Murphy's Military Laws
- If the enemy is in range, so are you
- Incoming fire has the right of way
- Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire
- There is always a way
- The easy way is always mined
- Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo
- Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous
- The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions:
- when you're ready for them
- when you're not ready for them
- Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at
- If you can't remember, then the claymore is pointed at you
- The enemy diversion you have been ignoring will be the main attack
- A "sucking chest wound" is nature's way
of telling you to slow down
- If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush
- Never draw fire....it iritates everyone around you
- Anything you do can get you shot, including nothing
- Make it tough enough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out
- Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself
- If you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in a combat zone
- When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy
- Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder
- You are not superman
- If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid
- When in doubt, empty your magazine
- All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds
- If you are forward of your position, the artillery will fall short
- Friendly fire - isn't
- No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection
- Beer math is: 2 beers x 37 men = 49 cases
- Body count math is: 2 guerillas + 1 portable + 2 pigs = 37 enemy KIA
- Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together
- Radio's will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately
- Tracers work both ways
- The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire
- If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share of objectives to take
- When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they are both right
- Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs
- Murphy was a grunt
