Actual(?) Military Wisdom
If the enemy is in range, so are you. — Infantry Journal
Tracers work both ways. — Army Ordnance Manual
Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer
for anything — U. S. Navy
The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. — anonymous
Five second fuses last about three seconds. — Infantry Journal
Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as to occasionally see
a dead general. — Field Marshal Slim
Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you. — advice
to the new guy
If the enemy is in range, so are you. — Infantry Journal
It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. — U.
S. Air Force Manual
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered
automatic weapons. — General MacArthur
Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once. — Naval Ops Manual
Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. — anonymous infantry
recruit
If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him. — Infantry
Journal
Yea, though i fly through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear
no evil, for I am at 50,000 feet and climbing. — Sign at SR71 Wing
Ops
You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. — Paul
F. Crickmore, SR71 test pilot
If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's a helicopter
and therefore unsafe. — fixed wing pilot
When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough
power left to get you to the scene of the crash. — Multi-Engine
Training Manual
Without ammunition, the Air Force is just an expensive flying club. — anonymous
If you hear me yell; "Eject! Eject! Eject!", the last two will
be echos. If you ask "Why?" you'll be talking to yourself, because
by then, you'll be the pilot. — Pre-flight briefing by a Canadian
F-104 pilot
What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a
pilot screws up, the pilot dies, but if the ATC screws up, the pilot still
dies. — sign in control tower
Never trade luck for skill. — anonymous
The three most famous last phrases in military aviation: "Did you
feel that?" "What was that? and "Oh, shit!" — anonymous
Airspeed, altitude and brains; at least two are needed to successfully
complete a flight. — Basic Flight Training Manual
Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person
on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it. — Emergency
Checklist
The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill
you. — Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot
There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. — Sign
over Squadron Ops Desk at Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona
You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power
to taxi to the terminal. — Fighter Training Manual
Friendly fire isn't. — anonymous
If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. — Naval Ops
Manual
Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate; the bombs always hit
the ground. — U. S. Air Force Manual
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly. — David
Hackworth
Aim towards enemy. — Instruction on rocket launcher
When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend — USMC
When you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in combat. — USMC
You don't win a war by dying for your country; you win a war by making
the other son-of-a-bitch die for his. — General George S.
Patton
You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power
to taxi to the terminal. — Lead-in Fighter Training Manual
Coffee tastes better when the latrines are downstream from an encampment. — U.
S. Army Field Regulations, 1861
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