During a staff meeting at the Air Force base, the captain disagreed with everything being discussed. The commander, a general, grew annoyed, and let the younger officer know it. “Well, sir,” said the captain, “I doubt you made general by agreeing with everything someone else recommended.” “That's true,” said the general, leaning in. “But that is how I made major.”
在空軍基地的軍官會議上,一個上尉對所討論的每一件事都表示反對。這使空軍上將司令官很不高興,也告訴了這位下屬。這個上尉說:“長官,我懷疑你人緣好是因為你對別人建議的任何事情都表示贊成。”將軍往前湊了湊說:“確實如此。但是,這是我怎樣當上空軍上將的?!?