Wisdom from Murphy

[HawkerHurricane]

Wisdom from Chief Petty Officer Murphy (and relatives)

"Shipmates, success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when the Admiral is watching." - CPO Murphy

When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. - Gunny Sargent
Murphy (Chief Murphy's Marine cousin)

"Shipmates, Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, nothing is impossible for those who don't have to do it". - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, parade ground inspections are to combat readiness as mess hall food is to cuisine". - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, the complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator". - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, body count Math...3 ragheads, plus 1 probable, plus 2
camels...equals 37 Enemy Killed in Action." - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, what gets you promoted from one rank, gets you killed in the next rank". - CPO Murphy

"War is like love. To triumph, you must make contact." -- Napoleon

Bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground. - Flight Sargent Murphy (Chief Murphy's air force cousin)

"More aircraft are incapacitated by a shortage of spare parts than by enemy action". - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, if enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove
anything". - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, there is no such place as a convenient foxhole" - CPO Murphy

"Only numbers can annihilate." -- Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

"Shipmates, the perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else". - CPO Murphy

"Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank." -- Karl von Clausewitz

"Shipmates, radios function perfectly until you need fire support". - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, the more a weapon costs, the farther you will have to send it away to be repaired". - CPO Murphy

"War is the unfolding of miscalculations." -- Barbara Tuchman

"The further you are in advance of your own positions...the more likely your artillery will fall short." - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

"The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire." - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, when your fear of the plane overcomes your fear of the ejection seat, it's time to "punch out." - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, the one item you need is always in short supply." - CPO Murphy

Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself, including the XO - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, things that must be shipped together as a set, aren't." - CPO Murphy

"Shipmates, the more stupid the leader is, the more important missions he is ordered to carry out." - CPO Murphy

"B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon." - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." - CPO Murphy

"A slipping 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.

"Aim towards Enemy" - Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

Shipmates, if it's stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid. - CPO Murphy

If the enemy is in range, so are you. - Murphy

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. - Flight Sgt. Murphy

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

When in doubt, empty the magazine. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

If God had meant for us to be in the Navy, we would have been born with gray, baggy skin. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo. - CPO Murphy

You, you, and you... Panic. The rest of you, come with me. - CPO Murphy

Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Incoming fire has the right of way. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Don't look conspicuous: it draws fire.
Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you. . - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Tracers work both ways. - CPO Murphy

Five second fuses only last three seconds. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Who cares if a laser guided 500lbs bomb is accurate to within 9 feet? - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

Shipmates, the easy way is always mined. - CPO Murphy

Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything. - CPO Murphy

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Shipmates, bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. - CPO Murphy

If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Teamwork is essential. It gives the enemy someone else to shoot at. - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

Push to test... Release to detonate. - Flt. Sgt. Murphy, speaking on Nuclear Weapons.

Shipmates, make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you can't get out. - CPO Murphy

Shipmates, any ship can be a minesweeper... once. - CPO Murphy

Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. Gunny Sgt. Murphy
Or your Chief Petty Officer, for that matter. - CPO Murphy

Shipmates, the more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. - CPO Murphy

Shipmates, the enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions:
When you're ready for them.
When you're not ready for them. - CPO Murphy

Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps. - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

Friendly fire - isn't. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

The side with the simplest uniforms wins. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

When you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in combat. - Gunny Sgt. Murphy

Mines are equal opportunity weapons. - CPO Murphy

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly. - Flt. Sgt. Murphy

"Shipmates, Airstrikes always overshoot the target, Artillery always falls short." - CPO Murphy

"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." - Daniel Webster

"Shipmates, professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs". - Murphy

"A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." - General George Patton

Waterproof sleeping shelters, aren't.

Smokeless powder, isn't.

No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection. No inspection ready unit ever survived combat (Joe Gay.)

Get your first shot off fast. This upsets your enemy enough to allow you to make your second shot perfect.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't count of having both at once.

Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.

Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be
courageous. (He is also a fool) - Robert Heinlien

Peace is an extension of war by political means.

Anything free is worth what you pay for it.

"Shipmates, there is no such thing as a perfect plan." - Murphy

"Shipmates, there is nothing more sobering that an unplanned call of
nature." - Chief Petty Officer Murphy

"Shipmates, it is easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission." - Chief Petty Officer Murphy

[HawkerHurricane]

1. giving myself a kick

and hoping someone reads this thing.

[NightTrain]

2. Wish I had known CPO Murphy during my Navy days!

n/t

[Don_G]

3. CPO Murphy Has A Large Family Outside The Navy

:evilgrin:

[The Magistrate]

4. One More Worth Recollection....

If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will be given more than your fair share of objectives to take.