Very Important Colonel

Having just moved into his new office, a
pompous, new colonel was sitting at his desk
when a PFC knocked on the door.
Conscious of his new position, the colonel
quickly picked up the phone, told the PFC to
enter, then said into the phone, "Yes, General,
I'll be seeing him this afternoon and I'll pass
along your message. In the meantime, thank you
for your good wishes, sir."
Feeling as though he had sufficiently
impressed the young enlisted man, he asked,
"What do you want?"
"Nothing important, sir," the PFC replied,
"I'm just here to hook up your telephone."