@ Crafty: That's hilarious! I had a funny experience with an American sergeant in Ulm: We were on guard duty, with the guard post set back about 200 yards from the actual gate. A greenhorn private was at the gate and would call in every couple of minutes with yet another question - which is a good thing in general, of course, it's just that the sergeant was a bit ticked off with him after about two hours. So the next time the phone rang, the sergeant picked up and, instead of giving his name, said, "What the f*** is it now?" The voice that came back from the other end asked, "Do you know who this is?", to which the sergeant truthfully responded, "No." The caller said, "This is Lieutenant General [name withheld]." The sergeant replied, "Well, do you know who THIS is?"; the general said, "No." To which the sergeant answered, "Good", and hung up. He then turned to me, suggested that we call in an early replacement and go grab something to eat quickly. Luckily enough, the private at the gate was too dumb to remember our names when the general showed up about half an hour later.
