> The current issue of Corrigo has a great article by Lawrence Don-Elysyn on
>
> Warnings, Caution, & Notes ... thought I'd share a few timely examples
> from
> the US military, along with a few old military truisms:
>
> 1 . "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)
>
> 2. "Aim toward the Enemy" - (Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher)
>
> 3. "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend" (USMC manual)
>
> 4. "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always
> hit
>
>
> the ground." (U.S. Air Force)
>
> 5. "If the enemy is in range, so are you." (U.S. Army Infantry Journal)
>
> 6. "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just
> bombed." (U.S. Air Force Manual)
>
> 7. "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never
> encountered automatic weapons." (Gen. MacArthur)
>
> 8. "Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." (Infantry Journal)
>
>
> 9. "You, you, and you ...Panic. The rest of you, come with me." (U.S.
> Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.)
>
> 10. "Tracers work both ways." (U.S. Army Ordnance manual)
>
> 11. "Five second fuses only last three seconds." (U.S. Army Infantry
> Journal)
>
> 12. "If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush."
> (U.S. Army Infantry Journal)
>
> 13. No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection. No inspection ready
> unit ever survived combat.
>
> 14. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever
> volunteer to do anything.
>
> 15. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. (Unknown
> Marine
> Recruit)
>
> 16. Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you. (Your Buddies)
>
> 17. Mines are equal opportunity weapons. (Saddam Hussein)
>
> 18. If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission
> properly.
>
> 19. Waterproof sleeping shelters, aren't.
>
> 20. Smokeless powder, isn't.
>
> 21. Get your first shot off fast. This may upset your enemy enough to
> allow
> you to make your second shot count.
>
> 22. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
>
> 23. Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be
> courageous.
>
> 24. Peace is an extension of war by political means.
>
> 25. You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't count of having
> both
> at once.
>
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