Military Humor from Front Line Heroes
RULES of COMBAT
Wed, Dec 10 2008 07:56
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With due respect to all of my family and friends who are serving or have served in the MARINES, ARMY, NAVY and AIR FORCE . . . . . these rules are pretty good . . . . go ahead, LAUGH and NOD YOUR HEAD, I won't tell anyone!
*Bring a weapon. Preferably TWO. Bring all of your friends who have weapons. Bring their friends who have weapons
*Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is
expensive.
*Only hits count. close doesn't count. The only thing worse than a miss is a
slow miss.
*If your shooing stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough, nor
using cover correctly.
*Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and Diagonal
movement are preferred.)
*If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a BIG WEAPON and a
friend with a BIG WEAPON.
*If you are not shooting, your should be communicating, reloading, and running.
*Someday someone may kill you with your own weapon,but they should
have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
*Have a plan
*Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
*Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be
in FRONT of YOUR weapon.
*Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
*Don't drop your guard.
*Always tactical load and threat scan 360*.
*Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting is more dependent on "pucker
factor" than the inherent accuracy of the weapon.
*In combat, there are no rules, always cheat; always win. The only unfair
fight is the one you lose.
*Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your
hands where I can see them).
*Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
*The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
*Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
*Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
*Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment
to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
*Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun the caliber of which does not
start with a "4" .
ARMY
See USMC Rules for Combat
Add 60 to 90 days
Hope the Marines have already destroyed all meaningful resistance.
NAVY
Spend three weeks getting somewhere.
Adopt an aggressive offshore posture
Send in the Marines
Drink coffee
Bring back the Marines
AIR FORCE
Kiss the spouse good-bye
Drive to the flight line
Fly to target area, drop bombs, fly back.
Pop in at the Club for a couple with the guys
Go home, BBQ some burgers and drink some more beer
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