Military Wisdom

[jff]

Pay special attention to #16

1. "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us
geography." - Paul Rodriguez

2. "A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade
launcher fire when you least expect it. That would
make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit"
- Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

3. "Aim towards the Enemy" - Instruction printed on US
Rocket Launcher

4. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our
friend. (U.S. Marine Corps.)

5. Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate.
The bombs always hit the ground. (U.S. Air Force.)

6. If the enemy is in range, so are you. (Infantry
Journal.)

7. It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over
the area you just bombed. (U.S. Air Force Manual.)

8. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword
obviously never encountered automatic weapons. (Gen.
MacArthur.)

9. Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
(Infantry Journal.)

10. You, you, and you ..Panic. The rest of you, come
with me. (U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.)

11. Tracers work both ways. (U.S. Army Ordnance.)

12. Five second fuses only last three seconds.
(Infantry Journal.)

13. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last,
and don't ever volunteer to do anything. (U.S. Navy
Swabbie.)

14. Bravery is being the only one who knows you're
afraid. (David Hackworth.)

15. If your attack is going too well, you have walked
into an ambush. (Infantry Journal.)

16. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
No inspection ready unit ever survived combat (Joe
Gay.)

17. Any ship can be a minesweeper .. once.(Admiral
Hornblower.)

18. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing
to do. (Unknown Marine Recruit.)

19. Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around
you. (Your Buddies.)

20. Mines are equal opportunity weapons. (Saddam
Hussein.)

21. If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't
plan your mission properly. (David Hackworth.)

22. Waterproof sleeping shelters, aren't.

23. Smokeless powder, isn't.

23. Always store beer in dark places.

24. Get your first shot off fast. This may upset your
enemy enough to allow you to make your second shot
count.

25. You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
count of having both at once.

26. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find
them in the dark.

27. Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is
fearless cannot be courageous.

28. Peace is an extension of war by political means.

29. Anything free is worth what you pay for it.

30. When handling stinging insects, move slowly.

[Don Leonard]

Heehee...okay what next?

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[jff]

Give me time, I'll come up with something

[Don Leonard]

Given enough time I could be a millionaire...

[jff]

Go for it hahaha

[Don Leonard]

I'm going to Biloxi soon...might make it :^)

[jff]

I am going to Tunica on Mar 16-18

[Wild Monkshood]

I'll be eating a Tuna Sandwich during the same time period. :^)

[jff]

It being Lent and all, i'll be doing the fish thingie every Friday.

[Don Leonard]

You go for days but I go for hours...if you don't win in a couple of hours you
ain't gonna win :^)

[Wild Monkshood]

I miss those succulent little fish patties that we used to have in
the school cafeteria every fri.

[Don Leonard]

Not better than salmon cakes or salmon crocquettes with cream sauce.

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[Don Leonard]

Not = Nothing

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[Wild Monkshood]

We used to play croquet, but no salmon.