Classic Military Warnings

• "If the enemy is in range, so are you."
  - Infantryman's Journal
• "If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush."
  -Infantryman's Journal
• "Aim towards the Enemy."
  - Instruction printed on U.S. Army Rocket Launcher
• "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
  - U.S.M.C. Training Bulletin
• "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground."
  -U.S.A.F. literature
• "A slipping trigger gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."
  - Army's Magazine of Preventive Maintenance.
• "It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
  -U.S. Air Force Manual
• "Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo."
  -Infantryman's Journal
• "Tracers work both ways."
  -U.S. Army Ordnance Manual
• "Five-second fuses only last three seconds."
  -Infantryman's Journal
• "Any ship can be a minesweeper... once."
  -Anon Naval brass
• "If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him."
  - Unknown