3 SAS recruits finally reach the end of their training, and
are confronted by their drill instructor, who says to them, "Men, would you die
for your country?"
And to this they all immediately reply, "Sir, yes,
sir!"
The instructor then asks, "Men would you kill for your country?"
The squaddies give the same reply.
Next, the drill instructor
asks the men, "Would you kill your wives for your country?"
Again, the
same answer.
As a response to this, the drill instructor tells the men
that their wives are waiting in separate rooms behind them, and that in turn
they must go and shoot their wives, to prove their loyalty to the country.
The drill instructor hands a gun to the first recruit, who goes white
and runs out of the room, passing the gun to recruit number 2. This time the
recruit stares at the gun for a few minutes, but he too goes white, passes the
gun to the next recruit, and runs away.
However, the third recruit grabs
the gun eagerly, and runs into the room containing his wife, where he remains
for a few minutes. During this time, the drill instructor hears a loud bang from
the gun, followed by a series of muffled thuds.
When the recruit finally
emerges, the drill instructor asks him what just happened. In response the
recruit answers,
"Well, I went into the room, and shot my wife as
ordered. But it turned out that the gun only had blanks in it, so I had to beat
her to death with the chair instead."
