A Joke...RLTW!

A young Army Officer was in a terrible car accident, but due to the
heroics of the hospital staff, the only permanent injury was the loss of
one ear. Since he wasn't physically impaired he remained in the military
and eventually became a General. However, during his career he was
always sensitive about his appearance.

One day the General was interviewing three Command Sergeant Majors with different backgrounds for his personal staff.

The first Sergeant Major was a wrench puller at heart, and spent most of his career down in the motor pool.. It was a great interview. At the end of the interview the General asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?"

The Sergeant Major answered, "Why yes sir. I couldn't help but notice you
are missing your left ear, so I don't know whether this impacts
your hearing on that side." The General got very angry at this lack of
tact and threw him out of his office.

The next candidate, spent most if his career down on the airfield, when asked this same question, answered, "Well yes sir, you seem to be short one ear." The
General threw him out also.

The third interview was with a Sergeant Major who was a decoratated combat vet and lifelong Ranger. He was articulate, extremely sharp, and seemed to know more than the two Sergeant Majors put together. The General wanted this guy, but went ahead with the same questions. " Do you notice anything different about me?"

To his surprise the Sergeant Major said, "Yes, sir. You wear contact
lenses."

The General was impressed and thought to himself, what an incredibly
tactful Ranger. "And how do you know that?" the General asked.
The Sergeant Major replied, "Well sir, it's pretty hard to wear glasses
with only one fuckin' ear."