The Captain called the Sergeant in...
"Sarge, I just got a telegram that Smith's mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me."
So, the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops.
"Listen up, men," says the Sergeant, "Johnson report to Personnel to sign some papers.
The rest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance. Oh, by the way, Smith, your mother died, report to the commander."
Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant int…