Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 4

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 plan survives first contact intact.

Military Murphy’s Laws

A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

Military Murphy’s Laws Problems

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Military Murphy’s Laws

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Arms 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

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Friendly fire – isn’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together; things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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.

Military

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Military Murphy’s Laws