Military Wisdom

[Dunedan]

"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."
-Instruction printed on US 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 to always hit the ground."
-U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the
area you just bombed."
-U.S. Air Force Manual

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously
never encountered automatic weapons."
-Gen.Mac Arthur

"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 Corp Gunnery Sgt.

"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 Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once." -Anon

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."
-Unknown Marine Recruit

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you."
-Your Buddies

"If you see a bomb technician running, follow him."
-U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

 

[A4sForever]

"IT'LL DO NO GOOD TO STAND ON THE SEAT ... 'CAUSE KITTY HAWK CRABS CAN JUMP 10 FEET"

(Written by Navy poet on side bulkhead, @ sh*tter # 3, compartment 02-34-4L, AirOps head, on USS Kitty Hawk, summer 1973)

 

[airgreg]

"Aim towards the Enemy."
-Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

Made me think of this pic:

 

[Fly Navy]

omg Airgreg, that picture is a friggin riot.

 

[airgreg]

...that picture is a friggin riot.

Gotta use your head in the fight. Unfortunately, this activity is definitely banned for SNA's until further notice.

Lifted that pic off another board a while ago.

 

[KBayDog]

Gotta use your head in the fight. Unfortunately, this activity is definitely banned for SNA's until further notice.

Lifted that pic off another board a while ago.

They banned strapping claymore mines to your head? GOSH! Is there anything I can do for fun?

 

[American_Ace]

"Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder."

"A purple heart means you were smart enough to make a plan, dumb enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive."

"Suppressive fire, doesn't"

"Friendly Fire, isn't"

"Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you"

that's all I can think of right now...

 

[Godspeed]

ME: "Knock Knock"
YOU:"Who's There?"
ME: "Who?"
YOU: "Who Who?"
ME: "What are you an owl?"
Thats one of my favorite ones.

 

[KBayDog]

Never fly the "A" model of anything.

 

[Mayday]

Pilot, not military, but still wisdom...

Everybody's seen most of these I'm sure. Just thought I'd use this thread to get them all consolidated.

1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again.

3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here.

5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

6. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.

8. A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.

9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.

11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.

12. Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.

13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.

14. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you've made.

15. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.

16. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

17. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them (no offense, rotary guys; I love helos).

18. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.

19. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.

20. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

21. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

22. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.

23. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.

24. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.

 

[perchul]

Question "How long to we have to pull the rip cord"
Answer "Son, you have the rest of your life to pull that frickin cord"

 

[metro]

18. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.

19. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.

These are the two greatest things I heard/read all day, especially #18.

 

[Fly Navy]

1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
2. Do not go near the edges of it.
3. The edges of the air can be recognised by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there.

 

[pittflyer]

Contrary to popular belief, water is as hard as earth, its just wetter!

 

[Fly Navy]

Sometimes harder. Glassy water can be as hard as concrete. OUCH!