“I am the boss, you are a fool” is a universal military formula inherent in any army in the world. Only it is not always pronounced, but more often it is implied. Absolutely unambiguous. For example, the sergeant major lined up the recruits and asked: “Are there any artists among you?” They answer him: “Yes!” - "Great! Take a saw and three axes from the storeroom and by lunchtime draw a woodpile of birch firewood for the field kitchen...” In general, the commanders are rude, but their subordinates do not lag behind them. A motley mosaic of army tales and anecdotes, both real and fictional, appears in a surprisingly funny book by former military man, but active writer Alexander Shchelokov...