09/03/19 Grif.Net - Wisdom from the Military

[Robert Griffin]

[Celebrating the anniversary of the end of World War II yesterday brought to mind some valuable adages of various service branches]

"If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal

 

“It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual

 

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." - General MacArthur

 

"You, you, and you.... Panic. The rest of you, come with me." - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.

 

"Tracers work both ways." - U.S. Army Ordnance

 

"Five second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantry Journal

 

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." – U.S. Navy

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Dr Bob Griffin

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