Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 2

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

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

When in doubt, empty the magazine.

The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.

The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.

If the enemy is in range, so are you!

The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

There is nothing more satisfying that having someone take a shot at you, and miss.

Neutral countries – aren’t.

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

A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.

Fortify your front; you’ll get your rear shot up.

Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.

Suppressive fires – won’t.

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

If your advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush.

Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together; things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.