Military Rules of Engagement
Navy SEAL Rules:
- Look very cool in sunglasses.
- Kill every living thing within view.
- Adjust Speedos.
- Check hair in mirror.
US Army Ranger Rules:
- Walk in 50 miles wearing 75-pound rucksack while starving.
- Locate individuals requiring killing.
- Request permission via radio from a “Higher Authority” to perform killing.
- Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
- Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75-pound rucksack while starving.
US Army Rules:
- Select a new beret to wear.
- Sew patch’s on right shoulder.
- Change the color of beret you decide to wear.
US Air Force Rules:
- Have a cocktail.
- Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
- See what’s on HBO.
- Ask “what is a gunfight?”
- Request more funding from Congress with a “killer” PowerPoint presentation.
- Wine & dine ‘key’ Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
- Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
- Declare the assets “strategic” and never deploy them operationally.
- Hurry to make tee-time.
US Navy Rules:
- Go to Sea.
- Drink Coffee.
- Watch porn.
- Deploy the Marines.
US Marine Corps Rules:
- Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
- Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
- Have a plan.
- Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.
- Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
- Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a “4.”
- Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
- Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.(Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
- Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
- Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
- Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
- In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
- If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
Author/Tom Gainer