Military safety tips.

[retdetsgt]

"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

[JoetheGI]

"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





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



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



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





"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



"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

[retdetsgt]

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[CincyCop]

These are great military safety tips.



I would like to add:

Never question a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.*

*Do not ask me how I know this.

[retdetsgt]

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.

[MPI1]

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.

[retdetsgt]

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.

[CincyCop]

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.

[Big Sexy]

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?

[MikeG]

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.

[retdetsgt]

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.

[retdetsgt]

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.

[MyOwnNemesis]

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.

[retdetsgt]

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????