Military words of wisdom

[chicken]

WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUALS'

If the enemy is in range, so are you.'- Infantry Journal
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'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.'-U.S. Air Force Manual
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'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.'- General MacArthur
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'You, you, and you .. Panic.The rest of you, come with me.'- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant
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'Tracers work both ways.'-U.S. Army Ordnance
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'Five second fuses only last three seconds.'- Infantry Journal
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'Any ship can be a minesweeper.Once.'
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Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown Marine

If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him!'

'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil.For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' -SR-71 pilot

'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.'- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
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'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'
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'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
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'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.'
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Even with ammunition, the Air Force is just another expensive flying club.'
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'What is the similarity betweenAirTrafficControllers (ATC) and pilots?If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;If ATC screws up, ...... The pilot dies.'

'Never trade luck for skill.'
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The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation are:
'Why is it doing that? 'Where are we?' And;'Oh ****!'
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'Airspeed, altitude and brains.Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.'
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'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation;we never left one up there!'
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'Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understandingor doing anything about it.'
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'The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you'- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
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'There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.'-Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
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'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.'
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'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.'
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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft , having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks 'What happened?' The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I just got here myself!' -Attributed to Ray Crandell(Lockheed test pilot)

[Tully Mars]

These are great, thanks!

[Desert_Diver]

Friendly fire isn't.

[navyhmc]

Incoming fire has the right of way.

Naval Aviation has put more planes in the sea than Submariners have left Subs in the Sky.

In the navy, there are submarines and targets!

[Tully Mars]

Never worry about the bullet with your name on it. Instead, worry about shrapnel addressed to 'occupant'.

[chicken]

Hey doc, were you a bubblehead?

[navyhmc]

Originally Posted by chicken

Hey doc, were you a bubblehead?

No, I have a good number of friends that were. Bunch of Airdale friends too.

My only claim to fame is being a Blue Nose.

[Tully Mars]

No Blue Nose... Shellback, Golden Dragon.

[navyhmc]

I guess I qualify for GD, but never got it. I spent time in Korea with COMNAVMEDEASTCOM. Never got shell back becasue after 26 years of duty, I have a total of $0 CSP. Never Served on a ship-with Fleet Hospitals and Marines the whole time.

[chicken]

Golden Shellback onboard USS New Orleans LPH 11