Inspection While conducting a routine inspection, the colonel arrived at the mess hall door where he met 2 KPs with a large soup kettle. "Let me taste that," the colonel snapped. One of the men fetched a big spoon and handed it respectfully to the CO, who plunged the ladle into the pot and took a large mouth-full of the steaming liquid, smacking his lips critically. Then he let out a roar that could be heard back at headquarters. "Do you call that soup?" He bellowed. "No, sir," explained one of the KPs. "Its dishwater we were just throwing out"