1. If the enemy is in range, so are you.

2. Incoming fire has the right of way.

3. Dont look conspicuous: it draws fire.

4. The easy way is always mined.

5. Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

6. Professionals are predictable, its the amateurs that are dangerous.

7. The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions: When youre ready for them. When youre not ready for them.

8. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.

9. If you cant remember, the claymore is pointed at you.

10. If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.

11. Dont draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

12. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

13. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

14. If its stupid but works, it isnt stupid.

15. When in doubt empty the magazine.

16. Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you.

17. Anything you do can get you shot. Including doing dothing.

18. Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you cant get out.

19. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

20. 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.

21. Dont ever be the first, dont ever be the last and dont ever volunteer to do anything.

22. The quartermaster has only two sizes: too large and too small.

23. Five second fuses only last three seconds.

24. It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.