Soldier’s are funny creatures. Some of the more motivated ones are even more humorous.
Along with saluting, it is customary to give a greeting, or a response when passing somebody–it is a politeness that is not found in many other places any more. Sometimes, like today, I pass some highly motivate soldiers who answer my “How Are You Today?” with
“Another Day in Paradise!” — Paradise is relative, I guess.  A comment like this, makes me smile. But, to some degree that’s true–some of these guys absolutely love this job and doing it 24 hours a day. In some ways, it is another day in paradise–Paradise is being in the center of God’s will–and that’s exactly where I am.
or
“Livin’ the Dream!”–Some Soldiers dream of this. This is there time to shine. They may go back home and be welcomed as a hero. They will tell their grand-kids what they did in Iraq one day. They are truly living the dream. It is nice to be reminded that, to some degree, I too am living the dream. It’s the best job in the world.
One of the funiest was “Hangin’ like a hair in a biscut.” That is neither motivating nor appealing, but it is memorable.
