General: Leaps tall buildings with a single bound, more
powerful than a steam engine, faster than a speeding bullet. Gives policy to
GOD.
Colonel: Leaps short buildings with a single bound. More powerful
than a shunting engine. Is just as fast as a speeding bullet. Walks on water(if
the sea is calm). Talks with GOD.
Lt.-Colonel: Leaps short buildings
with a running start in favourable winds. Is almost as fast as a speeding
bullet. Walks on water in indoor swimming pools. Talks with GOD if special
request is approved.
Major: Barely clears a nissen hut. Loses tug-of-war
with steam engine. Can fire a speeding bullet and swims well. Is occasionally
addressed by GOD.
Captain: Makes high marks when trying to leap tall
buildings. Is run over by trains. Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting
self injury. Doggy padles, talks to animals.
Lieutenant: Runs into tall
buildings. Recognises trains 2 out of 3 times. Is not issued with ammunition.
Can stay afloat if properly instructed in the use of a life jacket. Talks to
walls.
2nd Lieutenant: Falls over doorsteps when trying to enter
buildings. Says "look at choo-choo." Is NEVER issued with a gun or ammunition.
Plays in mud puddles. Mumbles to himself.
Sgt Major: Lifts tall
buildings and walks under them. Kicks steam engines off the track. Catches
speeding bullets in his teeth and eats them. Freezes water with a single glance.
HE IS GOD!