'I'd never let some drill sergeant order me around,' says civilian friend working at Applebee's
YOUR HOMETOWN — Upon hearing about your military service, a civilian friend of yours working in the food service industry bragged that he wouldn't let anyone boss him around if he were to join the military, Duffel Blog has learned.
"I think it’s great and all that you're in the Army," your high-school friend and Applebee’s server Chet said, after you recognized each other in the local franchise on Monday. "Me, I don't think I'd do well in the service. I got problems with taking orders, you know?"
"Be right back," he then told you, before hurrying over to pour water and list the daily specials for a couple that had sat down at a nearby table.
Sources tell Duffel Blog that Chet — whose very livelihood at present consists of addressing the fickle gastronomic concerns of mostly unappreciative customers in hopes of a meager tip — soon returned to elaborate on the untamable roguish attitude that he imagines to be a cornerstone of his personality.
“Yeah, if some drill sergeant started yelling in…
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