The Navy found they had too many officers and decided to offer an
> early
>> retirement bonus. They promised any officer who volunteered for
>> Retirement a bonus of $1,000 for every inch measured in a straight *
>> *line between any Two points in his body. The officer got to choose
> *
>> *what those two points would be.**
>>
>>
>> The first officer who accepted asked that he be measured from the top
> of
>> his head to the tip of his toes. He was measured at six feet and
> walked
>> out with a bonus of $72,000.
>>
>>
>> The second officer who accepted was a little smarter and asked to be
>> measured from the tip of his out-stretched hands to his toes. He *
>> *walked Out with $96,000.**
>>
>>
>> The third one was a non-commissioned officer, a grizzly old Chief
> who,
>> when asked where he would like to be measured replied, 'From the tip
> of
>> my weenie to my testicles.'
>>
>>
>> It was suggested by the pension man that he might want to
> reconsider,
>> explaining about the nice big checks the previous two Officers had
>> received.
>> *
>> *
>> **But the old Chief insisted and they decided to go along with him
>> providing the measurement was taken by a Medical Officer.**
>>
>>
>> The Medical Officer arrived and instructed the Chief to 'drop 'em,'
> *
>> *which He did.. The medical officer placed the tape measure on the *
>> *tip of the Chief's weenie and began to work back. 'Dear Lord!,' he
>> suddenly exclaimed, 'Where are your testicles?'**
>>
>>
>> The old Chief calmly replied,'Vietnam.' *
>>
> early
>> retirement bonus. They promised any officer who volunteered for
>> Retirement a bonus of $1,000 for every inch measured in a straight *
>> *line between any Two points in his body. The officer got to choose
> *
>> *what those two points would be.**
>>
>>
>> The first officer who accepted asked that he be measured from the top
> of
>> his head to the tip of his toes. He was measured at six feet and
> walked
>> out with a bonus of $72,000.
>>
>>
>> The second officer who accepted was a little smarter and asked to be
>> measured from the tip of his out-stretched hands to his toes. He *
>> *walked Out with $96,000.**
>>
>>
>> The third one was a non-commissioned officer, a grizzly old Chief
> who,
>> when asked where he would like to be measured replied, 'From the tip
> of
>> my weenie to my testicles.'
>>
>>
>> It was suggested by the pension man that he might want to
> reconsider,
>> explaining about the nice big checks the previous two Officers had
>> received.
>> *
>> *
>> **But the old Chief insisted and they decided to go along with him
>> providing the measurement was taken by a Medical Officer.**
>>
>>
>> The Medical Officer arrived and instructed the Chief to 'drop 'em,'
> *
>> *which He did.. The medical officer placed the tape measure on the *
>> *tip of the Chief's weenie and began to work back. 'Dear Lord!,' he
>> suddenly exclaimed, 'Where are your testicles?'**
>>
>>
>> The old Chief calmly replied,'Vietnam.' *
>>
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