Requesting a three day pass

An Israeli soldier who just enlisted asked the Commanding Officer fora 3-day pass.
The CO says "Are you crazy? You just join the Israeli army, and youalready want a 3-day pass? You must do something spectacular for thatrecognition!"So the soldier comes back a day later in an Arab tank!The CO was so impressed, he asked "How did you do it?""Well, I jumped in a tank, and went toward the border with the Arabs.I approached the border, and saw an Arab tank. I put my white flag up,the Arab tank put his white flag up. I said to the Arab soldier, "Doyou want to get a three-day pass? So we exchanged tanks!"Giving very odd excusesThe General went out to find that none of his G.I.s were there. Onefinally ran up, panting heavily."Sorry, sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a littlelate. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it brokedown, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles,and now I'm here."The General was very skeptical about this explanation but at least hewas here so he let the G.I. go. Moments later, eight more G.I.s cameup to the general panting, he asked them why they were late."Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the busbut missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, boughta horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I'm here."The General eyed them, feeling very skeptical but since he let thefirst guy go, he let them go, too. A ninth G.I. jogged up to theGeneral, panting heavily."Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the busbut missed it, I hailed a cab but..."
"Let me guess," the General interrupted, "it broke down."
"No," said the G.I., "there were so many dead horses in the road, ittook forever to get around them."