Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 4

Don’t draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The easy way is always mined.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.

Military

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Automatic weapons – aren’t.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions:
1. When you’re ready for them. 2. When you’re not ready for them.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Arms Government Military Murphy’s Laws

Try to look unimportant, because the bad guys may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.

Communication Military

Tracers work BOTH ways.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately

Corollary: Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

Communication Murphy’s Laws

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

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

Don’t ever be the first, don’t ever be the last and don’t ever volunteer to do anything.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws