in the Air Force, what do you know
how to do?"
"I chop wood!"
"Young man," huffs the general, "you are not
listening to me, we don't need wood choppers, this is the 20th
century!"
"Well," the young man says, "you hired my
brother!"
"Of course we did," says the general, "he's a
pilot!"
The young man rolls his eyes and says, "Dang it, I have to chop
it before he can pile it!"