I heard a pretty funny military joke the other day:
A Lieutenant called in a Sergeant to his tent and tells him, "Sarge, Private Dickinson's mother just died. I need you to inform him and send him in to see me, but try to do it sensitively."
"Affirmative sir," the Sergeant said, then he turned about-face and left the tent. He rounded up all his men and shouted, "You, you, you, commence firing drills!" He shouted. "You, you, you, begin PT exercises! Dickinson! Your mother just died, the Lieutenant just wants you on the double!"
A tearful Private Dickinson left to the Lieutenant's tent.
A few weeks later the Lieutenant called in the same Sergeant and said, "Listen Sarge, Private Walker's mother just died. Now I need you to inform him and send him in to see me but for God's sake man, be sensitive!"
"Affirmative sir," the Sergeant said, then turned about-face and left the tent. He rounded up all his men in a straight line, side by side, and shouted, "Alright men, everybody with a mother, take one step forward!"
A half-second later he shouted, "NOT SO FAST WALKER!!!"