[Grovenet] Fw: Wisdom from the Military

[David Morelli]

While there is humor in these, there is also wisdom.

Thanks,
David

On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:43 AM, allnutt wrote:

> Something lighthearted for a Friday morning.....
>
> Katie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Wisdom from the Military
>
> "You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3." - Paul  
> F. Crickmore (test pilot)
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>  "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 magaz ine of preventive maintenance.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. - U.S.  
> Marine Corps
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Cluster bombing from B-52s are 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
> -----------------------------------------------------
> "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you  
> just bombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual< /SPAN>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never  
> encountered automatic weapons." - General 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." - U.S.  
> Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Tracers work both ways." - U.S. 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." - U.S. Navy Swabbie
> ---------------------------------------------------
> "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."
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "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
> --------------- ----------------------------------------
> "If you see a bomb technician running, follow him." - USAF Ammo Troop
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil.  
> For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing." - At the entrance to the old  
> SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than  
> submarines in the sky." - From an old carrier sailor
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably  
> a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have  
> enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive  
> flying club."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?  
> If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The  
> pilot dies." -------------------------------------------------------
> "Never trade luck for skill."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in  
> aviation are: "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" And "Oh  
> S...!"< /FONT>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> "Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot  
> pregnant."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to  
> successfully complete the flight."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three  
> in a row is prevarication."
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous."
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> "Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up  
> there!"
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to  
> a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything  
> about it."
> --------------------------------------------------------
> "The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just  
> barely kill you." - Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime." -  
> Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ , 1970
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> "If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> "You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes  
> full power to taxi to the terminal."
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having  
> torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck  
> arrives, the rescuer see s a bl oodied pilot and asks "What  
> happened?".
>
>
>
> The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!" -  
> Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
>
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