Murphy's Laws of Combat (mostly applies to infantrymen in Vietnam)

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[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

ROFL. The best.

[Night Hides Not]

Love it! I was ADA…when we ran out of (Chaparral) missiles, we instantly became infantrymen.

One thing I learned in the Army: never volunteer for anything.

[_Jim]

Should be on 3 x 5 cards ... vest pocket sized.

[Steely Tom]

Man those are good.

[bravo whiskey]

Ah a duckhunter. I taught MILES ADA in the mid ‘80s.

[L,TOWM]

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.

The shock of 19 yo me in SD with a friend in his 40's that was a retired SEAL...

"They never taught me to be brave or how to be a super soldier. They taught me how be the sneakiest bastard with the most underhanded, devious, and unsuspected ways of delivering a sucker punch, kick in the balls, blindside hit, and nasty surprise better than anyone else. The Marquise d'Queensberry is working the glory hole in the Brass Rail's back room and I hated fair fights -- meant somebody f---d up. I was always partial to a head shot from behind, preferably at 300 mikes. I'm here and in one piece, right?"

[Jamestown1630]

I used to know a man who carried the “never volunteer to do anything” into the rest of his civilian life.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Wow! Good stuff

[Seruzawa]

“The spare batteries for the PRC-whatever your troops have been carrying are either nearly dead or for the wrong radio.”

Lol. When I was in the Navy I was an electrician. We had these lights called battle lanterns. They were in various places and hooked up to light up if the power failed. They used 2 of those big square 6 volt batteries. The new batteries we got were always almost dead right out of the box. Lol. You might get a weak glow for 10 minutes or so.

[Army Air Corps]

Don’t worry, there will always be someone to volunteer you...

[ThunderSleeps]

Not only was Murphy a grunt, he was an optimist.

[Chainmail]

Somewhat expanded from those I knew inVietnam but oddly salient

[Nathan _in_Arkansas]

They still apply today.

[sima_yi]

Sniper’s motto: “Don’t run, you will only die tired”

[Night Hides Not]

That’s what a wife is for…

[BlueLancer]

BTT

[BwanaNdege]

When in doubt, empty your magazine.

Not if you began the three week patrol with 500 rounds, can't get resupply due to ground fire and are down to 120 rounds...

And you are a forward observer field radio operator and "never have to fire your M-16".

And your buddys are asking if you have any ammo left.

"make every shot count!"

"hold 'em & squeeze 'em!

[M Kehoe]

Good compendium.

5.56mm

[datura]

Awesome! Thanks for the memories!!!!

REMFs don’t get these…..