> A man walked into a pet store and was looking at the animals on
> display. While he was there, a Chief Master Sergeant from the
> local air base walked in and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll take a
> maintenance monkey, please."
>

> The man nodded, went to a cage at the side of the store and took out
> a monkey. He put a collar and leash on the animal and handed it the
> CMSgt, saying, "That'll be $5,000." The CMSgt paid and left with the
> monkey.
>

> Surprised, the man went to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very
> expensive monkey. Most of them are only a few hundred dollars. Why
> did that one cost so much?"
>

> The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that's a maintenance monkey. He can
> rig aircraft flight controls, score 95 on the AF CDC test, perform the
> duties of any MX officer with no back talk or complaints. It's well
> worth the money. "

> The man spotted a monkey in another cage. "That one's even more
> expensive, $10,000! What does it do?"

> "Oh, that one is a "Maintenance Supervisor" monkey! It can instruct
> at all levels of maintenance, supervise maintenance at the unit,
> intermediate, and depot level, and even do most of the paperwork. A
> very useful monkey indeed," replied the shopkeeper.

> The man looked around a little longer and found a third monkey in a
> cage. The price tag read $50,000. The shocked tourist exclaimed,
> "That one costs more than all the others put together! What in the
> world does it do?"

> The shopkeeper shot an annoyed glance at the cage and replied,
> "Well, I've never actually seen him do anything but drink beer and
> play with his pecker, but his papers say he's a pilot!"