Holiday countdown

Xmas Visit
So my Aged Parents and sister, brother-in-law, and nephew descended upon the Kessler household on Boxing Day. My nephew, David, is now making up jokes. This is one.

There was a war. The General called his Soldier, and said, "Launch the missiles!'
The Soldier checked, and reported back: "The missiles have already been launched."
So the General said, "Fire the torpedos!"
The Soldier reported: "The torpedos have already been fired."
"Scramble the jets!"
"The jets have already been scrambled."
The General throught" "Bring me a cup of coffee."
The Soldier quickly returned with a cup of hot coffee. The General congratulated the Soldier for his quick thinking.