Originally Posted by
nighthawk
Murphy's Laws of Combat
1. If the enemy is in range, so are you.
2.Incoming fire has the right of way.
3. Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.
4. The problem with the easy way out is that it's usually mined.
5. Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
6. Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.
7. Teamwork is essential, it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
8. If you can't remember, then the Claymore IS pointed at you.
9. A "sucking chest wound" is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
10. If your attack is going well, then it's an ambush.
11. Never draw fire, it irritates everyone else around you.
12. Anything you do can get you shot, including nothing.
13. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.
14. If you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in a combat zone.
15. Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.
16. Friendly fire isn't.
17. The most dangerous thing in the world is a 2nd lieutenant with a map and compass.
18. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.
19. If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike.
20. Military Intelligence is a contradiction.
21. Tracers work both ways.
22. It's not the one with your name on it, it's the one marked "To whom it may concern" that you've got to worry about.
23. Walking point= sniper bait.
24. If it's stupid and works, it isn't.
25. No combat ready unit ever passed inspection.
26. Things that must be shipped as a set, aren't.
27. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and never volunteer.
28. As soon as you're served hot food in the field, it rains.
29. No matter which way you have to march, it's uphill.
30. Air strikes always overshoot the target, artillery always falls short.
31. Never tell the platoon sergeant you have nothing to do.
32. Beer Math- 2 beers X 37 men = 49 cases.
33. Body Count Math- 3 guerrillas + 1 probable + 2 pigs = 38 enemy killed.
34. The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
35. The cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue!
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