The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.
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Murphy's laws about War, page 5
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The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor.
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A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.
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Body count Math: 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action.
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The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range.
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The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.
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Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
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If your positions are firmly set and you are prepared to take the enemy assault on, he will bypass you.
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If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him.
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Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.
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The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy as is his deviousness and mischievousness.
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