Military Survival Rules

[dts32041]

You know what is really sad about that page it was last updated on the 60th Birthday of the USS ARmy Military Police Corps.

Wonder what Skippy is doing now?

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

If you are Infantry, the Air Force, at 30,000', is not necessarily your friend.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

I certainly hope those grenades have a warning label, "pulling the pin could be hazardous to your health."

[quietolong]

All good advice!

[SAJ]

In the best possible case, BOTH!

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. Thanks for the laughs!

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

"If it moves salute it, if it doesn't move paint it"--first thing you learn in the Navy.

And the second thing you learn in the Navy is:
Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself

:~D

[Saturnalia]

http://www.skippyslist.com/

213 things Skippy can't do in the US Army....

Not allowed to train adopted stray dogs to 'Sic Brass!'
Must attempt to not antagonize SAS.
Must never call an SAS a 'Wanker'.
Never confuse a Dutch soldier for a French one.
The Irish MPs are not after 'Me frosted lucky charms'.

Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.
(Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.

Gozer does not dwell in my refrigerator.

[Gunner Mike]

Never share a fighting hole with someone braver than yourself.

[GOPJ]

ping

[Jonah Hex]

I got in an arguement with some hazmat folks over transporting reactive armor by aircraft. They had wrapped themselves around the axle worrying whether the steel backing plates would present a shrapnel hazard to the aircraft.

My acerbic "If you have high explosive detonating inside an aircraft, then by definition you're already having a bad day" stopped the meeting for about 10 minutes waiting for the laughter to stop while the hazmat folks tried to regroup themselves!

[ko_kyi]

I used to work with a great guy, a Vietnam War vet in MAC-V. He said his worst mistake was in boot camp (1965) when he told an officer that he was completely fluent in French. He said he found out later it was a guaranteed ticket to Vietnam.

[Calpernia]

Funny bump!

[SLB]

Enjoy

[TADSLOS]

When you're issued a new Kevlar helmet, it comes with an instruction manual. The back page is perforated for tearing off and is a "hit" questionnare, including questions such as point of impact, size and type projectile, damage done, etc... The manufacturers return address is on the back. I always thought that was rather humorous.

[harpseal]

Some things they forgot.

The easy way is always mined.

Friendly fire isn't.

The only thing more devastating then enemy guns zeroed on your position is your own guns zeroed on your position.

Always remember your equipment was made by the lowest bidder.

The more difficult it is for the enemy to get into your base camp the more difficult it is for you to get out if they overrun it.

If something is necessary to make a system work that is the one part that will not be shipped with the rest.

Never go to a Marine mess hall for chow when there is a Navy mess hall available (this advice was given me by a marine Sgt. Major).

[GOPJ]

:)

[SandRat]

the person I got it from said it was from a locally produced ordinance school training manual.

[SandRat]

You left off the last third "and if it's laying on the deck adrift; PICK IT UP!"

[SandRat]

I learned early on that if you need "CLOSE AIR SUPPORT" try damn hard to a USMC Air wing to provide it. If you told them danger close they generally ask if you wanted your fatigue back pocket buttoned back up after the drops/firings. And would come in so low that an American with an M1 Garand with bayonet could "key" the paint on the belly of the plane.