Military wisdom
Published Jan 01, 1900
- "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography.
- "Aim towards the Enemy" - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher
- When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
- 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.
- Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
- Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground.
- If the enemy is in range, so are you.
- It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
- Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
- You, you, and you . . . Panic. The rest of you, come with me.
- Tracers work both ways.
- Five second fuses only last three seconds.
- Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
- Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
- If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush.
- No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
- Any ship can be a minesweeper . . . once.
- Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
- Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you.
- Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
