Failure of plan A will directly affect your ability to carry out plan B.
Sent by Lenny Quites
If you drop a soldier in the middle of a desert with a rock, a hammer, and an anvil, tell him not to touch any of it, and come back two hours later, the anvil will be broken. "Because soldiers gotta **** with ****". (quoted from an Officer during an interview in which the Officer was asked why barrels were thickened on the M-16A2).
Sent by Darrell A. Pierce
War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.
Sent by Quenya. Aus. (didn't know there were Elves in Australia, didn't know that elves were interested in war).
Lackland's Laws:
Never be first.
Never be last.
Never volunteer for anythin
An escaping soldier can be used again.
Sent by Asier Zabarte
If you think you'll die, don't worry you won't.
Near death, but still a live? There is nothing wrong with physics. God doesn't like you.
It is better to be lucky than good in the battlefield.
Sent by Rob
If it's worth fighting for...it's worth fighting dirty for.
Sent by former Lt. C. Harper (Vietnam '65)
if god wanted boots to be comfortable he would have designed them like running shoes.
Sent by Pv1 Goetze
If you survive the extraordinary things, it will often be the little things that will kill you.
Give an order, then change the order, will get you disorder.
Sent by Samuel
You never have fire support in heavy firefight but you always have it on a silent recon mission
Sent by Roswell
Revision to Marine Corp. Motto "If it makes sense, we won't do it".
Sent by Larry Wotring
The only thing more dangerous to you than the enemy, is your allies
Sent by Marc Underwood
Night vision - isn't
Sent by truga
When you need CAS, they'll be on last weeks radio fill and you won't be able to reach them
When you need Apache's, they'll be busy escorting the generals bird around
Last two laws were sent by Warpig, saying they are "A couple of additions to the law I picked up in Afghanistan".
Supply Demand law
Whatever you have, you won't need; whatever you need, you won't have.
Leadership law
If it was risky, it worked and no one got hurt: you were brilliant
If it was risky, it worked and someone got hurt; you were courageous
If it was risky, it didn't work and no one got hurt; you were lucky
If it was risky, it didn't work and someone got hurt; you were stupid (and probably dead)
Last two laws were sent by Sylvia Steward
The best sniper position is always the hardest to reach
Snakes aren't neutral
When you need to use the bathroom - the enemy is watching your position
Last three laws were sent by Mitchell Jones, Law Enforcement Precision Marksman, Arkansas
Laws of War for Helicopters
Helicopter tail rotors are naturally drawn toward trees, stumps, rocks, etc.
While it may be possible to ward off this event some of the time, it cannot, despite the best efforts of the crew, always be prevented.
It's just what they do.
The engine RPM and the rotor RPM must BOTH be kept in the GREEN.
Failure to heed this commandment can adversely affect the morale of the crew.
The terms Protective Armor and Helicopter are mutually exclusive.
"Chicken Plates" are not something you order in a restaurant.
The BSR (Bang Stare Red) Law:
The louder the sudden bang in the helicopter, the quicker your eyes will be drawn to the gauges.
Corollary: The longer you stare at the gauges the less time it takes them to move from green to red.
Loud, sudden noises in a helicopter WILL get your undivided attention.
The further you fly into the mountains, the louder the strange engine noises become.
It is a bad thing to run out of airspeed, altitude and ideas all at the same time.
"Pucker Factor" is the formal name of the equation that states the more hairy the situation is, the more of the seat cushion will be sucked up your butt.
It can be expressed in its mathematical formula of:
 S (suction) + H (height above ground) + I (interest in staying alive) + T (# of tracers coming your way).
Thus the term '****!' can also be used to denote a situation where a high Pucker Factor is being encountered.
Running out of pedal, fore or aft cyclic, or collective are all bad ideas.
Any combination of these can be deadly.
All the Laws of War for Helicopters were sent by Jim Kirk with courtesy of CWO4 Larry Gilbert (Ret). his brother-in-law that sent them to him
Helicopters have been described as nothing more than 50,000 parts flying in close formation. It is the mechanics responsibility to keep that formation as tight as possible.
It is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. Fortunately, neither are aware of this.
The last two laws were sent by Darrell A. Pierce
LZ's are always hot.
Sent by
loony39478@yahoo.com
There are 'old' pilots and 'bold' pilots, but there are no 'old, bold' pilots.
Any helicopter pilot story that starts "There I was,...." will be either true or false.
Any of these stories that end with "No ****." was neither true nor false.
The mark of a truly superior pilot is the use of his superior judgment to avoid situations requiring the use of his superior skill
The last three laws were sent by Brad Lucas, CPT, AV USA Ret, and a 1st Gulf War Vet.
Ch-53's are living proof, that if you strap enough engines to something it will fly.
Sent by Jason Koeck
Laws of War for Tanks
The same gun tube that would probably stay in alignment after lifting a car, will get you beaten after calibration if used to assist in climbing on the tank.
Tanks draw fire. A lot of it. It does not behoove the infantryman to hide behind one.
If you're close enough to actually hear an M1 series tank running, while in combat, and not part of the crew, you're too close.
Laws of war for tanks were sent by Darrell A. Pierce
Laws of the Marine Corp
It never rains in the Marine Corp, it rains on the Marine Corp.
Sent by Jesse Cason
Law of Fighting Airplanes
The enemy is always has the advantage.
Heat-seeking missiles don't know the difference between friend and foe.
'Armor' is a fantasy invented by your C.O. to make you feel better.
Afterburners aren't.
Air Brakes don't.
Your cannon will jam in combat, and then when you get back to base there will be nothing wrong with it.
You may have the better plane, but the enemy is the better pilot. (or vise versa)
When getting spare parts for your aircraft, you can get them CHEAP - FAST - IN GOOD CONDITION,
pick two. (This applies to everything)
Your radar will not pick up the enemy behind you or the one in the sun.
If you have got into the sun and are about to ambush the enemy, it will either be a trap or you'll run out of fuel.
Law of Fighting Airplanes were sent by Luke
Saddam's First (and last) Law of War:
Don't pick a fight with the baddest guys on the block!
Sent by Jim Kirk
Laws of Desert Combat:
Any attempt to find cover will result in failure.
Supply Shipments at night stick out like a sore thumb.
Tanks should never leave the established roads
Established roads are always mined
Operations in daytime will cause the lesser equipped army to win
The effectiveness of a soldier in desert combat is inversely porportional to how heavy his equipment is
Have plenty of water on hand
The last 7 laws were sent by Fenix
Laws of War in Iraq:
If it makes sense, it is not the "Army Way"
Saddam's First (and last) Law of War:
Don't pick a fight with the baddest guys on the block.
If you do, don't even try to run or hide. The pain will be worse.
The Iraqis always know the area better than you, no matter how many dismounts or convoys you have been on.
Iraqis always have the advantage of blending in with the crowd. You do not.
Iraqis are used to the heat and will rarely, if ever, be out during the hottest part of the day.
Drink more water than you think that you will need.
Drink more water than you think that you will need.
Always keep your radio fill up to date.
Don't piss off the IP's that run the check points, they sometimes allow insurgents to place IED's near their location just to **** with you.
Be nice to the Iraqi children, they will soon be either IP's, IA's, or insurgents!
Always remember: Shoot first and then swear up and down that you saw them pull out a grenade. This always works!!!
IED's will be placed frequently in the same spots over and over again.
Always shoot the guy walking down the MSR in the middle of the night carrying a gas can and a shovel. If they can't place the IED's, they can't blow you up!
Last 13 laws were sent by Thomas Anderson, M SPC MIL USA USAREUR
Military restatement of Uffelman's Razor:
Never attribute to an Officer that which is adequately explained by a Private.
From SFC Raines
Anderson's first Law:
If at first you don't succeed, blame it on the new private!
If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
From SPC Coffee
Law of Murphic Relief:
If, throughout your entire life you have been ruled by Murphy's Law, then at least one thing, usually no more than that, will go so right as to make up for a lifetime of failures.
From My Wife Rita!! Happily married now for 5 years!!
Murphy's Law is proof that God is in Heaven laughing his butt off!!
From SGT Overson