The NCO and the Officer...Is this anecdote accurate besides being hilarious?

SSG Robert Burns — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:08:56 -0500

An officer in a hot air balloon realised he was
lost. He reduced altitude and spotted an NCO below.

He descended a bit
more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet
him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The NCO below replied,
"You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground.
You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees
west longitude."

"You must be an NCO ," said the officer.

"I am,"
replied the NCO, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the officer,
"everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of
your information and the fact is that I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been
much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The NCO below
responded, "You must be an officer."

"I am," replied the officer, "but
how did you know?"

"Well," said the NCO, "you don't know where you are or
where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of
hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect
people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the
same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow it's my fault."

Response by 1SG Steven Stankovich made Feb 11 at 2014 1:31 PM

1SG Steven Stankovich — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:31:14 -0500

I posted this as "my favorite military joke" a while back in that forum discussion.

I'm disappointed in you SSG Burns.

Response by SSG Shawn M. made Feb 11 at 2014 1:37 PM

SSG Shawn M. — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:37:10 -0500

Sounds pretty accurate to me!

Response by SGT Christopher Barker made Feb 11 at 2014 2:04 PM

SGT Christopher Barker — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:04:41 -0500

Yep, sums it up.

Response by Cpl John Davis made Feb 11 at 2014 3:08 PM

Cpl John Davis — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:08:13 -0500

lololol

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 11 at 2014 3:25 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:25:04 -0500

ROFL! Ouch! I would like to disagree, but I would be full of hot air... That is a good one!

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Feb 11 at 2014 4:40 PM

Maj Chris Nelson — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:40:02 -0500

Yup....can't disagree.....Officers, making simple shit hard since 1776!

Response by SFC James Baber made Feb 11 at 2014 8:36 PM

SFC James Baber — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:36:37 -0500

This is a very interesting and thought provoking story, alas it does hit the nail on the head with some people I have come across and dealt with over the years.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 11:09 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:09:34 -0400

Response by SSgt Bob Mobbs made Sep 26 at 2015 2:04 PM

SSgt Bob Mobbs — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 14:04:43 -0400

How true

Response by SSgt Boyd Herrst made Aug 6 at 2018 6:11 PM

SSgt Boyd Herrst — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:11:18 -0400

Maybe... to some it may seem to be like it..... there seems to be arrogance on both sides..

Response by MSgt Dale Johnson made Aug 7 at 2018 9:56 AM

MSgt Dale Johnson — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:56:39 -0400

LOL, that is how it was when I was still on active duty, maybe not much has changed. Great share, thank you.