Fuzzy Rules of Combat Operations

1. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
2. Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.
3. Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing.
4. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.
5. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.
6. When in doubt, empty your magazine.
7. If the enemy is within range, so are you.
8. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
9. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.
10. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
11. When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.
12. The easy way is always mined.
13. Any vehicle can be a minesweeper . . . . once.
14. If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.
15. If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
16. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend.
17. Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs.
18. When both sides are convinced they're about to lose, they're both right.