The Head

A naval command instructor was indoctrinating his new naval command recruits.

He said, "You are all in the Navy now and in the US Navy we have our own language. For instance, in the Navy we don’t call it a bathroom; we don’t call it a toilet; we don’t call it a latrine."

A young Naval Command recruit raised his hand and asked, "What do you call it?"

"Son, we call it a ’head’. Now tell me son, what is the difference between a ’head’ and a ’hole in the ground’?"

The naval recruit said, "Well, I don’t know."

The naval command Instructor said, "Son, how do you expect to command a US Naval ship if you don’t know your head from a hole in the ground?"