Government Issue

We've all heard tales about how this branch of the military or that one is the tuffest. Well, let me tell y'all about one of the strictest unit commanders ever to serve in the US Navy. It was the policy of our Commanding Officer that he, and he alone would approve any and all leave. I approached him one day and asked for time off to get married in a few months.

He looked me straight in the eye, and said "Denied. Son... if we'd have wanted you to have a wife, we'd have issued you one !"