The squad were having "visual training". One smart recruit was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant field. The party was so far away that the men appeared as mere dots, but unhesitatingly the recruit replied: "Sixteen men and a sergeant, sir."

 

"Right, but how do you know there's a sergeant there?"

 

"He's not doing any digging, sir."

 

班里正在进行“视力训练”。

 

一个聪明的新兵被班长叫出来数远处旷野上采掘队的人数。

 

采掘队在很远的地方，那些人看起来只是一些小点儿。

 

但是这个新兵毫不犹豫地回答：“十六个兵外加一个中士，长官。”

 

“正确，你怎么知道那儿有一个中士？”

 

“他不干活，长官。”