Air Force ignores ‘take one’ trick-or-treat sign
THE PENTAGON — General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was seen going back to a bowl of candy bars labeled “take one” twice at the Joint Chiefs of Staff socially-distanced trick or treat event.
“I will be needing this for long-range Halloween capability,” Brown said, placing a full-size Snickers in the pocket of his Batman costume. “And I will be needing this for joint strike spookiness,” he said, motioning to the Reese’s cups in his other pocket.
General James P. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army respected the sign, insisting that he only ever wanted a plain Hersey bar, as he was more focused on building ghost and goblin personnel readiness and designing excellent Halloween costumes.
Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, insisted that Reese’s cups didn’t really count as a candy bar, since there are multiple pieces in one package, but cried foul at the multiple trips to candy jar.
“I’ve been very clear that I need 355 pieces of candy to meet our Hal…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Duffel Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.