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Smart bombs have bad days too.

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.

Troops: Expendable bodies sent by the government to stop bullets during obscure foreign uprisings.

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

There is no such place as a convenient foxhole.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

(1932 – ) American businessman & U.S. Secretary of Defense

The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

It's not the bullet with your name on it; it's the shrapnel addressed to ‘occupant’ you've got to worry about.

The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.

The army with the smartest dress uniform will lose.

Odd objects attract fire… never lurk behind one.

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

If you find yourself in front of your platoon they know something you don't.

All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.

All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

Field experience is something you never get until just after you need it.