A young man volunteers for airborne training. After one week, he phones his father.
“Dad, we had our first parachute jump today, but only about half the company jumped. The others were scared.”
Dad: “Well, did you jump?” Son: “No, I was scared.”
A week later he calls dad again “We had our second jump today. The sergeant said that anyone who didn’t jump this time would not get a pass for this weekend. All but about ten of us jumped.”
Dad: “Well, did you jump?” Son: “No, I just couldn’t”.
A week later he calls dad again “We had our third jump today. The sergeant said that anyone who didn’t jump was going to spend the weekend scrubbing the latrines with a toothbrush. Only three people didn’t jump.”
Dad: “Well, did you jump?” Son: “Nope. I’m still too scared.”
Another week goes by and he calls dad “Today was our fourth jump. The sergeant said he was gonna bend anyone who didn’t jump over the seat and screw him up the rear.”
Dad: “OK, so you jumped?” Son: “Yeah I jumped … a little … at first.”