Ground Crew Support
The
paratrooper was receiving orders for his first jump. His sergeant said,
“When you
jump out of the plane, wait ten seconds, then pull the main parachute cord. If there's
trouble with the main chute, pull the emergency chute's cord. When you land, there will be
a truck there to drive you back to the base.”
Off the paratrooper went and boarded the plane. Once he had jumped, he pulled the cord for
the main chute: it didn't open. He then pulled the emergency chute: it failed, too.
“Oh, great,” the
paratrooper thought.
“I bet
there's no truck down there either.”