Commandant awards personal-pan pizza to each Marine who reads a book
Books on tape don't count.
By Blondes Over Baghdad
THE PENTAGON — Marine Gen. David H. Berger announced that as an incentive to complete the Commandant’s Professional Reading List, each Marine who reads a book off the list will be awarded a Reading Award Certificate redeemable for a free one-topping personal pan pizza.
“Reading is foundational,” Berger told reporters. “Did you know that 75% of Marines grow up in barracks with no newspapers, and 63% have only read a magazine to see if there are any boobie pictures in old issues of National Geographic? This program will help Marines with doing something dangerous, scary, and outside their comfort zone—reading a chapter book.”
The program, called “YutIt!” will be led by Colonel Alvin “Stuffed Crust” Strohman, a pilot with a thirst for knowledge and Pepsi products.