A disgruntled soldier was jaded with the inefficiency of the army. He transferred to different regiments, only to be faced with constant displays of ineptitude. As a last resort he tried the paratroopers, where things looked to be improving. As he soared into the air for the first jump, his instructor gathered all the trainees together. “There’s nothing to this, men. After you jump, count to ten and pull on your ripcord to open your parachute. If that fails, you have an auxilliary chute. This is activated by second ripcord, which you should pull after counting to five. We will have a truck waiting close to the landing site to take you back to the base.”

When he jumped out and counted to ten, he quickly discovered the rip cord flapping freely in his hand.

When he pulled the second cord, it also detached itself. And as he rocketed down past his startled comrades, they heard him yelling: “This army! They probably don’t have a truck down there either!”

Sadly he never grasped the gravity of his situation.