Military Sayings: Got one--or two?

[goinggreyfast]

Saw this on Facebook, thought ya'll would appreciate it. Do you have any others?

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When in Doubt, Empty The Magazine"

"Sniper - You can run, but you'll just die tired!"

"Machine Gunners - Accuracy By Volume"

"Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything."

" U.S. Marines - Certified Counselors to the 72 Virgins Dating Club."

" U.S. Air Force - Travel Agents To Allah"

"The Marine Corps - When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be Destroyed Overnight"

"Death Smiles At Everyone - Marines Smile Back"

"What Do I Feel When I Kill A Terrorist? A Little Recoil"

"Marines - Providing Enemies of America an Opportunity To Die For their Country Since 1775"

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Anyone Who Threatens It"

"It's God's Job to Forgive Bin Laden - It was Our Job To Arrange The Meeting"

"One Shot, Twelve Kills - U.S. Naval Gun Fire Support "

"My Kid Fought In Iraq So Your Kid Can Party In College"

"A Dead Enemy Is A Peaceful Enemy - Blessed Be The Peacemakers"

 

[MTC]

A few memorable cadences:

"Ain't no use in lookin' down - ain't no discharge on the ground."

"Ain't no use in lookin' back - Jody's got your Cadillac."

sayings:

"Every day's a holiday, every meal's a banquet. And every day above ground is a good one."

 

[NavyVet]

My job is not to pass judgement on the enemy. That is God's job. My job is to arrange the meeting...

 

[Hogwylde]

A couple to add to the list:

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Any landing where you can reuse the aircraft is a GREAT landing.

The unofficial motto of the Marine Corps >>> If you can't eat it or f**k it, kill it!

 

[G_Stines]

It is what it is.

Don't nuke it out sailor. (Here that one often, I start Nuke school this fall though.)

The only easy day was yesterday. (Nuke school and SEAL sayings.)

Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.

"Pax per scientiam"
(Peace through science)

"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"

 

[yotewacker]

 

[hornadylnl]

You're ate up like a soup sandwich.

 

[Stschil]

"if it ain't rainin', it ain't trainin' "

"FIDO" **** it Drive on

"Get your Head out of your 4th point of contact"

Many more but alas, my army days were before Political Correctness so they are quite inappropriate for this family forum.

 

[RGriff69]

No such thing as overkill

 

[spec4]

Don't get nervous in the service.

 

[ralphb72]

Nuke 'em till they glow and shoot 'em in the dark.

Kill them all and let God sort them out!

Kicking ass and taking names. (never really understood that one but it sounds cool)

It is better to ask forgiveness then to ask permission.

And my all time favorite: F*** 'em if they they can't take a joke.

 

[hornadylnl]

Fun Travel and Adventure

See how many of you get that one.


US Army - Uncle Sam Aint Released Me Yet

Backwards, it's Yes, My Retarded Ass Signed Up

 

[$mooth]

Along the lines of hornady:

Navy - Never Again Volunteer Yourself
Marine - My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment

 

[Mike H]

Airman to Pilot..."Sir, define a good landing". Pilot....why thats easy son, "anyone that you walk away from".

 

[Stschil]

I remembered a few that are family friendly;

Don't confuse your rank with my authority
(I was a MP)

The fun we had with new Butter Bars usually went like this:

Hey LT! Where can we get a T-R-double-E to put this antenna up?

Hey LT! We need to requisition a box of grid squares

Hey LT! Commo sez we are out of squelch grease, can you ask Battalion for some?

 

[atvdave]

4 days and a wake-up

 

[RGriff69]

ARMY- Aren't Really Marines Yet

USMC- U Signed Mother******* Contract

 

[serpicostraight]

fubar

 

[EvilBlackGun]

Superimposed around a pacifistic peace symbol and the outline of a B-52:

"Peace Through Overwhelming Fire Power"
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Plus these: "I reary rubb You G.I., no frakkin' Shirt."
"You wan' BoomBoom my sissah? She rea-ah cherry girrr." (some languages never heard of the "L" sound)
"Who's got the slinky!?"
Those SUPER "countdown to SHORT" paint-by-numbers calendars. MMmmm, SWEET !
"FIGMO !"
"one two three four ..." (counting seconds on mortar hits as they walk in, your way.)
"What can they DO to me, anyway? ... send me to Viet Nam?!" (this said, before getting missioned into Oh Ship Valley.)
"... after this, nothing is gonna seem the same ..."

 

[Mgderf]

SHOTRT!

"Hurry up and wait"

"I saw a bird, on the sill,
with a broken wing, and a broken bill,
I lured him in with a piece of bread,
and then I crushed his ******* head"

"If the Corps thought you should have it, they'd have issued it to you.