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Military Humor

From: "Gunny Connell" & "Glenn Bratcher"
Subject: Military Humor

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." -U.S. Marine Corps

"You, you, and you . . . Panic. The rest of you, come with me."
-U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." -Unknown Marine Recruit

Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." -Paul Rodriguez

"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit." -Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

"Aim towards the enemy." -Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." -U.S. Air Force

"If the enemy is in range, so are you." -Infantry Journal

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." -U.S. Air Force Manual

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." -Gen. MacArthur

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." -Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways." -U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five second fuses only last three seconds." -Infantry Journal

"Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything." -U. S Navy Swabbie

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid." -David Hackworth

"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." -Infantry Journal

"No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection." -Joe Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once." -Anon

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." -Your Buddies