Can some ribbon racks be over the top, or is more always better?
I made note of it, to ask her about it later, and I suddenly realized the whole group was looking at me. She asks, "Is there a problem, Master Chief?"
I told her the truth...
"No, Ma'am. I'm just checking out your rack."
Cue the uproarious laughter and I turned every shade of red imaginable. I stuttered and stammered, and then realized that she was laughing her ass off as well.
Eventually, the reason for my confusion came out, and she laughingly explained that she was a Mustang (E-5, got busted to O-1). She turned out to be a VERY cool boss to work for.
And, as a quick aside, evolution had blessed her with a very good body. This could have been a career killer for me.
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