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Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.

Military

Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't.

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The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

Clothing Military Murphy’s Laws

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.

Characteristics Military Murphy’s Laws

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
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[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Military Murphy’s Laws

It isn't necessary to be an idiot to be a senior officer, but it sure helps.

Military

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.

Military

No one ever carries too much ammo.

Military

If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share to take.

Military Murphy’s Laws

A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws War

The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel; this is essentially the basis of all military thinking.

(1948 – ) English novelist
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Field experience is something you never get until just after you need it.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Another such victory, and we are undone.

(318 – 272 BC) Greek general & statesman
Government Military

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
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