If you haven't seen these there pretty good....
Wit and Wisdom from Military Manuals, etc. Some of you are EX military and a couple of you are pilots so it's easy to relate .
"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 .
"Aim towards the Enemy" - Instructions printed on U . S . Rocket Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend . " - U . S . Marine Corps
"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate The bombs are guaranteed always to hit the ground . " - USAF Ammo Troop
"If the Enemy is in range, so are you . " - Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable to eject over the area you just bombed" - U . S . Air Force Manual
"Whoever said the pen is mightier then the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons . " - General MacArthur
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo . " - Infantry Journal
"You, you, and you . Panic . The rest of you come with me . " - U . S . Marine Gunnery Sgt . (Mgysgt5)
"Tracers work both ways . " - U . S . Army Ordnance
"Five second fuses only last three seconds" - Infantry Journal
"Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything . " - U . S . Navy Swabbie
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid . " - David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush . " - Infantry Journal
"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection . " - Joe ***
"Any ship can be a minesweeper . Once . " - unknown
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do . " - Unknown Marine Recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you . "
"If you see a bomb technician running, follow him and try to keep up . " - USAF Ammo Troop
Some fliers’ sayings:
"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3 . " - Paul F . Crickmore (test pilot)
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire . "
"Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky . " - From an old carrier sailor
"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe . "
"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash . "
"Without munitions, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club . "
"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up . . . . The pilot dies . "
Wit and Wisdom from Military Manuals, etc. Some of you are EX military and a couple of you are pilots so it's easy to relate .
"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 .
"Aim towards the Enemy" - Instructions printed on U . S . Rocket Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend . " - U . S . Marine Corps
"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate The bombs are guaranteed always to hit the ground . " - USAF Ammo Troop
"If the Enemy is in range, so are you . " - Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable to eject over the area you just bombed" - U . S . Air Force Manual
"Whoever said the pen is mightier then the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons . " - General MacArthur
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo . " - Infantry Journal
"You, you, and you . Panic . The rest of you come with me . " - U . S . Marine Gunnery Sgt . (Mgysgt5)
"Tracers work both ways . " - U . S . Army Ordnance
"Five second fuses only last three seconds" - Infantry Journal
"Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything . " - U . S . Navy Swabbie
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid . " - David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush . " - Infantry Journal
"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection . " - Joe ***
"Any ship can be a minesweeper . Once . " - unknown
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do . " - Unknown Marine Recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you . "
"If you see a bomb technician running, follow him and try to keep up . " - USAF Ammo Troop
Some fliers’ sayings:
"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3 . " - Paul F . Crickmore (test pilot)
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire . "
"Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky . " - From an old carrier sailor
"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe . "
"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash . "
"Without munitions, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club . "
"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up . . . . The pilot dies . "
