Little things my father always told me…. he was a decorated veteran, ww2, Berlin airlift,2 tours Korea 3 tours Vietnam nam and taught signal Corp at ft Gordon for years. …
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. the truck or ball at top of flag pole is said to do two things, one when it falls and breaks it breaks into 13 pieces one for each of the original 13 colonies. Second is this NCOs at leadership schools or promotion boards are asked a two-part question: The first part is, "how many trucks are there on the military installation?" The answer is, 'one.'
'Truck' is the term for the finial — or ball — on top of the base headquarters' flagpole. It's kind of a trick question because every other 'truck' is either a military or privately-owned vehicle. The second part of the question is, "What's inside the truck?"
The answer the Sergeant Major and First Sergeants are looking for is, "a razor, a match, and a bullet." Occasionally, it's also said to contain a grain of rice or penny — it depends who's asking.