MURPHY'S LAWS OF COMBAT!!

1) IF THE ENEMY IS IN RANGE, SO ARE YOU!

2) INCOMING FIRE HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY.

3) DON'T LOOK CONSPICUOUS, IT DRAWS FIRE.

4) THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY, AND IT USUALLY DOESN'T WORK.

5) THE PROBLEM WITH "THE EASY WAY OUT" IS THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN MINED.

6) TRY TO LOOK UNIMPORTANT. THE ENEMY MAY BE LOW ON AMMO.

7) PROFESSIONALS ARE PREDICTABLE. ITS AMATEURES THAT ARE DANGEROUS.

8) THE ENEMY INVARIABLY ATTACKS ON 2 OCCASIONS

1. WHEN YOU ARE READY FOR THEM

2. WHEN YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THEM

9) TEAMWORK IS ESSENTIAL, IT GIVES THE ENEMY SOMEONE ELSE TO SHOOT AT.

10) IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER, THEN THE CLAYMORE IS POINTED AT YOU.

11) THE ENEMY DIVERSION YOU BEEN IGNORING? IT'S THE MAIN ATTACK.

12) A "SUCKING CHEST WOUND" IS NATURES WAY OF TELLING YOU TO SLOW DOWN.

13) IF YOUR ATTACK IS GOING WELL, IT'S AN AMBUSH.

14) NEVER DRAW FIRE! IT IRRITATES ALL THOSE AROUND YOU.

15) ANYTHING YOU DO CAN GET YOU SHOT! INCLUDING NOTHING.

16) IF YOUR BUNKER IS TO TOUGH FOR THE ENEMY TO GET IN, THEN IT IS TO TOUGH TO ESCAPE.

17) NEVER SHARE A FOX HOLE WITH SOMEONE BRAVER THEN YOU.

18) IF YOU ARE SHORT OF EVERYTHING, YOUR IN THE COMBAT ZONE.

19) WHEN YOU HAVE SECURED THE AREA FROM THE ENEMY, DON'T FORGET TO TELL THE ENEMY.

20) IN THE ARMED FORCES, YOUR WEAPON IS MADE BY THE CHEAPEST BIDDER.

21) FRIENDLY FIRE IS NOT FRIENDLY!

22) IF THE SERGEANT CAN SEE YOU, SO CAN THE ENEMY.

23) NEVER STAND WHEN YOU CAN SIT. NEVER SIT WHEN YOU CAN LAY DOWN. NEVER STAY AWAKE WHEN YOU CAN SLEEP.

24) THE MOST DANGEROUS THING IN THE FIELD IS A SECOND LIEUTENANT WITH A MAP AND COMPASS.

25) THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ATHIEST IN A FOX HOLE.

26) A GRENADE WITH A SEVEN SECOND FUSE WILL BURN DOWN IN FOUR

27) REMEMBER, A RETREATING ENEMY IS PROBABLY JUST FALLING BACK AND REGROUPING.

28) IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED THEN CALL IN AN AIR-STRIKE.

29) EXCEPTIONS PROVE THE RULE, AND TOTALLY DESTROY THE BATTLE PLAN.

30) EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS IN HQ, EVERYTHING ALWAYS FAILS IN THE COLONEL'S HQ.

31) THE ENEMY NEVER WATCHES UNTIL YOU MAKE A MISTAKE.

32) ONE ENEMY SOLDIER IS NEVER ENOUGH, BUT AT TIMES TWO IS TO MANY.

33) A CLEAN (AND DRY) SET OF BDU'S IS A MAGNET FOR MUD AND RAIN.

34) WHEN YOU HAVE TONS OF AMMO, YOU NEVER MISS. WHEN LOW ON AMMO, YOU COULDN' HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN.

35) THE MORE YOUR WEAPON COSTS, THE FARTHER YOU NEED TO SEND IT FOR REPAIR.

36) FIELD EXPERIANCE IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T GET UNTIL JUST AFTER YOU NEED IT.

37) INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS USUALLY DON'T!

38) NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU HAVE TO MARCH, ITS ALWAYS UPHILL.

39) IF ENOUGH DATA IS COLLECTED, THEN A BOARD OF INQUIRY CAN PROVE ANYTHING.

40) FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE CRITICISM. (IN BOOT CAMP)

41) THE ONE ITEM YOU NEED IS ALWAYS IN SHORT SUPPLY.

42) THE WORSE THE WEATHER, THE MORE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE OUT IN IT.

43) THE COMPLEXITY OF A WEAPON IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE IQ OF THE WEAPONS OWNER.

44) AIR-STRIKES ALWAYS OVERSHOOT THE TARGET, ARTILLERY ALWAYS FALLS SHORT.

45) WHEN REVIEWING THE RADIO FREQUENCEIES THAT YOU JUST WROTE DOWN, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES ARE ALWAYS ILLEGIBLE.

46) THOSE WHO HESITATE UNDER FIRE USUALLY DO NOT END UP KIA OR WIA.

47) THE TOUGH PART ABOUT BEING AN OFFICER IS THAT THE TROOPS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, BUT THEY KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT THEY DON'T WANT.

48) TO STEAL INFORMATION FROM A PERSON IS PLAGIARISM. TO TAKE IT FROM THE ENEMY IS GATHERING INTELLIGENCE.

49) THE WEAPON THAT JAMS THE MOST WHEN YOU NEED IT IS THE M60.

50) THE PERFECT OFFICER FOR THE JOB WILL TRANSFER IN THE DAY AFTER THE BILLET IS FILLED BY SOMEONE ELSE.

51) WHEN YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES AND AMMO, THE ENEMY TAKES 2 WEEKS TO ATTACK.

WHEN LOW ON SUPPLIES AND AMMO, THE ENEMY WILL DECIDE TO ATTACK THAT NIGHT.

52) THE NEWEST AND LEAST EXPERIANCED SOLDIER WILL USUALLY WIN THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.

53) A PURPLE HEART JUST GOES TO PROVE THAT YOU WERE SMART ENOUGH TO THINK OF A PLAN, STUPID ENOUGH TO TRY IT, AND LUCKY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE.

54) MURPHY WAS A KOMRAD.