service. After a swig of beer the sapper says, 'our bridges keep the fighting force mobile.' Arching his eyebrows, the gunner replies, 'We keep the enemy guessing 'Not entirely true', responded the sapper. 'Some of our mine fields are dummy and that also keeps the enemy guessing The gunner responds, 'Point taken.' The sapper then says, 'We sappers have been around since the invention of the spade!' The gunner, nodding agreement, says, 'but we improved the hitting power of the military.' The argument continued until the gunner comes up with what he thinks will end the discussion. With a flourish of finality he says...... 'The artillery invented sex!' The sapper replies, 'That is true, but it was the sappers who introduced it to women.'