Murphy's Rules of Combat

1. ) If the enemy is in range, so are you.
2. ) Incoming fire has the right of way.
3. ) Don't 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, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.
7. ) The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions:
   • When you're ready for them.
   • When you're not ready for them.
8. ) Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
9. ) If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed at you.
10. ) If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
11. ) Don't 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 it's stupid but works, it isn't 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 nothing.
18. ) Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't 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. ) Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't 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.