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nmrocks

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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 . "
 
Claymores had "this side towards enemy" on the hot side,,,why new guys were always told twice when they were sent out to retrieve them to read the face,,,or not
 
Sayings at SUBDEVRON TWELVE when I served there:

The Six Ps : Proper planning prevents piss-poor performance.

Age and treachery overcome youth and experience.

Patience is a consumable product.

Bosun Al
 
Some really great sayings,and all true.:salute::
Mark
 

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