- To ensure perfect aim, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
- The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.
- Murphy’s Law of Combat: "Never forget that your weapon was manufactured by the lowest bidder"
- "They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist…" – General John Sedgwick (1813-1864), last words.
- When the pin is pulled, Mr.Grenade is not our friend.
- If the enemy is in range, so are you.
- Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
- If it’s stupid but works, it isn’t stupid.
- If at first you don’t succeed, call in an airstrike.
- Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
- Professionals are predictable, it’s the amateurs that are dangerous.
- A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
- Everybody looks brave holding a machine gun.
- Had this been an actual emergency, we would have fled in terror and you wouldn’t have been notified.
- Remember: The old adage "Fight fire with fire" does not apply to non-metaphorical fires.
- Friendly fire – isn’t.
- When in doubt empty the magazine.
- If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
- Clever is getting out alive.
- The easy way is always mined.