My Military Wisdom (an oxymoron):
A
Purple Heart proves three things: you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
10 second fuses only last 7 seconds.
Anything
you do can get you shot, even doing nothing.
Claymores are labeled
"This side toward enemy" for a reason.
Don't draw fire, it irritates
the people around you.
Don't ever be the first, don't ever
be the last and don't ever, ever volunteer to do anything.
Don't look
conspicuous: it draws fire.
If it's stupid but works, it really
isn't stupid.
If the enemy is in range, so are you.
If the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend.
If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed at you.
If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
Incoming
fire has the right of way.
It is generally unadvisable to eject directly
over the area you just bombed.
Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and
you can't get out.
Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you.
Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.
Teamwork
is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
The easy
way is always mined.
The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions: a.
When you're not ready for them. b. When you are ready for them. Either time is inconvenient and generally
a bummer.
The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is
incoming friendly fire.
The quartermaster has only two sizes: too large and
too small.
Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
When in doubt, empty the magazine.
When
in danger, or in doubt: Run in circles, scream and shout.
