Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.
Howler!
Let’s see how many of Murphy’s Laws of Armed Combat I can remember:
If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid.
The enemy’s rifle is always better than yours.
If you are forward of your position, your artillery will fall short.
The supply sergeant has only two sizes: too big and too small.
Tracers work both ways.
If you have a complete set of metric tools, then whatever equipment breaks will need inch tools.
The simple things are always best.
The simple things are always hard.
The easy way is always mined.
Professional warriors are predictable; it’s those zany amateurs that make the battlefield dangerous for everybody.
Nothing is foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
Never carry a rifle without a pistol.
On days you don’t think you need a gun, have a gun. On days you think you might need a gun, have two. All other days, have three or four.
If no battle plan survives enemy contact, then make sure no enemy survives contact with your battle plan.
It is possible to insert M16/M4 magazines backwards or upside down, if you are sufficiently motivated.
The little enemy diversion you’re ignoring is really the main attack.
You own every projectile that comes from your gun.
The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
Guns run better wet and dirty than dry and dirty.
If you’re issued only a five-shot bolt rifle with a scope, you will immediately be sent on a jungle patrol where you can’t see further than 15 feet. Subsequent requests for a sidearm will be denied on grounds that (1) that’s an officer’s weapon and you’re only an E-4 and (2) if we give you another gun, you might kill more enemy with it, and we can’t have any of THAT around here.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don’t divide the world into two kinds of people.
