Subject: Government » Military (Page 4)

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
Conflict Military War

Admiral: A general at sea.

Definitions 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

They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!

(1813 – 1864) American teacher & Union Army general in the Civil War
Death Government Military

Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.

Military Murphy’s Laws

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Military Murphy’s Laws

My parents were very pleased that I was in the Army; the fact that I hated it somehow pleased hem even more.

(1934 – ) Australian comedian, satirist, artist, & author
Government Military

There is nothing more satisfying that having someone take a shot at you, and miss.

Military

All battles are fought at the junction of two or more map sheets… printed at different scales.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

No one ever carries too much ammo.

Military

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

Military

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

Definitions Military

Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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
Conflict Government Military War

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws War

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

The surest way to become a pacifist is to join the infantry.

(1921 – 2003) American editorial cartoonist
Conflict Government Military War

Don’t look conspicuous – in the combat, it draws fire; out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

Military Murphy’s Laws