1. You are not superman
2. If it looks stupid but works, it's not stupid
3. Don't look conspicous
4. When in doubt, empty your magazine
5. Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you are.
6. Never forget your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.
7. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
8. No plan survives the first contact intact.
9. All 5 second grenades fuses burn out in 3 seconds
10. Look unimportant
11. If you're forward of your position, the artillery fire will fall short.
12. The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.
13. The important things are always simple.
14. The simple things are always hard.
15. The easy way is always mined.
16. If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.
17. When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
18. Incoming fir has the right of way
19. "Friendly Fire" isn't.
20. IF THE ENMY IS IN RANGE SO ARE YOU
21. No combat unit has ever passed inspection
22. Beer math is: 2 Beers Times 37 Men = 49 CASES
23. Body count math is: Two Guerillas plus one portable plus two pigs = 37 men killed in action.
24. Things that must be put together to work usually can't be shipped together.
25. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
26. ANYTHING YOU DO CAN GET YOU SHOT - INCLUDING NOTHING
27. Tracers work both ways!
28. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
29. Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
30. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share of objectives to take.
31. When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they are both right.
32. Professional soldiers are predictable, but the armies are made mostly of amatuers.
33. Being optimistic can save your life.
34. Keeping your head down lets you miss the grenade that just flew behind you.