Subject: Fw: Wisdom from the military manualSo true________________________________WISDOM - FROM THE MILITARY MANUAL------------ --------- --------- --------- ------"If the enemy is in range, so are you."- Infantry Journal------------ --------- --------- ---------"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you justbombed." - U.S. Air Force Manual----------- --------- --------- ---------"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously neverencountered automatic weapons."- General MacArthur------------ --------- --------- ---------"You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me."- U.S. Marine corps Gunnery Sgt.------ ------ --------- --------- ---------"Tracers work both ways."- U.S. Army Ordnance------------ --------- --------- ---------"Five second fuses only last three seconds."- Infantry Journal------------ --------- --------- ---------"Any ship can be a minesweeper.. Once."------------ --------- --------- ---------"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."- Unknown Marine Recruit------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------"If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him."- USAF Ammo Troop------------ --------- --------- ---------"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. ForI am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."------------ --------- --------- ---------"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3."- Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)------------ --------- --------- ---------"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."------------ --------- --------- ---------"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably ahelicopter -- and therefore, unsafe."------------ --------- --------- ---------"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always haveenough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."------------ --------- --------- ---------"Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club."----------- --------- --------- ---------"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? Ifa pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, .... The pilotdies."------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- "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 Shit!"----------- --------- --------- ---------"Airspeed, altitude and brains.Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight."------------ --------- --------- --------- -"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation;We never left one up there!"----------- --------- --------- ---------"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to aperson on the ground incapable of understandingor doing anything aboutit."------------ --------- --------- ---------"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barelykill 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 fullpower to taxi to the terminal."------------ --------- --------- ---------As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having tornoff the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives;the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks,"What happened?"The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!"________________________________