Starfleet Marine Corps Literature

Military intelligence is a contradiction of terms.
A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
The problem with taking the easy way out, is that the enemy has already mined it.
The buddy system is essential to your survival. It gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.
Never draw fire -- it irritates everyone around you.
No combat ready unit ever passed an inspection.
No inspection ready unit ever passed combat.
Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
Fortify your front and you'll get your rear shot up.
If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed towards you.
All five second grenade fuses are three seconds, or all five second fuses will burn out in three.
If it flies, it dies.
Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
Peace is our profession -- mass murder's just a hobby.
Don't look conspicuous - it draws fire.
When in doubt, empty the magazine.
Never share a trench with anyone braver than you.
Try to look unimportant, because the enemy may be low on ammunition.
If you are forward of your position, the artillery will fall short.
Incoming fire has the right-of-way.
The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.
The important things are always simple.
The simple things are always hard.
If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.
If the enemy is in range, SO ARE YOU!
Friendly fire - isn't.
Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support.
Tracer works BOTH ways.
The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share to take.
When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they are both right.
Professional servicemen are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
No plan survives the first contact intact.
Killing for peace is like whoring for virginity.
Suppressive fire - won't
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid
There's always a way.
It's not the one with your name on it -- it's the round addressed "to whom it may concern" ya gotta think about.
If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.
If two things are required to make something work, they will never be shipped together.
Anything you do can get you shot, including nothing.
Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.
The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.
The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.
If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.
There is nothing more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you, and miss.
If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
You'll only remember your hand grenades when the sound is too close to use them.
Remember: Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
You are not supermen. (Freshly graduated Para recruits and all fighter pilots, especially take note.)