Best Messages Ever
Back in the days before computers ruined everything information was passed by message and held in the ubiquitous "message log". Saw many great ones but my all time favorite was sent by the Captain of my small Coast Patrol ship to Naval Headquarters. It was in response to a message instigated by some Bin Rat in the bowels of the Logistic section castigating us for not promptly repling to a request for information on the annual jam consumption in our messes ( I shyte thee not).
I was a young Lt on my first go as an XO. As soon as I saw the message my head exploded and I went to see the Captain with a red haze in my eyes. He said calm down I will take care of this, Stand down !
His reply message said
" Your request to increase the administrative burden of this unit is denied"