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Without discipline the Army would just be a bunch of guys wearing the same color clothing.

(1939 – 2000) American actor
Military TV/Movie Quotes

Ain’t it funny how many hundreds of thousands of soldiers we can recruit with nerve; but we can’t find one politician in a million with backbone.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
Government Military Politicians

Military Expert: One who tells you what’s going to happen tomorrow – then tells you why it didn’t.

Definitions Government Military

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

Military

I had other priorities in the sixties than military service.

(1941 – ) U.S. vice president, politician & businessman
Government Military

The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.

Military

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.

Military

Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Communication Military

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws War

The one item you need is always in short supply.

Military

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

When in doubt, empty the magazine.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

(1932 – ) American businessman & U.S. Secretary of Defense
Conflict Military War

Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.

Military Murphy’s Laws

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Military Murphy’s Laws

As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

My parents were very pleased that I was in the Army; the fact that I hated it somehow pleased hem even more.

(1934 – ) Australian comedian, satirist, artist, & author
Government Military