RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND COMBAT


Army:
1. Bring a weapon. Preferably, bring at least two. Bring all of your
friends who have weapons. Bring their friends who have weapons.
2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap.
> Life is expensive.
3. Only hits count. Close doesn't count. The only thing worse than a
> miss is a slow miss.
4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast
> > enough, nor using cover correctly.
5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral
> and diagonal movement are preferred.)
6. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else,
> keep your hands where I can see them).
7. Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you
> meet.
8. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting is more dependent on
> "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the weapon.
10. Use a weapon that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an
Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."
11. Some day someone may kill you with your own weapon, but they should
> > have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
14. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong
> > commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.


Air Force:
1. Kiss the spouse good-bye.
2. Drive to the flight line.
3. Fly to target area, drop off Army, fly back.
4. Pop in at the club for a couple with the guys.
5. Go home, BBQ some burgers and drink some more beer.

Navy:

1. Spend three weeks getting somewhere.
2. Adopt an aggressive offshore posture.
3. Drink Coffee.


ALL so ****en true