Words of Wisdom - (Military Version)

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Words of Wisdom - (Military Version)

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Words of WISDOM----Military version

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"If the enemy is in range, so are you."

Infantry Journal

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"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."

U.S. Air Force Manual

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"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."

- General MacArthur

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"You, you, and you .. Panic. The rest of you, come with me."

- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.

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"Tracers work both ways."

- U.S. Army Ordnance

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"Five second fuses only last three seconds."

- Infantry Journal

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"Any ship can be a minesweeper....Once."

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"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."

- Unknown Marine Recruit

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Clean it, if it's Dirty.

Oil it, if it Squeaks.

But: Don't Screw with it, if it Works!

USAF Electronic Technician

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"If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him."

USAF - Ammo Troop

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"Yea, Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil.

For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."

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"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3."

- Paul F. Crickmore ( test pilot )

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A Navigator's Definition of Latitude & Longitude:

Latitude is Where We are Lost,

&

Longitude is How Long We've been Lost There!

USAF Navi-guesser

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"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."

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"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a

helicopter -- however, it's probably unsafe in any case "

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"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane,

you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."

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"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?

If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;

If ATC screws up, ... The pilot dies."

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The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation are:

"Why is it doing that?"

"Where are we?"

And

"Oh Shit!"

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" Airspeed, altitude and brains.

Two out of three are needed to successfully complete the flight."

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"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation.

We never left one up there!"

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"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on

the ground who is incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."

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"The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you."

- Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)

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"There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime."

- Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970

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"If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."

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"You know that your landing gear is up and locked

when it takes FULL power to taxi to the terminal."

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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and

tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and

asks, "What happened?" The pilot's reply: "I don 't know, I just got here myself !"

Pappy

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

I was born on a Navy base and lived on many others. Dad was a Navy carrier Pilot, did 28 years retired as an 05, ending his career at the Pentagon. Now he's performing erosion control on the banks of the Potomac at Arlington National Cemetery . I spent some time in and around his duty stations, including a few aircraft carriers. My father was a bit of a Navy snob, made lots of one liner references about the depts of the Navy as well as other branches of service. He said that "there are aviators, and submariners...THEN there are 'the others', the black shoes, meaning other shipboard personal. I shared that with a Chief petty officer of some sort of battle cruiser. He said "tell your dad that he never has to pull our ships out of his skies, but we pull an awful lot of his planes out of the our seas".

-- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 2nd of July 2012 05:58:23 PM

Ruhig · Senior Member

Another (from the army, but no one famous or in aviation)

prior planning prevents poor performance

mikef · MIP Old Timer

Two from my 4 years in Navy(65-70)

Not sure about WISDOM

Hurry up and wait!! (seem to do this with my wife for last 30 years,when she says she's ready I sit down and add 10 miutes!!)

Nuts to Butts.......the longest line from starboard to port trying to get chow on board..... 450 marines/sailors/army rangers/UDT /Seals and Recon and we were always last!!!!! smile smile Thanks Pappy some words seem to just stick.............

Mr_David · MIP Old Timer

Funny stuff Pappy, thanks.