Thanks, Larry some of these were really good :-) -Ben
> > 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. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
