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[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.

Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.

If we had less statesmanship we could get along with fewer battleships.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Automatic weapons – aren’t.

If the enemy is in range, so are you!

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

Fortify your front; you’ll get your rear shot up.

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

Odd objects attract fire… never lurk behind one.

Military Expert: One who tells you what’s going to happen tomorrow – then tells you why it didn’t.

If you don’t want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

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

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

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

Anything you can do can get you killed – including doing nothing.

Rear: In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.