Military Wisdom

[Jock Scot]

"Military Intelligence is a contradiction in terms."

"The plan is-------that after the first shot there is no plan!"

"Hurry up and wait!" again and again and again and again and again and ----------again.

"There is the right way of doing things and the wrong way and then there is the Royal Navy's way".

Seen at a barracks, a large official slogan:-
"Sweat saves blood!" and underneath some one had written:-
"Brains saves both"

[Mike_Oettle]

Too true, Jock! And you have first-hand experience.
Regards,
Mike

[nloken]

From what is known as UD2-1, the "Bible" of safety regulations in the Norwegian Armed Forces (liberally translated by your truly); "In the event of falling over whilst riding a bicycle, you must always fall in a controlled manner to your right while clearly yelling "Help, I'm falling" three times."

I kid you not, ladies and gentlemen, I have held the book and read the words myself!

[Whidbey78]

One of my Chiefs used to throw some good nuggets of wisdom at us:
"Don't question command policies. It will just give you a headache."
"Figure out what the most logical, efficient and effective course of action would be. Then do the opposite."
"If it makes sense it's not the Navy way."
"I expect 110% effort from every one of you every time you walk through that door. That's how I'm going to make Senior Chief!"

[Lallans]

How about "Fools Rush In While Survivors Watch"?

[sydnie7]

From what is known as UD2-1, the "Bible" of safety regulations in the Norwegian Armed Forces (liberally translated by your truly); "In the event of falling over whilst riding a bicycle, you must always fall in a controlled manner to your right while clearly yelling "Help, I'm falling" three times."

I kid you not, ladies and gentlemen, I have held the book and read the words myself!

Not the military, but it reminded me of what my niece related after a very short stint working a summer job at Sea World. If you were walking across the snack bar kitchen area holding a knife, you had to continually announce "I have a knife!" as long as you were in motion

[Spartan Tartan]

Thanks for some subtle reminders

[CelticSire]

Tracers work both ways.

If you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in the combat zone.

It's a bayonet. The pointy end goes in the other guy.

[Coastie]

No battle plan lasts past contact with the enemy. That's the reason he is called the enemy.

[Nighthawk]

I have a cousin-in-law in the Air Force. I sent these along to him because I know he'll get a laugh.