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Arsokes says overs! eet aay sve ae ton 8. ‘hen ovowny treme au ot wre down, bs mes mga one esas epi “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.” 167. Tho weapon that usually jams when you nod tthe most the M60, 18. The porect eee forthe oo il arson the day ator someone ose ie he Die, 8, When you have slice supptes end anne, We enemy akes two weeks To sflck, when you are ow ‘on suppl and amino the enemy decides fo attack hal igh 10. Thenewost and most inaxparanced sokserwllusaly wn the Medal of Honor. 71. Thoburtaaus of hand grande ie always na fet grater than your mpng range. 72. Thecnclalroundie waua 74. Thala such place aes convanent fool 75. lyeurposttone are rly stand you are propared to take the enemy assauX on, he wl bypass you. 76. Wyur ambush s propel se, the enemy work wak FXO "T's true - The squeaky wheel gets the grease. but he also gets remembered when the CO is fling the ‘Shit Duty’ ist.” 77. your To. Thedensty ott 2s gong wal the enemy expects you cutlark hin Ineases poperanal tthe culousness othe roe 79, Cctlobjocte aac ie - ever uk being oe, 80. Tho more stupano lndor i, te more mpotantmision he is ordered {Beary ou 181. Tho set-nportance ofa super i invesoyproporona this position {nie herrea Ns devlouaness and miscievousoe 82, Suosous cose whan no on ooking ale sure when the gone Swienng 83. Thoenomy never monitors your rai requoney until you broadcast on nunsecued channel 14. When you dep your equipment eetight, you ammo and grades nay al the tarest away. and you canteen aay ands a your fet. ‘The serousnest ofa wound is nersely proportional othe dance to any form of cover. ‘Your rouse or he night th sot whore you ol fed of marching tat ay. Teiy ono soluton canbe found fr aot problem, ton i's usualy @ stupa okion ‘Your vehides ar bull! magnets: @ moving oxhok acts atlonton Irs easier to expend tell combat than i cut the forms for Graves Registration, shust because your tage! as ert rsa fo smoke, dont assume you gol he bastars tha’ your ‘Sinaltoblast him all el Remember: KISS (Keep it sinple shipid) _Wnenever yu lose cota with he enemy, ok bein yo. ‘Your only remember your hae grenades when the sound i to lose to us them “The spare batons ortho PRC- (whaler Your Uni carying) ae ether Realy dead ofr tho song ad, ‘The png you heard was he antenna snapping ots inchos above the ex-mount, while ake mission ‘was being ead ona baltalon of hstize wo kno your postion, “Tre enemy always ieee ack othe secon you stop Your pants ithe tine ‘The dogre to which HO oveeacs fo el is versely proportional ois aecuary yeu rece wo eatactory orders, oboy thm bah "hare ena imo how bad tgs an gt ‘When you are on ene tequency, everyone eee wal be on ances. 100, Murphy was a grunt 22 8 “Nature abhors a her: for one thing, he vilates the low of conservation of ‘energy; for another, how can it be ‘survival of the fittest’ when the fittest ‘heeps putting hinself in situations where he 's most likely fo get creamed?” Lie #3: You will be inserted within 5 klicks of the target. ‘Quartermaster Corollaries ‘The quartermaster has ony two sie: oo le nd 50 sal Neve forget hat the lwo der made your weapon, “Things hat must be together to work usualy cant he ships together ‘Thee em you ee alway in short spp Interchangeabe pars ten "Why is it the CO sticks his head in your radio hooch to see “if anything has come down from DIV when you're listening Yo the VOA ‘broadcasting the baseball games?” ‘The se withthe simples norm wins. The more a weapon oss the father away you will veto send ito be repaid & Theammo you ned nor son the next sop, 5. You get the most of what you ned he es crcl ou pk rcs iva smal no mar how al “Well. could be worse: it could be raining.. and we could be out in it.” Lie #4: “The government puts the care and safety of its soldiers before any considerations about the cost ¢ of equipment?” Weather Corollaries 4. Radar tert fait night and in ad wether (anal especilly | [a (andy) st of BDU eet ord an Aiea ai spor dos work nba wt. Inclemen exter asap spin fer ove Se PT 11, Theres eck hing ta load ky when your ann tifa enemy try 12. Road codons ae ys el wen nt convoy be, 15. Mater paola alays 2 ware ta he est fhe ot daring these and 0 orn the we “Why dees your 500-watt VRC-26 net make it acress 200 miles while @ ham with 50-watts on the same frequency can be heard from stateside?” A ning stn cantata of wet cry 2 1, Thepekof Mt Evers wou ood ian amy wit wee odo et up 8 16, May wo ue nromene da ca anee 17, Teagan ie 1s, Fouwct ie jst mers esting sok ples hae more Lie “The plan is 100%, all contingencies have been factored for.” ‘The Port-a-Potty Postulate: The hethood of ahuricane, sandstorm, sua or blezard occuring Immedaely over your lcaton recy elated to how bad you need wo gett he portjons a! ‘he oe se ofthe eampsze nthe me a he ght Words of Wisdom from General hee Fubard 122. Deni ver be the frst, dont ever be the last and dont ever volunter to do fnything. “50 he said: ‘Cheer up, it could be worsel’ so we cheered up, And it got worse!” Le #6: “Vm from the government and I'm here to help you.” “My old man once single-handedly saved the lives of over 500 men - he shot the cook!”