New O-6

Having just moved into his new office, a pompous new colonel was sitting
at his desk when an airman knocked on the door. Conscious of his new
position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to
enter, then said into the phone, "Yes, General, I'll be seeing him this
afternoon and I'll pass along your message. In the meantime, thank you
for your good wishes, sir."

Feeling as though he had sufficiently
impressed the young enlisted man, he asked, "What do you want?" "'Nothing important, sir," the airman replied, "I'm just here to hook up your
telephone."