Subject: Government » Military (Page 6)

Generals who can write always make me nervous.

(1921 – ) American newspaper editor
Government Military Occupations

Admiral: A general at sea.

Definitions Military

Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep

Military

Tracers work BOTH ways.

Arms 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

Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? … have the people we’ve been bombing over the years been complaining?

(1952 – ) American comedian & actor
Government Military

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Congress Definitions Military

As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

The weight of all of your equipment is proportional to the cube of the time you have been carrying it.

Military

Suppressive fires – won’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director
Appearance Clothing Government Military

Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss; whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Military

Surprise is an event that takes place only in the mind of a commander.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Clothing Government Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws