USMC   Survival    Checklist

(or Murphy's Laws of Combat)

If it's stupid but works, it ain't stupid.

Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.

Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you.

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.

Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.

If your attack is going well,  it's an ambush.

Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.

The easy way is always mined.

The important things are very simple.

The simple things are very hard.

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

Incoming fire has the right of way.

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

No inspection-ready unit has ever passed combat.

Teamwork is essential.  It gives them other people to shoot at.

Friendly fire isn't.

Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing.

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

When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.


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