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Old 21-07-13, 04:07
Lynn Eades Lynn Eades is offline
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Mike, When I was an army apprentice, the CQMS has a line of damaged tools laid out,on the floor of his store, in preparation for a "board of survey" ("writing them off").
At the end of the line were 3 cresents drawn in chalk on the floor.
While I was watching the Boarding Officer was there.
He asked the CQMS what the chalk marks were.
The CQMS said " three by eight inch Cresents Sir"
The Boarding Officer asked What is wrong with them?
The CQMS walked over, with chalk in hand, and drew a line through them, Immediately answering "they are broken Sir!"
On acceptance by the Boarding Officer, the CQMS's books were balanced, in military style.
It probably didn't always go that well.
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