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To: billorites

One of Murphy’s laws:

An inspection ready unit will not pass combat
A combat ready unit will not pass inspection

I’ll take a combat ready unit over an inspection unit any day.


8 posted on 05/12/2008 3:01:06 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol
Bill Mauldin talked about that in his book Up Front.

A lot of units had two sets of noncoms - one for combat, and one for town.

10 posted on 05/12/2008 3:03:26 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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