Wisdom - From The Military Manual

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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUAL

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"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
Infantry Journal



"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly
over the area you just bombed."

U.S. Air Force Manual



"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the
sword obviously never encountered
automatic weapons."
- General MacArthur



"You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you,
come with me."

- U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.




"Tracers work both ways."
- U.S. Army Ordnance




"Five second fuses only last three
seconds."

- Infantry Journal




"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once."





"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have
nothing to do." - Unknown





"If you see a bomb technician running, follow
him."

- USAF Ammo Troop




"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I
Shall Fear No Evil.
For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."


"You've never been lost until you've been lost
at Mach 3."

- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)





"The only time you have too much fuel is when
you're on fire."





"If the wings are traveling faster than the
fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe."




"When one engine fails on a twin-engine
airplane you always have enough power
left to get you to the scene of the crash."




"Even with ammunition, the USAF is just
another expensive flying club."





"What is the similarity between air traffic
controllers and pilots?

If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up,
.... The pilot dies."



"Never trade luck for skill."





The three most common expressions (or famous
last words) in aviation are:
"Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" And "Oh
S...!"




"Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always
needed to successfully complete the flight."


"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we
never left one up there!"


"Flying the airplane is more important than
radioing your plight to a person on the ground
incapable of understanding or doing
anything about it."



"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the
world; it can just barely kill you."

Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test
pilot)



"There is no reason to fly through a
thunderstorm in peacetime."

- Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan
AFB, AZ, 1970



"If something hasn't broken on your
helicopter, it's about to."



"You know that your landing gear is up and
locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal."



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)



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Oldlthrneck

Just an Old Jarhead
"Enlisted men are sly and cunning and bear watching"
Attributed to an 1800's Officers leadership manual. Have never seen the actual manual that it is supposed to be in, but being a retired enlisted Jarhead, it always gives me a chuckle.
 
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