Author: A Murphy's Military Law

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

Clothing Military Murphy’s Laws

When the enemy is closing, the artillery will always be long

Military Murphy’s Laws

Neutral countries – aren’t.

Government Military Murphy’s Laws Places

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The weight of all of your equipment is proportional to the cube of the time you have been carrying it.

Military

The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.

Military

The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.

Military

Anything you can do can get you killed – including doing nothing.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Don’t draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Suppressive fires – won’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

Health Military Murphy’s Laws

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

Military Murphy’s Laws

All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep

Military

If the enemy is in range, so are you!

Military Murphy’s Laws

There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.

Military

The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.

Communication Military

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws