Actual Warnings Given by US Military

Old, but funny, like an OAP clown.

"Aim towards the enemy."
Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher.

"When the pin is pulled, Mr Grenade is not our friend."
US Marine Corps.

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground."
USAF Ammo Troop.

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

"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what is left of your unit."
Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
U.S. Air Force Manual.

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo."
Infantry Journal.

"Tracers work both ways."
US Army Ordnance.

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds."
Infantry Journal.

"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once."
Anon.

"Do not draw fire; it irritates the people around you."
Your comrades.

"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him."
USAF Ammo Troop.

biko

*warnings may be fabricated and not actual.

Cuddlesworth

Most of them are true. You don't join the infantry for your brains.

Mellor

boneyarsebogman wrote: »

"Tracers work both ways."
US Army Ordnance.

I believe this one is now obsolete.

jhegarty

biko wrote: »

*warnings may be fabricated and not actual.

I imagine they are all true but taken out of context....

eg. "Aim towards the enemy."
I am sure that's on one end of the rocket launcher so no one accidentally picks up the wrong end when under fire....

I do think "Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo" is the best advise ever

Fringe

Call of Duty?

biko

jhegarty wrote: »

"Aim towards the enemy."

Maybe from this?

Capt'n Midnight

If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.


* Incoming fire has right of way.
* Don't look conspicuous - it draws fire.
o If it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.
* When in doubt - empty your magazine.
o The easy way is always mined.
o Teamwork is essential - it gives them somebody else to shoot at.
o Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing.
* Never share a weapon pit with someone braver than you.
o If your attack is going really well it's an ambush.
o Remember, all your equipment including your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
* The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
o When you have secured the area don't forget to tell the enemy.
* Make it tough enough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out.
o If you're short on anything but the enemy - you're in a combat zone.
* A sucking chest wound is nature's way of telling you to slow down.


You don't win a war by dying for your country. You win a war by making the other son-of-a-bitch die for his. - General Patton

If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.


Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!

Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.

Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map.

Push to test... Release to detonate.

Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't.

There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.

No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.

The side with the simplest uniforms wins.

If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.

Had this been an actual emergency, we would have fled in terror and you wouldn't have been notified.