Strategy Page’s Military Humor and more….
Military Common Sense Rules
A lot of life’s problems can be explained by the U.S. Military and its applications of common sense …
- “Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography.”
(Paul Rodriguez) - “A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what’s left of your unit.”
(Army’s magazine of preventive maintenance ). - “Aim towards the Enemy.”
(Instruction printed on US M79 Rocket Launcher) - When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
(U.S. Marine Corps) - Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground.
(U.S. Air Force) - If the enemy is in range, so are you.
(Infantry Journal) - It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
(US Air Force Manual) - Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
(Gen. MacArthur) - Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
(Infantry Journal) - You, you, and you . . . Panic. The rest of you, come with me.
(Marine Gunnery Sergeant) - Tracers work both ways.
(US Army Ordnance) - Five second fuses only last three seconds.
(Infantry Journal) - Don’t ever be the first, don’t ever be the last, and don’t ever volunteer to do anything.
(US Navy Seaman) - Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.
(David Hackworth) - If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush.
(Infantry Journal) - No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
(Joe Gay) - Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.
(Admiral Hornblower) - Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
(Unknown Marine Recruit) - Don’t draw fire; it irritates the people around you.
(Your Buddies) - Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
(Army Platoon Sergeant) - If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan your mission properly.
(David Hackworth) - Your job is to kill the other person before they kill you so that your national leaders can negotiate a peace that will last as long as it takes the ink to dry.
(Drill Instructor)
23. In the Navy, the Chief is always right.
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Farewell Salutes –
Joe T. Avant – Greenwood, MS; US Army, Korea, Cpl., Heavy Mortar Co./31st RCT, KIA (Chosin Reservoir)
Why Bliley – Richmond, VA; US Army, WWII, PTO, 77th Division
Josephine Boyd – Ochiltree City, TX; Civilian, Amarillo Air Force Base, weapons instructor
Egbert Crossett – Corona, NM; US Navy, WWII, CBI, Medical unit
Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr. – Keaau, HI; US Army, Afghanistan, Warrant Officer, 1/227/1/1st Calvary Div., Apache pilot, KIA
David C. Knadle – Tarrant, TX; US Army, Afghanistan, Warrant Officer, 1/227/1/1st Calvary Div., Apache pilot, KIA
James P. McMahon – Rockford, IL; US Army, Somalia, Sgt. Major (Ret. 30 y.), Delta Force, Silver Star, Purple Heart
Thomas Parnell – Somerset, WI; US Army, WWII, gunner
Rex Ruwoldt – Darwin, AUS; Australian Army, WWII, 19th Machine-Gun Battalion
Dean Weber – Hot Springs, SD; US Navy, WWII
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Posted on November 25, 2019, in Korean War, SMITTY, Uncategorized, Vietnam, WWII and tagged Army, History, Humor, Korea, Marines, Military, Military History, Military humor, Navy, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 151 Comments.
ThE cHiEf Is AlWaYs rIgHt… fake news! Lol go navy!
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haha, I take it you’ve been reading the humor section! 🙂
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Funny.
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Yes, this was a fun post! Thanks for dropping in.
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Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner and commented:
Gotta love military humor!
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They sure know how to phrase things!!
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having carried an M203, I especially liked that piece.
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Thank you, William! I know you had to get a kick out of this post.
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Reblogged this on Daniel Kemp and commented:
Some military humour that makes good sense
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Thank you very much, Daniel.
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All very funny, but I LOVE No. 7.
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Thanks. Yup, # 7 could be tricky, eh?!! 🙂
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Reblogged this on History and Hobby and commented:
This cracked me up.
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Thanks, Bruce. So glad you enjoyed it!
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Amazing the forms real courage takes. 🙂
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With what they go through, they need a sense of humor, eh?!
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Excellent look into the various humour in the Military, I can certainly recall a few of those quips being used in my Service time gp, cheers.
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I’ll bet you can! haha True statements all, but still funny!
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I just watched the new Hulu “Catch-22” mini-series, and some of Common Sense rules had that same kind of absurdist feel to them.
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haha, I imagine they would be!
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Reblogged this on depolreablesunite.
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Thanks, Rick!!
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Good Ones
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True, but still funny, eh?
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Excellent share, GP. Amazing how each profession finds a way to express humor and laugh.
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That sure is better than the alternatives!! Keep smilin’ !!
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Happy Thanksgiving, GP. ❤
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Back atcha!! 🙂
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How funny! Thank you for sharing those, humor is always good. Happy Thanksgiving
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Every smile is a win in my book!!
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Thanks for sharing. True, but humorous, eh?
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Much appreciated!
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I can’t thank you enough!
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