Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 4

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

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

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.

If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.

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

Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss; whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.

No plan survives first contact intact.

Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.

The one item you need is always in short supply.

Field experience is something you never get until just after you need it.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!

If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Surprise is an event that takes place only in the mind of a commander.

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.

Smart bombs have bad days too.

If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything.