Lieutenant Screws Up Inventory, Dropped In Shark Tank
FOB DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN – In the middle of southern Afghanistan, a group of Marine officers have just completed an arduous six-hour meeting.
When battalion commander Lt. Col. Maxwell "Zip" Zapolski asks if anyone's got any saved rounds, S-6 communications officer 2nd Lt. William Ross stands up.
"Sir," he begins nervously, "I've completely messed up the communications gear EDL, and we're going to have to do a battalion-wide inventory."
Lt. Col. Zapolski knowingly smiles and calmly pushes a button, opening up a trap door beneath 2nd Lt. Ross and sending him plunging into a tank of water, filled with 300-pound, man-eating sharks.
"This is the price of failure, Lieutenant Ross," said Zapolski, as the screams reverberate through the conference room.
He then turns to his staff and asks if anyone else has any saved rounds. The answer is a resounding 'No!'
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