Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 4

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

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

It's not the bullet with your name on it; it's the shrapnel addressed to ‘occupant’ you've got to worry about.

Military

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

Conflict Military Murphy’s Laws War

If the enemy is in range, so are you!

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Odd objects attract fire… never lurk behind one.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military

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

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

Suppressive fires – won’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws