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Humorous excerpts taken from Royal Navy and Marines fitness reports.

When the British military judges its officers, it sometimes does so with the droll humor of a Noel Coward play. Here are some excerpts taken from Royal Navy and Marines fitness reports.

· His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity.

· I would not breed from this Officer

· This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won’t-be.

· When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there.

· He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire satisfaction.

· He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle.

· Technically sound, but socially impossible.

· This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

· When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; since then he has aged considerably.

· This Medical Officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from port to port, and my officers to carry him from bar to bar.

· This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope—always spinning around at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere.

· Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has started to dig.

· She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.

· He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.

· This officer should go far—and the sooner he starts, the better

· In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly below 250 feet.

· The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship.

· Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.

· This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.