Dagger 21 Posted November 11, 2005 SEMPER FI The Corps turns 230 years old today...heres to 230 more!!! Well done and goodnight Chesty where ever you are! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,318 Posted November 11, 2005 Semper Fi Marine Corps! Happy Birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted November 11, 2005 230 years... that a very long time :) Happy B-Day :) hehe Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wad Cutter 0 Posted November 12, 2005 Happy Birthday Marines "The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!" - MGen. Frank E. Lowe, USA; Korea, 26 January 1952 "Marines know how to use their bayonets. Army bayonets may as well be paper-weights." - Navy Times; November 1994 "Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines." - Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, USA; 12 February 1918 "The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth." - Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997 "The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." - James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945 (the flag-raising on Iwo Jima had been immortalized in a photograph by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal) "I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!" - General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur; Korea, 21 September 1950 "We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?" - Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., USA, Chairman of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the assault on Grenada, 1983 "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945 "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985 "Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat." - RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995 "They told (us) to open up the Embassy, or "we'll blow you away." And then they looked up and saw the Marines on the roof with these really big guns, and they said in Somali, "Igaralli ahow," which means "Excuse me, I didn't mean it, my mistake". - Karen Aquilar, in the U.S. Embassy; Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991 "For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles." - Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC (CMC); 5 May 1997 "Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? - GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly, USMC near Lucy-`le-Bocage as he led the 5th Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918 "Gone to Florida to fight the Indians. Will be back when the war is over." - Colonel Commandant Archibald Henderson, USMC in a note pinned to his office door, 1836 "Don't you forget that you're First Marines! Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you!" - Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC rallying his First Marine Regiment near Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950 :Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever." - the mythical GySgt. Hartman, USMC; portrayed by GySgt. R. Lee Ermey, a Marine Corps Drill Instructor using his own choice of words in Full Metal Jacket, 1987 "You'll never get a Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" - Capt. Henry P. Crowe, USMC; Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943 "We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess." - Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (CMC); 10 November 2000 "I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." - 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918 "I love the Corps for those intangible possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past." - Cpl. Jeff Sornij, USMC; in Navy Times, November 1994 "Courage is endurance for one moment more..." - Unknown Marine Second Lieutenant in Vietnam "My only answer as to why the Marines get the toughest jobs is because the average Leatherneck is a much better fighter. He has far more guts, courage, and better officers... These boys out here have a pride in the Marine Corps and will fight to the end no matter what the cost." - 2nd Lt. Richard C. Kennard, Peleliu, World War II "A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors." - Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery "Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it comes to deterring a crisis. And the ships and Marines may not have to do anything but lie offshore. It is hard to lie offshore with a C-141 or C-130 full of airborne troops." - Gen. Colin Powell, U. S. Army, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff During Operation Desert Storm "This was the first time that the Marines of the two nations had fought side by side since the defence of the Peking Legations in 1900. Let it be said that the admiration of all ranks of 41 Commando for their brothers in arms was and is unbounded. They fought like tigers and their morale and esprit de corps is second to none." - Lt Col. D.B. Drysdale, Commanding 41 Commando, Chosen Reservoir, on the 1st Marine Division Division "You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are." - Father Kevin Keaney 1st Marine Division Chaplain Korean War "There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more marksmanship on the firing range, the instant obedience to orders seared into men in boot camp." - James Brady, columnist, novelist, press secretary to President Reagan, television personality and Marine "The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps." - General Alexander A. Vandergrift, USMC to the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, 5 May 1946 "By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the American who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy "Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there." - LtGen Victor H. Krulak, USMC April 1965 "The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world." - Admiral William Halsey, U.S. Navy "I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well." - General Robert E. Cushman, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps, 17 May 1974 "I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description of the absolutely superb job that they did in breaching the so-called 'impenetrable barrier.' It was a classic- absolutely classic- military breaching of a very very tough minefield, barbed wire, fire trenches-type barrier." - Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, U. S. Army Commander, Operation Desert Storm, February 1991 "I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world." - Prime Minister of Britain, Sir Winston Churchhill "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." - Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, U.S. Army Commander of American Forces in World War I "Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army." - Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings. "The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it." - General Mark Clark, U.S. Army "They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines." - LtGen Thomas Holcomb, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1943 "I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps." - Jonathan Winters, comic and Marine "Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary." - Gen. A. M. Gray, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps "A Ship without Marines is like a coat without buttons." - Adm. Farragut "If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war." - General of the Armies Douglas McArthur in Korea, overheard and reported by Marine Staff Sergeant Bill Houghton, Weapons/2/5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagger 21 Posted November 12, 2005 well said Wad Cutter..I loved all those quotes.OK you Leathernecks sound off... Sgt. 2/8 (killer) kilo 76-84 SEMPER FI!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+331Killerbee 840 Posted November 13, 2005 331KillerBee VMFA-235 VMFA-333 VMA-331 (A-4's) VMA-223 VMA-231 VMA-542 VMAT-203 VX-5 VMA-331 (AV-8B's) Retired 1992 after 20 Years as a E-8, Master Gunnery Sargent. MOS 6535, Avation Ordnanceman. Platoon 2065 "D" Co. Recruit Training Depot, Parris Island, SC. Graduated Sept. 2 1972. SEMPER FI! to all My Marine Brothers and Happy 230th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
navychief 1 Posted November 14, 2005 To the Marines, I say, Happy Birthday! Hoorah! Navy Chief Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wad Cutter 0 Posted November 15, 2005 Happy Birthday Marines "The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!" - MGen. Frank E. Lowe, USA; Korea, 26 January 1952 "Marines know how to use their bayonets. Army bayonets may as well be paper-weights." - Navy Times; November 1994 "Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines." - Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, USA; 12 February 1918 "The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth." - Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997 "The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." - James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945 (the flag-raising on Iwo Jima had been immortalized in a photograph by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal) "I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!" - General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur; Korea, 21 September 1950 "We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?" - Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., USA, Chairman of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the assault on Grenada, 1983 "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945 "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985 "Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat." - RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995 "They told (us) to open up the Embassy, or "we'll blow you away." And then they looked up and saw the Marines on the roof with these really big guns, and they said in Somali, "Igaralli ahow," which means "Excuse me, I didn't mean it, my mistake". - Karen Aquilar, in the U.S. Embassy; Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991 "For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles." - Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC (CMC); 5 May 1997 "Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? - GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly, USMC near Lucy-`le-Bocage as he led the 5th Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918 "Gone to Florida to fight the Indians. Will be back when the war is over." - Colonel Commandant Archibald Henderson, USMC in a note pinned to his office door, 1836 "Don't you forget that you're First Marines! Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you!" - Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC rallying his First Marine Regiment near Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950 :Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever." - the mythical GySgt. Hartman, USMC; portrayed by GySgt. R. Lee Ermey, a Marine Corps Drill Instructor using his own choice of words in Full Metal Jacket, 1987 "You'll never get a Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" - Capt. Henry P. Crowe, USMC; Guadalcanal, 13 January 1943 "We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess." - Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (CMC); 10 November 2000 "I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." - 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918 "I love the Corps for those intangible possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past." - Cpl. Jeff Sornij, USMC; in Navy Times, November 1994 "Courage is endurance for one moment more..." - Unknown Marine Second Lieutenant in Vietnam "My only answer as to why the Marines get the toughest jobs is because the average Leatherneck is a much better fighter. He has far more guts, courage, and better officers... These boys out here have a pride in the Marine Corps and will fight to the end no matter what the cost." - 2nd Lt. Richard C. Kennard, Peleliu, World War II "A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors." - Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery "Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it comes to deterring a crisis. And the ships and Marines may not have to do anything but lie offshore. It is hard to lie offshore with a C-141 or C-130 full of airborne troops." - Gen. Colin Powell, U. S. Army, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff During Operation Desert Storm "This was the first time that the Marines of the two nations had fought side by side since the defence of the Peking Legations in 1900. Let it be said that the admiration of all ranks of 41 Commando for their brothers in arms was and is unbounded. They fought like tigers and their morale and esprit de corps is second to none." - Lt Col. D.B. Drysdale, Commanding 41 Commando, Chosen Reservoir, on the 1st Marine Division Division "You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are." - Father Kevin Keaney 1st Marine Division Chaplain Korean War "There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more marksmanship on the firing range, the instant obedience to orders seared into men in boot camp." - James Brady, columnist, novelist, press secretary to President Reagan, television personality and Marine "The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps." - General Alexander A. Vandergrift, USMC to the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, 5 May 1946 "By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the American who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy "Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there." - LtGen Victor H. Krulak, USMC April 1965 "The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world." - Admiral William Halsey, U.S. Navy "I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well." - General Robert E. Cushman, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps, 17 May 1974 "I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description of the absolutely superb job that they did in breaching the so-called 'impenetrable barrier.' It was a classic- absolutely classic- military breaching of a very very tough minefield, barbed wire, fire trenches-type barrier." - Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, U. S. Army Commander, Operation Desert Storm, February 1991 "I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world." - Prime Minister of Britain, Sir Winston Churchhill "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." - Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, U.S. Army Commander of American Forces in World War I "Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army." - Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings. "The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it." - General Mark Clark, U.S. Army "They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines." - LtGen Thomas Holcomb, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1943 "I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps." - Jonathan Winters, comic and Marine "Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary." - Gen. A. M. Gray, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps "A Ship without Marines is like a coat without buttons." - Adm. Farragut "If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war." - General of the Armies Douglas McArthur in Korea, overheard and reported by Marine Staff Sergeant Bill Houghton, Weapons/2/5 Sorry to disappoint Sgt. but I was unable to serve. I tried back in 65 and for personal reasons they wouldn't have me. All the same I love the core and the people who serve. A lot of dummies take our freedom for granted. Most of my high school wrestling team in high school went over to Nam and a lot didn?t come back. They brought the portable wall to town here and I saw most of there names. Not a good time. My brother in law served in the core for 25. Very proud of him. Armed Forces Rules for Gunfighting USMC Rules for Gunfighting 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4." 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating or reloading. 14. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. 15. And above all ... don't drop your guard. Navy SEALS Rules For Gunfighting 1. Look very cool in sunglasses. 2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Return quickly to looking cool in latest beach wear. 4. Check hair in mirror. US Army Rangers Rules For Gunfighting 1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound ruck while starving. 2. Locate individuals requiring killing. 3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing. 4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted. 5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound ruck while starving. Army Rules For Gunfighting 1. Select a new beret to wear 2. Sew combat patch on right shoulder 3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear US Air Force Rules For Gunfighting 1. Have a cocktail 2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner 3. See what's on HBO 4. Determine "what is a gunfight" 5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation 6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DoD & defense industry executives 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets 8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally 9. Tell the Navy to send the Marines Navy Rules For Gunfighting 1. Go to Sea 2. Drink Coffee 3. Watch porn 4. Send the Marines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawkordy 34 Posted November 18, 2005 To my Son Derek who is beginning his Advanced Training this week, I'm proudof you Marine, Semper Fi. Happy birthday to the Corps, outside of the SEALs, the Hardest Mothers I ever had the pleasure to work with. And to my late uncle Art, survivor of the Japanese POW camps, thank you for everything you taught me about duty to country, I still miss you. I still think he's the only Real Marine I ever knew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jarhead1 27 Posted October 10, 2007 Happy Birthday Marine Corps!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucklehead101 29 Posted October 10, 2007 Bro, calm down, its still October. -Bucklehead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted October 10, 2007 (edited) Bro, calm down, its still October. -Bucklehead he bumped it from 2 years ago... can't you see? Edited October 10, 2007 by Nesher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShrikeHawk 384 Posted October 10, 2007 Some more quotables...Happy Birthday Marines! "Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking!" FERDINAND FOCH "We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!" CHESTY PULLER, USMC "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." GEORGE ORWELL "We're not retreating, Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction!" GEN. OLIVER SMITH, USMC "Teufelhunde! (Devil Dogs)" GERMAN SOLDIERS, WW1 at BELLEAU WOOD "So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time!" CHESTY PULLER, USMC WE STOLE THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM THE ARMY. ON THE SEVENTH DAY WHILE GOD RESTED, WE OVERRAN HIS PERIMETER, STOLE THE GLOBE AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW EVER SINCE. ShrikeHawk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jarhead1 27 Posted October 10, 2007 Hey Bucklehead, lol, believe me i know the USMC b-day, i just wanted to bump it like nesher said, i had to add my b-day wishes because i was in iraq when this thread was started Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,318 Posted October 10, 2007 God Bless Chesty Puller! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper6 3 Posted October 10, 2007 Sorry to disappoint Sgt. but I was unable to serve. I tried back in 65 and for personal reasons they wouldn't have me. All the same I love the core and the people who serve. A lot of dummies take our freedom for granted. Most of my high school wrestling team in high school went over to Nam and a lot didn?t come back. They brought the portable wall to town here and I saw most of there names. Not a good time. My brother in law served in the core for 25. Very proud of him. Armed Forces Rules for Gunfighting USMC Rules for Gunfighting 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4." 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating or reloading. 14. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. 15. And above all ... don't drop your guard. Navy SEALS Rules For Gunfighting 1. Look very cool in sunglasses. 2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Return quickly to looking cool in latest beach wear. 4. Check hair in mirror. US Army Rangers Rules For Gunfighting 1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound ruck while starving. 2. Locate individuals requiring killing. 3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing. 4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted. 5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound ruck while starving. Army Rules For Gunfighting 1. Select a new beret to wear 2. Sew combat patch on right shoulder 3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear US Air Force Rules For Gunfighting 1. Have a cocktail 2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner 3. See what's on HBO 4. Determine "what is a gunfight" 5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation 6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DoD & defense industry executives 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets 8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally 9. Tell the Navy to send the Marines Navy Rules For Gunfighting 1. Go to Sea 2. Drink Coffee 3. Watch porn 4. Send the Marines I do NOT find that amusing We do NOT have to 'ask' higher ups to eliminate any enemy threats the brave souls that gave their lives in the MOG do not find that amusing, I had two life long friends who joined the corps when i joined the army in '80 they died in '83 in beruit while i was in grenada. When I ETS'ed in '94 due to injuries that is when i found out that my friends in the corps and my brother who was in the USAF were dead add that to the young Rangers I lost in the MOG does not make for a kind or happy man. Since you have NEVER served or shed blood, the above mentioned 'tactics' are NEVER amusing. Happy B-day to all my Corps snipers and Force Recon friends! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
