The Air Force Survival Test

During a grueling joint-service survival course, an instructor was grilling a group of elite soldiers on their emergency protocols. He turned to an Army Ranger first. "Soldier, you’re stranded in the middle of a desert with nothing but a canteen and a knife. What do you do?"

The Ranger snapped to attention. "Sir! I find high ground, signal for extraction, and hunt local wildlife for protein, Sir!"

The instructor nodded and turned to a Navy SEAL. "And you? Same situation, but the temperature is 110 degrees."

The SEAL didn't blink. "Sir! I travel by night to conserve water, build a solar still, and prepare a perimeter for incoming hostiles, Sir!"

Finally, the instructor looked at a young Air Force pilot who was leaning casually against a Jeep, adjusting his mirrored aviators. "And what about you, Flyboy? You’ve crashed in the middle of nowhere. What is your primary survival objective?"

The pilot pushed his sunglasses up and looked thoughtful for a second. "Well, Sir, first I’d check the signal on my smartphone. If I can't get a bar, I'd probably just head to the lobby and ask the hotel manager why the Wi-Fi is down."