Marine Corps Rules: 1. Be courteous to
everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly
enough. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one
probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill
everyone you meet even your friends… 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a
handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4." 7. Anything worth shooting
is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from
your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your
adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Always cheat; always win. The
only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember
the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to
shoot.
Navy SEAL's Rules: 1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Adjust speedo. 4. Check
hair in mirror.
US Army Rangers Rules: 1. Walk in 50 miles
wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving. 2. Locate individuals requiring
killing. 3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted. 5. Walk out 50 miles wearing
a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
US Army Rules: 1. Curse
bitterly when receiving operational order. 2. Make sure there is extra ammo
and extra coffee. 3. Curse bitterly. 4. Curse bitterly. 5. Do not
listen to 2nd LT's; it can get you killed. 6. Curse bitterly.
US
Air Force Rules: 1. Have a cocktail. 2. Adjust temperature on
air-conditioner. 3. See what's on HBO. 4. Ask "what is a gunfight?"
5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" Power Point
presentation. 6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense
industry executives. 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble
assets. 8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them
operationally. 9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time. 10. Make sure the base
is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption.
US Navy Rules: 1. Go to Sea. 2. Drink Coffee. 3. Deploy
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