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"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."
-- U.S.A.F. 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'S LEFT OF YOUR UNIT."
-- Army's magazine of prevention maintenance

"IT IS GENERALLY INADVISABLE TO EJECT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA YOU JUST BOMBED."
-- US. Air Force manual

"TRY TO LOOK UNIMPORTANT; THE ENEMY MAY BE LOW ON AMMO." Infantry
-- Journal

"TRACERS WORK BOTH WAYS."
-- U.S. Army Ordnance

"FIVE-SECOND FUSES ONLY LAST THREE SECONDS."
-- Infantry Journal

"BRAVERY IS BEING THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS YOU'RE AFRAID."
-- David Hackworth

"IF YOUR ATTACK IS GOING TOO WELL, YOU'RE WALKING INTO AN AMBUSH."
-- Infantry Journal

"NO COMBAT-READY UNIT HAS EVER PASSED INSPECTION."
-- Joe Gay

"ANY SHIP CAN BE A MINESWEEPER....ONCE."
-- Anon

"NEVER TELL THE PLATOON SERGEANT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO." Unknown
-- Marine Recruit

"DON'T DRAW FIRE; IT IRRITATES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU."
-- Infantry Journal

"IF YOU SEE A BOMB TECHNICIAN RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP WITH HIM."
-- U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

"Should your T-10 reserve parachute fail to inflate, reel it back in, secure as much of the chute in your hands as possible, and again, throw it down and away in the direction of spin. You will have the rest of your life to get it right."
--Any given Jumpmaster


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"Incoming fire has the right of way..."



"Front toward enemy"
--Instructions written on M18A1 anti-personnel mine.

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"Always mind the "Goose" gunners and anyone with an AT-4. NEVER stand behind them."
--Rifle Squad Leader

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"Never grab a belt-fed weapon by the barrel....EVER. It may be hot, and if it is, you will only do it once."
--Weapons Squad Leader

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"After I send the dog, if you guys get to the target before me, which you usually do, DON'T touch the dog!"
--Dog Handler

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These are great military safety tips.

:smile5:

I would like to add:

Never question a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.*

*Do not ask me how I know this.

:biggrinjester:

In boot camp, if you find your drill sergeant's campaign hat and sunglasses on an upper bunk and he doesn't appear to be present, DO NOT put them on and try to imitate him.

On the upside, I do believe I was the U S Army 1964 push up champion by the time I finished basic.

I was also designated at the "most unGodly sumbitch" that drill sergeant had ever seen in his entire career.

I was also designated at the "most unGodly sumbitch" that drill sergeant had ever seen in his entire career.

In his WHOLE career, that is a GREAT compliment :D.

In his WHOLE career, that is a GREAT compliment :D.

It's kinda funny, but I learned something that turned out to be valuable in my LE career, how to be anonymous in a crowd. I practiced that the rest of my time in the Army! Years later when I worked some UC, I seriously remembered some of the things I did to not be noticed back then.

In boot camp, if you find your drill sergeant's campaign hat and sunglasses on an upper bunk and he doesn't appear to be present, DO NOT put them on and try to imitate him.
You just had to give it a whirl.

I know...it probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

You're a nutty individual.

:biggrinjester:

Years later when I worked some UC, I seriously remembered some of the things I did to not be noticed back then.

Could you elaborate, behind the private curtain, as it pertains to uc?

It's kinda funny, but I learned something that turned out to be valuable in my LE career, how to be anonymous in a crowd. I practiced that the rest of my time in the Army! Years later when I worked some UC, I seriously remembered some of the things I did to not be noticed back then.

I dunno. Putting on the DI's cover and sunglasses and imitating him is about as far from anonymous as it gets. I can't imagine anything that says "Look at me! I want special attention!" more than that.

I dunno. Putting on the DI's cover and sunglasses and imitating him is about as far from anonymous as it gets. I can't imagine anything that says "Look at me! I want special attention!" more than that.

I didn't learn it from that. I learned it from the repercussions of doing that.

Could you elaborate, behind the private curtain, as it pertains to uc?

You learn not to be noticed. Never make direct eye contact or even look at other people, try to be invisible. If someone comes through the door, don't look to see who it is. All the things cops don't do. The last thing bad guys want to do is be noticed, same as a grunt trying to not be picked out of a group for a detail.

In boot camp, if you find your drill sergeant's campaign hat and sunglasses on an upper bunk and he doesn't appear to be present, DO NOT put them on and try to imitate him.



I will echo - NOT a good idea. Quacking and duck-walking around Division HQ is no way to start a Monday.

Another tip - if the hottie at the NCO club states that she is single - she usually isn't.

Another tip - if the hottie at the NCO club states that she is single - she usually isn't.

Do we have a story behind that lesson????:lurk5:

Do we have a story behind that lesson????:lurk5:

Kinda hard to remember exactly - 3rd floor of the Ft Clayton NCO club, shots of something, and pool lessons.

A week later I was way down south for an extended TDY. (spider monkeys, tiger oscars, & snakes - oh my)

Lesson learned - stick to the gate-dates.

Lesson learned - stick to the gate-dates

:smilielol5:

Which brings this important safety tip to mind....

"When you Muldoons go on R&R, check to make sure the 'holster' isn't a 'gun' before you fall in love...
--A wise First Sergeant


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Not a single female in the above picture.....

:smilielol5:

Which brings this important safety tip to mind....

"When you Muldoons go on R&R, check to make sure the 'holster' isn't a 'gun' before you fall in love...
--A wise First Sergeant


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Not a single female in the above picture.....

When I was a very young soldier, straight out of the Texas cotton fields, another kid from the woods of Maine (just as naive) and I wandered into a bar in New Orleans that had nothing but women in it. Naturally, we thought we had died and gone to heaven even though some were kinda rough looking. We walked up to the bar and my friend started talking to a very nice looking woman and her "partner" came up and pulled a knife on him. I hit her with a bar stool and we ran like hell out of there. When we got back to post, our squad leader gave us an updated version of the birds and the bees (and laughed his @ss off).

Not a single female in the above picture.....
Great. Something else to worry about.

One night I found this guy getting a BJ in his car from a hooker in one of their usual parking spots. This guy immediately became real chatty so I thought I'd just let him go with it. He explained to me in great detail that this wasn't a hooker and he had known her since high school. I asked him if she went by the name "Leonard" then too. The look on his face was so priceless that even "Leonard" cracked up. Leonard did a pretty good job passing for a woman if the light wasn't real great. We always had one or two cross dressers working the "stroll" as they call it.

Kinda hard to remember exactly - 3rd floor of the Ft Clayton NCO club, shots of something, and pool lessons.

A week later I was way down south for an extended TDY. (spider monkeys, tiger oscars, & snakes - oh my)

Lesson learned - stick to the gate-dates.

That wasn't much of a chance of that when I was in. (Thank God!) It was pretty much an all male Army and any wimmen in the NCO or O club later always belonged to someone unless they were a WAC. And there were very, very few of them and they generally didn't frequent the clubs. Non military people were only allowed as accompanied guests.

That wasn't much of a chance of that when I was in. (Thank God!) It was pretty much an all male Army and any wimmen in the NCO or O club later always belonged to someone unless they were a WAC. And there were very, very few of them and they generally didn't frequent the clubs. Non military people were only allowed as accompanied guests.

Many of the unattached females in the NCO Club had a husband downrange - the Soldier was TDY and so was his spouse (in a temporary single way).

At the time you could sign in 5 gate dates (I mean guests) at the Ped Gate - odds were good that you would have at least one keeper, one tranny, two "friends" (the eaters), and one back-up plan.

Many of the unattached females in the NCO Club had a husband downrange - the Soldier was TDY and so was his spouse (in a temporary single way).

At the time you could sign in 5 gate dates (I mean guests) at the Ped Gate - odds were good that you would have at least one keeper, one tranny, two "friends" (the eaters), and one back-up plan.

I had some "interesting" adventures off post, but when I was enlisted, I was too young, stupid, loud, etc. to be attractive to anyone who could get me in trouble on post as you described. I was really fortunate when I got commissioned to have some mentors. The first was my big brother who had just made major. He came to my commissioning and took me by the nape of the neck and told me the ways of the world in the officer corps social world. I don't know about now, but back then it was really tightassed. How you acted in those circles was nearly as important as you performed on duty. I also had a couple of captains who seem to be able to tell I was a walking potential disaster and kept me in check. I'll always be grateful because on my own, I could really step in it.

"The only thing more dangerous than a young officer with a map is one who says 'In my experience...' "
-Various NCO's telling it like it is.

"The only thing more dangerous than a young officer with a map is one who says 'In my experience...' "
-Various NCO's telling it like it is.

Or a PFC with a clipboard....

Or a PFC with a clipboard....

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"Stop. You are a no-go at this time sir..."
--PFC Schmukatelli

These are great military safety tips.

:smile5:

I would like to add:

Never question a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.*

*Do not ask me how I know this.

:biggrinjester:

+ Eleventy-Billion!!

One night I found this guy getting a BJ in his car from a hooker in one of their usual parking spots. This guy immediately became real chatty so I thought I'd just let him go with it. He explained to me in great detail that this wasn't a hooker and he had known her since high school. I asked him if she went by the name "Leonard" then too. The look on his face was so priceless that even "Leonard" cracked up. Leonard did a pretty good job passing for a woman if the light wasn't real great. We always had one or two cross dressers working the "stroll" as they call it.

You missed your calling. Your true career should have been "Wingman." Think of all those poor souls you could have save. "Uh, look, I'll play along and keep 'her' ugly friend talking, but I'm telling you that your target is a man. Whatever floats your boat but his name is Leonard and I'm not sure this is the kind of operation you signed me up for. Break high cover and meet me on the deck and we can replan this or you can go solo."

These are great military safety tips.

:smile5:

I would like to add:

Never question a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.*

*Do not ask me how I know this.

:biggrinjester:

Did you have that one guy on day one nudge you in the ribs who whispered "Hey Cincy, Ask them when the question and answer session is? Ask him if we can move it until after brunch. He'll probably say no, so just quote him Navy reg 13-505 on brunch questions. They are terrified of navy regs. You can tell if he's afraid if he throws a tantrum with spittle coming out of his eyes. Stick to your guns" yeah, that guy sucks. You might not need to eat after all that tobacco spittle soup spittle running down your throat. Ending it with "Just Kidding, Drill Instructor" seems to get recruits out of trouble. Try it.

RDS didnt have to do ANY PT by saying "Just Kidding" after he goosestepped his way across his quarters with his DI's cover and sunglasses.

NEVER "call-out" your NCO support channel to the Sergeant Major of the Army.

Being forced to attend a SMA "sensing session" with hundreds of enlisted members to have an open chat with the new SMA. Our NCO's told us to listen - not talk.

The SMA asked if there were any questions - a young PFC stood up an asked: "SMA - why are my NCO's all f^%$#d up?"

The bleachers around this kid parted like the Red Sea.

Before we all cleared out the last thing I heard was: "Son - who is your 1stSgt?"

RDS didnt have to do ANY PT by saying "Just Kidding" after he goosestepped his way across his quarters with his DI's cover and sunglasses.

I always assumed the DI and his buddies laughed about that a lot when they were in their caves at night eating babies....

NEVER "call-out" your NCO support channel to the Sergeant Major of the Army.

Being forced to attend a SMA "sensing session" with hundreds of enlisted members to have an open chat with the new SMA. Our NCO's told us to listen - not talk.

The SMA asked if there were any questions - a young PFC stood up an asked: "SMA - why are my NCO's all f^%$#d up?"

The bleachers around this kid parted like the Red Sea.

Before we all cleared out the last thing I heard was: "Son - who is your 1stSgt?"

I can just picture some little indignant moron asking that question. You really wonder if he thought this would get him something other than a whole lot of deserved hell. I suppose he might have been stupid enough to think the SMA would go over to his company and "straighten them out" for him......

At least when I pulled my dumb stunt in basic, my misery only lasted a few hours. The next day, it was never mentioned and my life was back to the same insanity as everyone else's. This guy's life had to be hell for a long, long time.

NEVER "call-out" your NCO support channel to the Sergeant Major of the Army.

Being forced to attend a SMA "sensing session" with hundreds of enlisted members to have an open chat with the new SMA. Our NCO's told us to listen - not talk.

The SMA asked if there were any questions - a young PFC stood up an asked: "SMA - why are my NCO's all f^%$#d up?"

The bleachers around this kid parted like the Red Sea.

Before we all cleared out the last thing I heard was: "Son - who is your 1stSgt?"

I suspect the answer is that the NCO's latrines were in the wrong place and needed to be moved double time two miles down the road, one bucket at a time. And the PFC with the diarrhea of the mouth will be on the moving committee. The old latrine is now the place for pushups. Guess who got to test it for firmness?