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Agree ....

A young Navy Pilot was injured while ejecting from his A-4 Skyhawk due
to engine failure during a cat shot from the carrier , but due to the heroics
of rescue helicopter and the ship’s hospital staff the only permanent injury
was the loss of one ear.

Since he wasn’t physically impaired, he remained on flight status and
eventually became an Admiral. However, during his career he was always
sensitive about his appearance.

One day the Admiral was interviewing two Navy Master Chiefs and a
Marine Sergeant Major for his personal staff.

The first Master Chief was a Surface Navy type and it was a great
interview. At the end of the interview the Admiral asked him, “Do you
notice anything different about me?”

The Master Chief answered, “Why yes. I couldn’t help but notice you are
missing your starboard ear, so I don’t know whether this impacts your
hearing on that side.”

The Admiral got very angry at this lack of tact and threw him
out of his office.

The next candidate, an Aviation Master Chief, when asked this same
question, answered, “Well yes, you seem to be short one ear.”

The Admiral threw him out also.

The third interview was with the Marine Sergeant Major. He was
articulate, extremely sharp, and seemed to know more than the two
Master Chiefs put together. The Admiral wanted this guy, but went
ahead with the same question.

“Do you notice anything different about me?”

To his surprise the Sergeant Major said, “Yes Sir. You wear contact
lenses.”

The Admiral was impressed and thought to himself, what an incredibly
tactful Marine. “And how do you know that?” the Admiral asked.

The Sergeant Major replied:
“Well sir, it’s pretty hard to wear glasses with only one f*ckin’ ear.”